Poland Signs 33 Trillion Won in Massive Arms Contracts Right After Receiving EU Loan... Significant Inclusion of Korean Weapons

29 Contracts Rapidly Signed Just One Day After First EU "SAFE" Loan

Orders Include Support Vehicles for Cheonmu and K-9 Based "Homar-K" and "K9PL"

The Polish government, considered a major player in the defense industry, signed a massive arms supply contract worth more than 30 trillion won immediately after securing funding for weapons procurement from the European Union (EU). The contract includes a significant order for the export versions of Korean-made weapons such as the Cheonmu multiple rocket launcher and the "Homar-K" and "K9PL" models, which are Polish export variants of the K-9 self-propelled howitzer.

Cheonmu Multiple Launch Rocket System. The Asia Business Daily DB.

According to local media and other sources, on May 30 (local time), the Polish government signed 29 arms procurement contracts worth a total of 79 billion zloty (approximately 32.8 trillion won) at the Dezamet defense company plant in Nowa Deba, in the south of the country. The contracts include 146 Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles, 1,000 ammunition, command, and communications vehicles for the Homar-K rocket system, as well as support vehicles for the K9PL self-propelled howitzer. All agreements were concluded with domestic defense companies, including the state-owned defense group PGZ and its affiliates.

This series of contracts was rapidly signed just one day after the Polish government received its first loan disbursement from the EU's joint arms procurement program "SAFE" (Support to Ammunition production for Europe), which was established to prepare for Russia's invasion of Europe. The EU is providing a total of 150 billion euros (approximately 263.7 trillion won) in long-term, low-interest loans, with Poland set to borrow the largest amount among member states at 43.7 billion euros (approximately 76.8 trillion won).

At the signing ceremony, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that it was an "absolutely crucial day for the self-reliance of Poland's defense industry and the strengthening of its military capabilities." He also highlighted that the scale of contracts concluded in a single day set a "world record." However, disputes over the method of financing continue to cause controversy both within and outside political circles.

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