- Published 2026.11.10 02:54
Polish Armaments Agency announces start of unloading for final 2026 deliveries
Deployment to 16th Division on eastern front; includes first K2s from Hyundai Rotem's second contract
Poland has begun unloading the last of this year's scheduled Korean defense equipment. The large-scale arms procurement that began in 2022 is bearing fruit, accelerating the modernization of the Polish military.
According to Defence24, a Polish military media outlet, on Nov. 10, the latest deliveries include Hanwha Aerospace's K9PL self-propelled howitzers and Hyundai Rotem's K2GF tanks. The equipment will soon join the 16th Mechanized Division deployed on Poland's eastern front to boost its combat power.
The most notable equipment is the K9PL, which has set foot on Polish soil for the first time. The K9PL is a locally tailored model reflecting the requirements of the Polish military. Photos released by the outlet show that the equipment is fitted with the same 81mm smoke grenade launchers as the Krab, Poland's domestically produced self-propelled howitzer, and has additional storage boxes, giving it a similar appearance to local equipment.
Poland signed a second executive contract worth $2.6 billion (about 3.64 trillion won) with Hanwha Aerospace for K9 self-propelled howitzers on Dec. 1, 2023. Of the 152 units to be introduced under the contract, six K9A1s were delivered in 2025, and the remaining 146 K9PLs will be delivered sequentially from 2026 to 2027.
The K2GF tanks being unloaded alongside are the initial batch from the second executive contract signed with Hyundai Rotem on Aug. 1, 2025. At that time, Poland agreed to acquire 116 K2GF tanks from 2026 to 2027. The K2GF is an upgraded version of the existing K2 tank reflecting Poland's operational requirements.
About 58 K2GF tanks are expected to arrive in Poland this year. Combined with the 180 units from the first executive contract, the Polish military now has about 238 K2 tanks. Once deliveries are completed next year, it will operate a total of 296 tanks.
Defence24 said, "With this delivery, a significant portion of the procurement that began in 2022 will be realized by the end of 2026," adding, "We are approaching another milestone in the Polish military's technical modernization program."
※ This article is an AI translation of the Korean original published by Korea Credit News; it was checked by automated quality guards and published by the English edition desk.
