South Korea is close to signing a contract worth about $6.2 billion for the supply of 180 K2 Black Panther tanks to Poland. Under the terms of the deal, the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem will produce 117 tanks, and the rest will be assembled at Polish enterprises, in particular, at the factories of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ). The supply of tanks will begin in 2026 and last until 2029.
This contract is a continuation of the already existing cooperation between the two countries: in 2022, the first major contract was signed for the supply of 180 K2 tanks, 212 K9 self-propelled artillery units and 48 FA-50 attack aircraft with a total value of about 12.4 billion dollars. The new agreement will allow Poland to significantly increase its fleet of modern combat vehicles and establish local production, which will strengthen the country's defense capability and its role in the European arms market.
Thus, South Korea is becoming a key supplier of weapons to Poland, and Warsaw plans to turn its army into one of the most powerful land forces in Europe, using modern Korean technologies and localization of production.
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