Poland is also seeking a technology transfer so it can launch production domestically. The conservative government in Warsaw is also buying Korean-made multiple missile launchers, K239 Chunmoo, and FA-50 fighter jets, a light training and combat aircraft made jointly by Korea Aerospace and Lockheed Martin, for some $3 billion. South Korea is racking up multibillion-dollar defense deals in Europe as Seoul pushes to become a bigger player in international weapons sales. The deal includes training, logistics, necessary related equipment and ammunition. Poland is purchasing hundreds of K2 Black Panther tanks made by Hyundai Rotem and of K9 Thunder howitzers made by Hanhwa Defense. ![]() ![]() More deliveries are planned through 2025. Israel is negotiating sales of Merkavas with two countries, including one in Europe, prompting speculation about a possible deal for Ukraine. “We want peace so we are preparing for war,” Blaszczak said, invoking an ancient Latin saying. Eom said the “world is watching with attention” the two countries’ rapidly developing defense cooperation, and expressed hope the tanks and howitzers will play a significant role in Poland’s defense at a time of “rapid changes in the security situation.”īlaszczak stressed that the armaments are among the wold’s most advanced technologies.
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