K-Tank Conducts First Joint Exercise Overseas

K2 4 Units and K9 4 Guns Delivered Locally in Qatar
Loaded onto Navy Landing Ship for Arrival in Middle East Region

Army K2 tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers, along with tank and artillery units, are conducting joint training exercises in Qatar.

[Image source=Yonhap News]

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According to the Army on the 21st, the 'Qatar Local Joint Training Unit' held a send-off ceremony at Pyeongtaek Port on the 23rd of last month, then was loaded onto the Navy's Nojeokbong ship and arrived at Doha Port, Qatar, on the 13th of this month. The Al Kharayel Training Center in Qatar, where the Army is conducting the training, is a vast desert training ground owned by the Qatar Armed Forces, measuring 10 km east-west and 33.5 km north-south, making it suitable for long-range firing by tanks and self-propelled howitzers.

The training unit conducted terrain reconnaissance and joint tactical discussions with the Qatar Armed Forces, followed by training exercises including tank maneuver firing, maximum effective range firing, and maximum firing rate exercises for self-propelled howitzers.

The Army also conducted joint combat firing exercises with the Qatar Armed Forces' German-made Leopard 2A7 tanks and PzH-2000 self-propelled howitzers. This allowed direct assessment of the performance of competitors in the international defense market against the Korean-made K2 tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers.

The joint training in Qatar will continue until the 27th. This is the first time that the Army's tank and artillery forces have participated in overseas joint training. Four K2 tanks and four K9 self-propelled howitzers were deployed, with over 100 soldiers from the 11th Mechanized Division participating in the training. The Navy's landing ship also sailed to the Middle East for the first time in connection with this training.

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