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Indian Army has finally selected the South Korean Hanwha K-30 Biho Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun and Mobile Air Defence System to replace the older 2K22 'Tunguska' in service with Indian Army. This will be the second South Korean military equipment with IA after K-9 VAJRA-T SPH. 
Biho is armed with twin KKCB 30 mm automatic gun which has a cyclic rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute. They are capable to fire HE-FRAG Ammunition and have a range of upto 3 km against low flying aerial targets.
Biho is complemented by the TPS-830K X-Band Pulse Doppler Radar and also features an Electro-Optical Targeting System, Laser Rangefinder and a Forward Looking Infrared Sensor.
Biho also features KP-SAM Shin-Gung aka the "Chiron" Short-Range Infrared Homing Surface-to-Air Missile System integrated onto it and has a range of almost 7 km with two pods containg two of the missiles mounted on the system.
The total deal would be worth $2.6 billion comprising off 104 Biho Systems, 97 Ammo Carriers, 39 Command Vehicles as well as associated accessories and ammunition for it.
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