Already Ready: Hanwha Defense shipped the first 24 K9A1 Thunder ACSs and 10 K2 Black Panther tanks to Poland
South Korea's Hanwha Defense has already produced the first batch of K9A1 Thunder anti-tank gun and K2 Black Panther tanks for the Polish armed forces.
Here's What We Know
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak told about it in Twitter. The question is about 24 self-propelled artillery systems K9A1 Thunder and 10 tanks K2 Black Panther. The equipment will arrive in Poland in the next few days.
Rozpoczęły się dostawy sprzętu z Korei Południowej. Pierwsze 24 armatohaubice K9 zmierzają już do Polski i wkrótce będą służyć w jednostkach na wschodzie kraju. pic.twitter.com/tCEkuHDzNU
- Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) October 19, 2022
Flashback
Poland signed a contract to buy 180 K2 Black Panther tanks and 212 K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery units two months ago. The deals amounted to $3.4 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively. Deliveries will continue until 2026.
Source: @mblaszczak