Nearly all of the K2 components are produced locally, beginning with the tank’s CN08 main gun. Israeli defense firm Rafael just penned a historic agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to install ...

Key Points - South Korea's K2 Black Panther is a domestically produced main battle tank, often lauded as one of the world's most sophisticated. -Designed for network-centric warfare, it features ...

Major Magdalena Kosińska, spokeswoman for Poland's 16th Pomeranian Mechanised Division, has announced that Poland has deployed South Korean-supplied K2 tanks manufactured by Hyundai Rotem a few ...

More K2 Black Panther tanks will help Poland defend itself against threats from its Russian neighbor. Amidst Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Eastern European nations are continuing to beef up ...

South Korean Army K2 tanks cross a floating bridge on the Namhan River during a joint river-crossing drill between South Korea and the United States in Yeoju, South Korea on Oct. 19, 2022. (Lee ...

South Korea is in the 'final stages' of negotiations to potentially sign a major deal to supply K2 tanks to Poland - Copyright AFP MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI South Korea is ...

For the average European, South Korea is better known for its entertainment and technology industries than for its defence ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Where the K2 distinguishes itself from many of its contemporaries is in its forward-looking munitions choices. In addition to the standard MBT catalog of ...

September 27, 2025: As a result of the Ukraine War, Poland, which borders Ukraine, decided to expand its armed forces, including purchasing a thousand new South Korean K2 tanks. Most of these tanks ...

The Trophy APS is displayed at Defence and Security Equipment International 2023 held in London. (Janes/Sonny Butterworth) Hyundai Rotem and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have agreed to integrate ...

Anna Gustafson is a research assistant in the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation. Among U.S. allies in Europe, Poland has been the strongest advocate for expanding ...