The head of the Ministry of Defence announced that the equipment will soon be delivered to the 20th Bartoszycka Brygada Zmechanizowana im. Hetman Polny Litewski Wincenty Gosiewski, which is part of the 15th Armoured Division. At this point, the Polish Army already has 28 K2 tanks.

This was already the fourth delivery of military technology to reach Poland. The previous one took place on 19 May this year, when seven K2 Black Panther tanks were offloaded. In December last year, the first batch of ten machines was delivered. The subsequent deliveries of military technology are the result of a $3.37 billion executive agreement dated 26 August 2022 between the Armament Agency and Hyundai Rotem, according to which a total of 180 tanks will be delivered to the Polish Armed Forces between 2022 and 2025.

The K2 Black Panther is a Generation 3+ South Korean basic tank. Its main armament is a 120mm calibre smoothbore cannon with automatic loading, which can use the latest ammunition types. Secondary armament is a 7.62mm machine gun and a 12.7mm large-calibre machine gun (HMM). The tank's advanced fire control system is designed to ensure high effectiveness of guided fire at long ranges. The armour of the standard configuration can be further supplemented by active soft kill (VIRSS) and hard kill (KAPS) protection systems. It is powered by a 1,500hp diesel engine with an automatic transmission, which are designed to provide high speed and mobility in any terrain. The tank features a relatively low weight of 55 tonnes and the use of hydropneumatic suspension.

All contracted K2 tanks will be equipped with a communications system compatible with that used by the Polish Army, as well as a BMS battlefield management system, compatible with the system with which the M1A2 Abrams tanks, which are also entering the equipment of the Polish armed forces, will be equipped. It should be noted that in addition to the tanks, K9 cannon howitzers, also of South Korean production, were delivered. The transferred armour is used for testing and to prepare tankers for the creation of a continuous training system, all the more so when more and more tanks are handed over, which will also require prepared personnel, capable also of carrying out courses for new ones. Further deliveries of armoured weapons will follow until 2025. In turn, the Armed Forces Agency is to receive 212 K9 cannon howitzers by 2026.