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K2 and K2PL tanks: executive contract no. 2 (180 tanks)

under constructionstage: commissioning
USD 6.5 billion
contract value · data from 1 Aug 2025net or gross: not recorded≈ PLN 26 billion (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

The second K2 executive contract was signed on 1 August 2025 in Gliwice between the Armaments Agency and Hyundai Rotem. It covers 180 tanks: 116 in the K2GF configuration delivered in 2026–2027 and 64 in the K2PL configuration in 2028–2030, 61 of which are to be built at Zakłady Mechaniczne Bumar-Łabędy. Defence24 puts the value at about USD 6.5 billion. In August 2026 the first 28 tanks reached Poland.

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Timeline

  1. Construction startAug 2025
  2. Current date2030

Significance

The first 28 tanks are going to the 16th Mechanised Division. The contract moves part of the production to Poland; the assembly-line investment in Gliwice is a separate record in the register.

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  1. [1]Czarne Pantery z Gliwic idą do wojska. K2PL podpisany ↗
    Defence241 Aug 2025
    Cost
    CostWartość umowy to około 6,5 mld USD
  2. [2]Umowa podpisana! Potężne wzmocnienie wojsk pancernych – 180 czołgów K2 trafi do armii ↗
    Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (gov.pl)1 Aug 2025
    Current dateInvestor
    Current dateJej przedmiotem jest dostawa 180 czołgów K2 w latach 2026-2030
    InvestorUmowa została podpisana pomiędzy reprezentującą Skarb Państwa Agencją Uzbrojenia a koreańską spółką Hyundai Rotem Company.
  3. [3]Pierwsze K2 z nowego kontraktu dotarły do Polski. Wkrótce K2PL ↗
    Defence2425 Aug 2026
    StatusStageConstruction start
    Status · Stage · Construction startDo Polski dotarło pierwszych 28 czołgów K2 zamówionych w ramach drugiej umowy wykonawczej podpisanej z Koreą Południową 1 sierpnia 2025 r.
  4. [4]Czołgi K2 w 2026 r.: dostawa z drugiej umowy ↗
    Spider's Web25 Aug 2026
  5. [5]Armia z wielkim kontraktem. Polska wyprodukuje sobie czołgi ↗
    Polsat News1 Aug 2025