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  "id": 4551252,
  "title": "Hanwha Aerospace signs deal to export K9 howitzers to Spain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hanwha-aerospace-signs-deal-to-export-k9-howitzers-to-spain-4551252",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T02:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260831/hanwha-aerospace-signs-deal-to-export-k9-howitzers-to-spain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hanwha Aerospace has signed a deal with Spanish defense firm Indra Sistemas S.A. to export K9 self-propelled howitzers. The contract value and delivery schedule have not been disclosed due to confidentiality.\n\nThe company will receive an initial payment equivalent to 20 percent of the contract value after signing, followed by another 5 percent by the end of the year.\n\nThis deal marks the first entry of Hanwha Aerospace's K9 into the Western European market, which will bring the number of countries operating the self-propelled howitzer to 11.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Hanwha Aerospace signs deal to export K9 howitzers to Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hanwha-aerospace-signs-deal-to-export-k9-howitzers-to-spain-4551740",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:07:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hanwha Aerospace signs deal to export K9 howitzers to Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/hanwha-aerospace-signs-deal-to-export-k9-howitzers-to-spain",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:37:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}