Poland receives first 28 South Korean-made K2 tanks, to be deployed near Russian border
Poland has received the first batch of 28 K2 tanks ordered from South Korea, which will be stationed near the border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave. The delivery is part of a contract signed last year for 180 tanks in total.
Poland's Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that the country received 28 South Korean-made K2 tanks on Tuesday. The tanks will be deployed to Poland's border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave.
The delivery is part of a contract signed between Poland and South Korea on August 1 last year, under which the two countries agreed on the supply of 180 tanks in total. Of these, 64 units will be manufactured partly using components made in Poland.
Tuesday's shipment is the first batch of the ordered tanks to arrive. The defense minister released a photo showing the tanks being unloaded from a ship at a port in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Tanks headed to the northeastern border
The 28 tanks received will be assigned to the 16th Mechanized Division, stationed in northeastern Poland near the Kaliningrad exclave.
Kosiniak-Kamysz added that future deliveries will include the K2PL version of the tank, which is partly built using Polish-made components.
The defense minister said the acquisition strengthens Poland's industrial production capacity and reflects the country's ongoing efforts to reinforce security in the region.
