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Poland, K2 tanks and South Korea

Poland signs US$6.7 billion deal for more K2 tanks and aims for new industrial capability
Poland has ordered more K2 main battle tanks (MBTs) from South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem, continuing the country’s spending efforts to overhaul its military in the face of Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
South Korea’s K2 Black Panther Tanks to Be Built in Poland
Poland will locally produce the advanced K2 tanks under a $6.5 billion deal, accelerating its military modernization and strengthening defense ties amid growing regional security concerns.
Poland doubles down on South Korean tanks with $6.5 billion deal
Warsaw looks to benefit from South Korea’s mass production capacities and lenient policy toward technology transfers.
Poland signs $6.5 billion deal to purchase second batch of K2 tanks
Poland on Friday signed a deal worth about $6.5 billion to purchase the second batch of K2 tanks from Hyundai Rotem, Seoul's defense ministry said, marking the largest-ever export contract won by a Korean defense contractor.
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 signs USD 6.5 billion deal with South Korea for K2 tanks
"Minister of National Defence Ahn Gyu-baek attended the signing ceremony of the K2 Second Implementation Contract (180 tanks, 81 support vehicles, worth approximately 6.5 billion dollars) in Gliwice, Poland, on August 1, together with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz," the release stated.
South Korea signs $6.5B arms export deal with Poland
South Korea on Friday signed a major arms export deal with Poland worth around $6.5 billion, according to Seoul's Defense Ministry. The agreement includes exports of 180 K2 tanks as well as 81 other support vehicles, according to a statement from the ministry.
Poland signs $6.5 billion deal to purchase 2nd batch of K2 tanks
Poland on Friday signed a deal worth about US$6.5 billion to purchase the second batch of K2 tanks from major South Korean defense contractor Hyundai Rotem Co.,

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Warsaw and Seoul Close to Deal on Producing K2 Tanks in Poland, Duda Says

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