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Poland continues to receive K2 tanks and K9 howitzers from South Korea. Announcing the development on his official Twiter account, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced that 12 K9 howitzers and 5 K2 tanks were received.

Błaszczak used the following expressions:

“The Polish Army is getting stronger! 12 K9 howitzers and 5 K2 tanks that we ordered last year arrived in Gdynia port this morning. These deliveries significantly strengthen the potential of our artillery and armored forces.”

Poland signed a contract with South Korea for the K2 Black Panther tank, the K9 Thunder howitzer and the FA-50PL aircraft. By the end of 2022, the first batch of ordered howitzers and tanks had arrived in Poland. Poland will receive a total of 1000 K2PL tanks from Korea.

The second delivery to Poland, which will receive 600 more howitzers after the first 48 K9 howitzers, will be made in 2024 and K9 howitzers will be produced in Poland from 2026. 48 units of FA-50 aircraft will be customized according to the request of the Polish Air Force. That's why the planes will be called the FA-50PL.

An agreement was signed between the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem and the Polish company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa. According to the agreement, K2PL tanks will be produced at the Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne military plant in Poznan.

With the agreement, a South Korea-Poland joint venture was established for the production of K2 tanks. With this initiative, South Korean tanks and howitzer systems will be produced locally in Poland. Poland establishes military relations with South Korea as an alternative power.