US EditionPoland Doubles Down on South Korean Tanks with $6.5 Billion Deal
POLAND, AUG 1 – Poland will operate over 1,100 tanks by 2030, surpassing combined tank totals of Germany, France, UK, and Italy, driven by increased defense spending after Russia's 2022 invasion.
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Poland to have more tanks than UK, Germany, France and Italy combined after signing new K2 deal
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland has signed a $6.7 billion (25.1 billion zloty) deal to buy an additional 180 South Korean K2 tanks, including 61 that will be made in Poland itself. The …
Poland and South Korea have signed an agreement to supply 180 K-2GF tanks and their Polonized K2PL versions, along with support vehicles, to be manufactured in Gliwice, Poland, at the PGZ arms group's plant, Polish media reported, calling the deal the "tank contract of the century."
The contract signed with the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem follows a 2022 framework agreement for the delivery of a total of one thousand of these vehicles to Poland and provides for the purchase of 180 K2 tanks by Warsaw, of which about 60 are already being manufactured locally. "Poland is acquiring production capacity for these tanks. Of the 180 tanks now ordered under the implementation contract, 64 will already be produced in the 'polon…
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