US EditionPoland signs contract to buy more South Korean battle tanks
POLAND, AUG 3 – The $6.5 billion contract includes 61 tanks to be produced domestically, aiming to boost Poland's defense industry and establish it as a main European tank production hub.
- On Aug. 1, 2025, Poland signed a $6.5 billion contract with Hyundai Rotem to deliver 180 K2 tanks for the Polish Armed Forces.
- Following the 2022 framework deal with Seoul, Poland accelerates tank expansion in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, deepening defense ties.
- Deliveries include 116 K2GF tanks between 2026 and 2027, followed by 64 K2PL tanks between 2028 and 2030, and 81 support vehicles between 2029 and 2031, all at Bumar-Aab'dy, Hyundai Rotem will equip the plant with machinery and transfer technology for a K2PL assembly line.
- The deal positions Poland to become a main European tank production hub, with Bumar-Aab'dy transitioning to manufacturing, enhancing industrial autonomy for Poland's land forces.
- This expansion positions Poland to operate around 1,100 tanks by 2030, surpassing Germany, France, the UK and Italy combined.
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By 2030, Poland will have more tanks than the UK, Germany, France and Italy in one place, after Warsaw has signed another Euro billion agreement with a South Korean defence company for the purchase of additional K2 tanks, reports TVPWorld.
Poland signs contract to buy more South Korean battle tanks
Poland has signed a second multi-billion dollar deal with South Korean industrial and defence group Hyundai Rotem for the supply of battle tanks, as Poland and NATO allies look to beef up their defences following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Poland has signed a new contract to purchase more tanks, which will soon have more tanks than the largest European countries combined.
In the long run, a thousand vehicles are planned. A market valued at $6 billion Poland will launch on its soil the production of K2 tanks, of South Korean design, under a
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