Overview
- Poland will obtain 180 K2 main battle tanks and 81 support vehicles under a $6.5 billion contract that allocates 117 units to Hyundai Rotem in South Korea and 63 to Poland’s PGZ for local assembly.
- The K2PL variant will include reinforced armor, active protection systems and other NATO-compatible enhancements tailored to Polish operational requirements.
- South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Polish counterpart Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz attended the August 1 signing in Gliwice, where they pledged joint training, logistics support and expanded cooperation.
- The agreement represents the largest arms export contract ever won by a South Korean defense contractor and opens the door to joint development and future exports.
- Resuming tank assembly at the Bumar-Łabędy plant marks Poland’s first domestic main battle tank production since 2009 and positions the country as a future European manufacturing hub.