Although Polish deputy prime minister and minister of national defense Mariusz Błaszczak’s recent visit to South Korea was reportedly blocked by China, the Polish Defense Ministry signed a major new arms deal with a South Korean military-industrial corporation on Oct. 19.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that Hanwha Defense signed a framework agreement with the Polish Ministry of National Defense in Warsaw, Poland, for the export of 288 K-239 Chunmoo rocket artillery systems. The contract has a price tag of about $6 billion, with deliveries starting in 2023.
Quoted on the Polish government’s website, Defense Minister Blaszczak said the K-239 Chunmoo “is a very good weapon,” with similar characteristics to the U.S.-made M142 HIMARS rocket system that Poland ordered in 2019, to be delivered next year….