Poland Buys 288 Artillery Rocket Launchers From South Korea

Poland signed an agreement on Wednesday to buy 288 artillery rocket launchers in its latest arms deal with South Korea.

This is following shipments of tanks and howitzers, as it ramps up weapons imports after Russia invaded Ukraine.

It also comes as South Korean companies shipped the first batch of tanks and howitzers to Poland.

The first 18 of the Chunmoo rocket launchers will be delivered as soon as 2023 to protect eastern Poland, Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said.

The weapons are made by Hanwha Defense, the defence unit of South Korea's Hanwha Corp.

The February 24 invasion, which Russia calls a "special military operation", has raised security fears among many former eastern bloc countries.

NATO member Poland has vowed to boost defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product and to more than double the size of its army.

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