South Korea and Poland have reached orders for military purchase?US media broke news: total value may be as high as 14.5 billion US dollars

According to Reuters and the United States "Defense News", on July 22, Poland's Minister of Defense Broshchak said that Poland will purchase FA-50 fighters from South Korea, K-2 "Black Panther" tank and a certain number of K- 9 self -propelled artillery.

Reuters said that in an interview with local media in Poland: "The first order includes 180 K-2 main battle tanks, which will begin delivery this year. In the end, this tank will be realized in Poland's localization of localization Production. "He added that Poland will also purchase FA-50 fighters and K-9 self-propelled artillery from South Korea.

Bravashcak said that Poland is interested in buying 48 FA-50 fighters, and the first fighter will be delivered next year.

The "Defense News" stated that the South Korean government and related military industry companies are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding of a series of weapons exports with the Polish Department of Defense on July 27. The senior management of the Presidential Palace in South Korea has met with the person in charge of the company on the issue of weapons exports and discussed the number, price and delivery time of weapons exports.

The "Defense News" also introduced the specific details of the military sales project in the article, and stated that if the order of the above three weapons is added, the total order will be as high as about 19 trillion won (about 14.5 billion US dollars). The specific content includes:

Poland negotiated with modern Ratm Company. By 2024, the purchase of 180 K-2 main battle tanks, the total price of 3 trillion won. As of 2030, it will also purchase 400 tanks, with a total price of 8 trillion won; Poland and South Korea Aerospace Industry Corporation (KAI) negotiated, purchased 48 FA-50 fighters, with a total price of 3.4 trillion won; Polish negotiated with Hanhua Company to purchase 670 K-9 self-propelled artillery, with a total price of about 40,000 to 50,000 100 million won.

A spokesman at the Polish Ministry of Defense told the Defense News: "The ongoing negotiations involve not only the procurement of military equipment, but also the issue of industrial cooperation and technology transfer."

The "Defense News" states that if the export of weapons to Poland will be the first time that Korean defense companies have opened the door of the European market, which increases the possibility of reaching more military purchase agreements in Europe and other regions.

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