God this was aggravating forgot to "sort" my refs "A-Z" today and completely missed this...
http://www.janes.com/article/67551/e...th-south-korea
http://www.janes.com/article/67827/f...om-south-korea
For Finland it'll be awhile though much like it was for Sweden with the ARCHER...
"
Deliveries of the howitzers to Finland are due to
begin during 2017, in order to begin staff training this year. Finnish conscripts are due to
begin being trained on the K9 in
2019, while
deliveries of all 48 systems are due to be
completed by 2024. This timeline accords with previously released Finnish plans to declare
initial operating capability with a new howitzer
in 2020 and
full operating capability in 2025."
SOP: Maintenanced, Modified to customer specs (Finnish name plates would be a good idea on the pieces parts. You laugh but I've seen that out here a couple of times in delaying shipment.), Tested, Accepted, Shipped, Inspected and Evaluated in the field.
Scandinavia and neighboring areas are sure is a busy place for South Korea right now!
Regards,
Pat
