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Poland has announced that it has reached a general agreement to purchase weapons such as our tanks, light attack aircraft and self-propelled artillery in bulk.

If confirmed, it will be the largest export of domestic weapons, reaching 1,000 tanks alone.



This is Kim Tae-hoon, a defense reporter specializing in defense.



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amount of Korean weapons announced by the Polish government today (27th) is 180 units for the first stage of the K2 tank, 1,000 units including local production, 48 units for the FA-50 light attack aircraft, and the first stage for the K9 self-propelled howitzer. 48 sentences, more than 600 sentences in the second stage.



Although it is large enough to rewrite the history of K-defense exports, there are many hurdles to overcome.



First of all, today's contract is a general agreement with unconfirmed conditions such as unit price and period.



[Moon Hong-sik / Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense: We have no choice but to be very careful when we talk about defense exports in the pre-construction stage and say, 'It seems like it will happen'...

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The DAPA explained that in order for the export to be finalized, Korean companies must enter into a specific implementation contract through additional negotiations with the Polish side.



It is also worrying that Korea is not alone on Poland's weapon wish list.



The US promised to export 250 Abrams tanks to Poland in February.



The export of 40 US fighters to Poland, including the new F-16 and used F-15, is also expected to be approved by the US Congress soon.



Poland is also pushing to buy hundreds of German tanks at low prices.



It is said that the United States, Germany, and Korea will bring in a bunch of weapons of similar weight class at once, which is somewhat absurd considering the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.



Some say that Poland should consider the possibility of leveraging K-defense in order to quickly and inexpensively introduce weapons from the US and NATO member states.



(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon)