Hanwha Group joins global arms expo in Washington D.C.

Hanwha Group`s defense goods are on display at the AUSA 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington D.C. in this photo provided by Hanwha Group. (Yonhap)

By Yonhap

Published : Oct 9, 2017 - 13:48 Updated : Oct 9, 2017 - 13:48    

             

Defense companies belonging to South Korea's Hanwha Group have participated in a major defense expo underway in Washington D.C., as they strive to tap into the vast US and Latin American markets, coprporate sources said Monday.

Hanwha is operating a booth at the AUSA 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition that opened earlier in the day. Hosted by the Association of the United States Army, and attended by more than 600 defense companies from around the world. The annual event is scheduled to run through Wednesday (local time).

Hanwha has dispatched around 60 representatives to the largest landpower exhibition and related forum in North America, along with an actual K9 self-propelled howitzer developed by Hanwha Land Systems and a Hybrid Biho anti-air weapons platform made by Hanwha Defense Systems.

Hybrid Biho is a new weapon that combines the self-propelled anti-air artillery of the existing system with the Shingung short-range anti-air guided missiles.

Hanwha transfered the equipment, weighing dozens of tons, from South Korea to the venue in D.C., which reflects its desire to make inroads into the local market.

"South Korea has been an importer of the US weapons. I am deeply moved that we put the locally made weapon systems on display at the heart of the US, which is a defense industry power," said Lee Jae-moo, who's in charge of Hanwha's overseas sales of defense goods. "We will push for aggressive marketing so that South Korea's defense industry will move forward through the entry into the US and Latin American markets."

Hanwha aims to become the world's top ten defense firm by increasing its arms sales to 12 trillion won ($10.4 billion) by 2025.

Earlier this year, it appointed Bernard Champoux, formerly a three-star commander of the US Eighth Army in South Korea, to lead its department dealing with US-related projects. 

(Yonhap)

Original post: koreaherald.com

HYBRID BIHO (Gun and Missile Air Defense System)

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The 30mm complex gun and missile air defense system 'HYBRID BIHO' is a weapon system under combat arrangement with the South Korean Army. It consists of a 30mm self-propelled anti-aircraft defense system 'BIHO' combined with the portable surface-to-air guided missile system and intercepts low altitude infiltrating enemy aircraft and helicopters. The 'HYBRID BIHO' can carry a total of 4 guided missiles with an effective range of 5km.

Chiron KP-SAM / KPSAM New Bow (Shingung / Shingoong)

The Chiron, also known as Korean Portable Surface-to-Air Missile (KP-SAM), is a man-portable, supersonic, short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) developed by LIG Nex1 for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA). It features a two-color infrared seeker and can shoot down rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft as well as unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles at ranges of 7,000 meters and altitudes up to 3,500 meters. The two-stage missile is fitted with a dual thrust rocket motor to increase terminal speed that ignites after the first stage ejects the weapon from the launch tube. The high explosive (HE) warhead can detonate by impact or utilizing a proximity fuze. Optionally, the Chiron's launch unit, which can operate day or night as a sight system, can receive clues from surveillance radars or other assets via radiofrequency. In addition to a tripod-mounted launch mechanism, the Chiron missile system can be integrated on vehicles, vessels and helicopters.

Number of Stages: 2
System Crew: 2
Dimensions
Diameter: 80 millimeter (3.15 inch)
Launch Unit Length: 1.87 meter
Length: 1.68 meter (66 inch)
Performance
Max Range: 7,000 meter (3.78 nautical mile)
Target's Max Altitude: 3,500 meter (2.18 mile)
Speed
Top Speed: 2.10 mach (2,511 kph)
Weight
Launch Unit Weight: 19.5 kilogram (43 pound)
Warhead: 2.50 kilogram (5.51 pound)
Weight: 14 kilogram (30.9 pound)

A K30 Biho system consists of twin 30 mm guns, a TPS-830K surveillance and fire-control radar, an electro-optical targeting system (EOTS), panoramic periscope, forward looking infrared system (FLIR), laser rangefinder (LRF), thermal sight, a TV camera, and a digital fire-control system. The combined targeting system of EOTS, FLIR, and LRF has a targeting range of 7 km (4.3 mi). The TPS-830K radar can detect and track a 2 m2 (22 sq ft)-RCS target from a range of 17 km (11 mi). The cannons have a cyclic rate of fire of 600 rpm and an effective anti-aircraft range of 3,000 m (1.9 mi). In December 2013, DAPA announced that the Biho had been integrated with the Shingung surface-to-air missile to increase its coverage to 7 km. Two pods each containing two missiles are mounted, one of each side of the turret. Design integration with the missiles was completed in 2014, and by October 2015 the system was in full-rate production.

The TPS-830K radar

The TPS-830K radar of K30 is an X-band (8 to 12.5 GHz) surveillance and fire-control pulse-Doppler radar, specialized for use against low-flying aircraft. Its features include real-time early warning, multiple target detection, an integral L-band (1 to 2 GHz) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) subsystem, pulse compression, frequency agility, and adaptive moving target indication as an anti-chaff measure. It supplies ballistic computation data to the digital fire-control system to direct the aim of the electro-optical targeting system, which then aligns the 30 mm guns with the target for accurate fire. The radar can be installed on a separate vehicle (usually a 5-ton six-wheeled truck with a self-towed generator unit) to serve as an independent surveillance platform for other short range air defense systems. The secondary FLIR system and laser rangefinder supplements the TPS-830K radar to provide additional targeting means in case the radar is rendered inoperative, or is turned off to retain the element of surprise against aircraft that are equipped with radar warning receivers.

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