The latest delivery comprises six K2 main battle tanks, manufactured at Hyundai Rotem’s facility in South Korea. These tanks will be handed over to the Polish Land Forces in the coming days. With the addition of this new batch, the total number of K2 Black Panthers in service with the Polish Army will increase to 62.
In August 2022, Poland signed a contract with Hyundai Rotem worth nearly USD 3.4 billion for the delivery of 180 K2 main battle tanks. The deliveries are expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
According to Polish defence sources, Hyundai Rotem is set to deliver an additional 22 tanks by the end of this year, with a further 96 in 2025. In 2023, Hyundai Rotem successfully delivered 22 K2 tanks to Poland.
In July 2022, Poland also signed a broader framework agreement with Hyundai Rotem for a total of 1,000 K2 tanks, with 180 already contracted in August 2022. The remaining tanks, to be delivered by 2034, will be produced domestically under the K2PL standard. This version will incorporate several subsystems from Polish manufacturers, as the Polish government aims to establish a local production capability.
As reported by Defence Industry Europe, in July this year, Poland’s state-owned defence holding PGZ and Hyundai Rotem signed a consortium agreement to jointly produce K2PL tanks in Poland. A new contract for an additional batch of 180 K2PL tanks is expected to be signed by the end of 2024.