South Korea and Poland have agreed a record-breaking arms export agreement for a second tranche of 180 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks valued at approximately $6 billion on July… Continue reading "South Korea Agrees $6.5 Billion K2 Tank Deal with Poland"
South Korea is set to sign a major defense deal with Poland, agreeing to export 180 additional K2 Black Panther tanks for $6.2 billion. Government officials confirmed the agreement on… Continue reading "South Korea to Export 180 More K2 Tanks to Poland in $6.2 Billion Deal"
South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has developed the K2ME, a variant of the K2 Black Panther main battle tank, tailored for the Middle Eastern market, particularly to meet the future defense… Continue reading "South Korea Unveils K2ME Tank to Meet Saudi Arabia and UAE’s Defense Needs"
The Polish Armed Forces are now able to field a tank battalion equipped with the new K2 ‘Black Panther’ Main Battle Tank. This month saw further deliveries of the new… Continue reading "Poland Now With A Battalion of K2 ‘Black Panther’"
Hyundai Rotem, manufacturer of the K2 main battle tank, and Hanwha Defense, manufacturer of the K9 self-propelled howitzer, rolled out their first batches of vehicles destined for Poland in separate… Continue reading "First K2 Tanks And K9 Howitzers Destined For Poland Roll Out"
Polish interest in South Korean-designed K2 main battle tanks (MBT) appears to have been rekindled following a tweet from Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence of Poland. Błaszczak who is… Continue reading "Poland Rekindles Interest In South Korean K2 Tanks"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. As February begins, we continue to cover the latest from around the world.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 January – 4 February)"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We welcome New Year with a raft of interesting articles focused on… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 January)"
The expansion of Hyundai-Rotem into the foreign markets is significant. The Korean company is particularly interested in selling its K2 Main Battle Tank to two European nations – Poland and… Continue reading "South Korea’s K2NO MBT Undertakes Tests In Norway"
For at least a couple of years, Hyundai Rotem has been cooperating with the Polish military industry. The K9 chassis license was sold to the Poles in order to enable… Continue reading "Korean Tanks for Polish Armed Forces – K2PL MBT"