24/07/2022
tldr of interview with Spokesperson of Agencja Uzbrojenia (Armaments Agency), PL- Poland, SK - South Korea
M1A1 SA - 116 tanks(2 battalions), deliveries 2023-2024
K2- 180 (3 battalions) from South Korea with polish coms and BMS, deliveries 2022-2025, they are gapfiller for T-72s and PT-91s which were send to Ukraine, they will be modernized to K2PL after 2026
K2PL- 820, deliveries from 2026, production in Poland, and in some degree in South Korea, better armor, omnidirectional observation system, APS Hard Kill (KAPS)
K3PL(WIP name)- Next Generation Tank developed by Poland and South Korea based on K2PL, production in PL and SK
AHS Krab - production of SPGs from 2016 contract will end in approx 2024, new deal will be signed in 2022 for next 48 SPGs, and they will be produced in ~2025-2026 (with contract for Ukraine it will use 100% of HSW production capacity)
K9A1 - 48 from SK, 18 will be delivered in 2022, rest in 2023, they will be fitted with polish C2C system TOPAZ, after 2026 they will be modernized to K9PL
K9PL(first tranche based on K9A1, ultimately K9A2) - 624 SPGs, first delivery in 2024, at the start they will be produced in SK, in 2026 new production facility will open in Poland. From 2026 facilities in Poland and SK will produce polonized K9A2 with ia TOPAZ C2C system.
K9PLA3 (WIP name) - Next SPG co developed by SK and Poland, development will start in ~2025-2026, based on K9PL and with experience of AHS Krab in Ukraine, production in both SK and PL.
K-21 -There are no plans to acquire
AS-21 - Possible contract in future to supplement BWP Borsuk, if so they will be placed in mechanized battalions which will cooperate with M1A2 Sep V3 tank battalions (those units will be possible designate as "heavy"), possible integration with polish ZSSW-30 turret.
BWP Borsuk - Army needs 1000-1400
KTO Rosomak - License for production will end in 2023, service license is still in effect for ~20-30 years, there are talks with South Korea about possible license for their wheeled APC/IFVs
K239 Chunmo - There are talks with South Korea to acquire some of them as alternative to M142 HIMARS, later on possible production in Poland
WR-40 Langusta 2 - there is plan to sign new deal this year for delivery of unspecified amount
FA-50PL - They will be based on FA-50 Block 20, all of them will be delivered in 2023, first 12 will be FA-50 Block 10 (later on will be modernized to FA-50PL). FA-50PL will have AESA radar, Sniper pod, newest block of AIM-9X, Link16, later on integration with AIM-120. Service center will be build in Poland in 2026
KF-21 - MOD keeps eye on it.
Interview by Jarosław Wolski (@wolski_jaros) with lt col Krzysztof Płatek(@krzysztof_atek), tldr by Tomasz Dmitruk (@goltarr), translation by K.