They will be the first tanks produced in Poland for almost two decades.
They will be the first tanks produced in Poland for almost two decades.
The $6.7 billion deal includes manufacturing 61 of the 180 tanks in Poland itself.
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Poland’s president and defence minister welcomed the arrival of the military equipment from South Korea.
Poland this week confirmed a deal that will see it acquire almost 1,000 tanks and over 600 howitzers from South Korea.
The Abrams tanks will help fill the gap left by Poland’s donation of T-72 tanks to Ukraine, says the defence minister.
The destroyed weapons puncture the myth that “the Russian army is invincible”, says a Polish official.
“We are also the main [supplier of] heavy weapons to Ukraine,” says President Duda.
“It is a big disappointment for us,” says President Duda.
“We are helping our neighbours from Ukraine, but they are also helping us by…fighting for our safety and peace,” said the prime minister.
Poland’s defence minister is in Washington for talks over buying attack helicopters, Patriot air defence systems, and other US equipment.
“It’s ironic that what Mr Putin did not want to see happen was a stronger NATO on his flank, and that’s exactly what he will see,” said Lloyd Austin.
“They are real scoundrels. I am afraid that they might start a war with us,” said the Belarusian president.
The deal is the biggest in the Polish army’s history.
Hans Binnendijk
It will also strengthen ties with Warsaw’s most important ally.