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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Kim Jisun] Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan met with Polish President Andze Duda in person to promote the technology of K-defense.

In addition, a total of South Korean defense companies, including the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hyundai Rotem, have been dispatched to win orders for the Polish defense industry, which is expected to be worth a total of 30 trillion won.

President Yoon Seok-yeol met with President Duda in Poland in July to discuss ways to strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries, including the introduction of additional South Korean weapons and local production.

Hanwha Group announced that Vice Chairman Kim met with President Duda at the Poland International Defense Industry Exhibition (MSPO), Europe's largest defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland, on the afternoon of the 5th (local time) and introduced Hanwha Group's cutting-edge technology, which encompasses the army, navy, and air, and customized solutions specialized for the Polish region.

Vice Chairman Kim is known to have emphasized the excellent diving capabilities of Hanwha Ocean's 3,000-ton submarine "Batch-Ⅱ" and technical skills such as multi-purpose vertical launch tubes.

Vice Chairman Kim and President Duda also discussed ways to support technologies such as joint products between Hanwha and Polish defense companies, the establishment of cooperative systems such as the use of local shipyards, and MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) projects. Currently, Poland is carrying out a large-scale project 'Orca Project' worth 3 trillion won, which will introduce three to four 3,000-ton submarines.

KAI also participated in the MAPO and is marketing to Central Europe and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members.

The company plans to focus on marketing the FA-50 and KF-21, especially for major European countries that are in demand for fighter replacement.

According to industry sources, South Korea carried out a 12.1 billion euro (about 17 trillion won) arms export contract with Poland last year, while Poland ordered a K2 tank, a K9 self-propelled artillery and a Cheonmu extension rocket (K-239) under the second contract. It is heard that the second contract alone amounts to 30 trillion won.

 

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