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Last month, Poland announced that it had reached an agreement with companies to purchase weapons such as tanks and self-propelled artillery in bulk.

After one month, it was confirmed as a result of our coverage that a contract worth 5 trillion won, leading to actual exports, would be signed soon.



This is the exclusive report by Kim Tae-hoon, a reporter specializing in defense.



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On the 27th of last month, the Polish government announced the purchase of Korean weapons worth 40 trillion won, including 980 K2 tanks, 648 K9 self-propelled guns, and 48 FA-50 light attack aircraft.



At that time, the Polish government and our defense companies only signed a general agreement.



This is because specific conditions such as unit price and delivery period have not been finalized.


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In order to lead to actual export, this contract has to be concluded with a binding effect on implementation, but the negotiation has come to fruition in the meantime.



An official from multiple defense companies told SBS that, "The first main contract for the K2 tank and K9 self-propelled howitzer will be signed in Poland on the 26th with the presence of the Polish defense minister and the representatives of our defense company."



As a contract for the first export volume, 180 K2 tanks cost 4 trillion won, and 48 K9 self-propelled guns cost 1 trillion won.



The K2 tank set a record for the largest single-business defense contract on its first export.



It is known that the delivery of domestic production volume for K2 and K9 will start from the end of this year.



Negotiations for the second main contract are also in progress, and conditions for local production in Poland will be attached.



The main contract for the FA-50 light attack aircraft is expected to be signed during the next month.



An industry official said, "The Polish delivery of the FA-50 is next year, so we have time to sign the contract."



Responding to some concerns about whether the 40 trillion won worth of arms exports would be feasible as agreed upon at the beginning, a key official of the Ministry of National Defense explained, "Poland has actively secured a defense budget after the Ukraine crisis and has stockpiled a considerable amount of money to purchase weapons."



(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa, CG: Im Chan-hyuk)