Poland receives another shipment of South Korean tanks and howitzers
Poland’s Armament Agency announced the arrival of another shipment of South Korean K2 tanks and K9 howitzers. The equipment is intended for units of the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division, with unloading under way. The delivery continues existing procurement contracts and re-equipment of Polish formations. The shipment’s exact vehicle count was not disclosed in the primary account.
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New equipment arrives at a Polish port
Poland’s Armament Agency, the government body responsible for military procurement, announced on 9 November that another ship carrying South Korean armour had reached a Polish port. The delivery includes K2 tanks and K9 self-propelled howitzers, artillery mounted on tracked vehicles. Unloading of the year’s final shipment is under way. The equipment is intended for units of the Polish army’s 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division. The exact number of vehicles in the new shipment was not disclosed in the primary account.[1], [2]
Tanks and howitzers go to separate brigades
The tanks are destined for the division’s 9th Braniewo Armoured Cavalry Brigade, whose 2nd tank battalion is being re-equipped. The howitzers are assigned to the 1st Masurian Artillery Brigade, another formation within the division. The arrival continues Poland’s programme to replace equipment in its armoured and artillery units on the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The new systems are arriving under contracts signed in December 2023 and August 2025.[1]
Contract totals cover a wider delivery schedule
The relevant tank contracts cover 116 K2GF and 64 K2PL vehicles. Deliveries of the GF configuration are scheduled over this year and 2027, at 58 vehicles annually. The second howitzer contract covers 6 K9A1 and 146 K9PL systems. These are procurement totals across the contracts, separate from the undisclosed count aboard the newly arrived vessel. Support vehicles and cooperation between Korean manufacturers and Polish partners also form part of the wider procurement programme.[1]
