The display — presented to a crowd of 2,000 people including military officials from more than two dozen countries — is one way South Korea sells weapons. And the South Korean defense industry believes it has the arsenal to grab an even bigger slice of the pie. Poland is one of nine countries — alongside South Korea, Turkey, Finland, India, Norway, Estonia, Australia and Egypt — to buy the howitzer from Hanwha. But South Korean weapons and ammunition exports to the US accounted for only $95 million, according to the US Commerce Department. But the South Korean defense industry should be seen as a partner that complements its American counterpart, rather than competes with it, Chun says.
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