Armed Forces
More K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers Arrive in Poland
“Last night, another shipment arrived in Gdańsk—this time with 12 Korean K9 self-propelled howitzers. More deliveries are ahead,” announced Deputy Minister of Defence, Paweł Bejda, on the X platform.
This weekend, we witnessed additional deliveries for the Polish Armed Forces. On Sunday, Minister Bejda made a statement on acquisition of more K9 self-propelled howitzers.
Dostawy nowoczesnego sprzętu wojskowego muszą być realizowane - nawet w weekend! Dziś w nocy do Gdańska przybył następny transport - tym razem z 12 🇰🇷 haubicami samobieżnymi K9. Przed nami kolejne cenne dostawy.@AgencjaUzbr @Defence24pl @Polska_Zbrojna @MON_GOV_PL pic.twitter.com/vOw1SjgYEj
— Paweł Bejda (@pawelbejda) August 25, 2024
Shortly after, the Armament Agency posted on X, stating that in addition to the mentioned howitzers, five K2 tanks had also arrived in Poland.
Przy niedzielnym obiedzie podsumujmy minione weekendowe dostawy sprzętu wojskowego dla #WojskoPolskie:
— Agencja Uzbrojenia (@AgencjaUzbr) August 25, 2024
- 5 czołgów K2 ✅️
- 12 haubic K9 ✅️ pic.twitter.com/xhWopq5m7b
Poland signed a framework agreement in July 2022 on the delivery of up to 672 K9A1/K9PL self-propelled howitzers. The first execution agreement, signed in August 2022, envisaged the procurement of 212 K9A1 systems, plus a training and logistics package and a major quantity of munitions. The first examples were delivered in December 2022, and 24 K9A1 systems were supplied then.