Poland to buy South Korean tanks and combat planes

Poland is gearing up to purchase tanks, howitzers and fighter planes from South Korea as it looks to bolster its armed forces.

“We’re signing contracts next week,” Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said in a tweet on Friday.

The agreement includes 48 FA-50 light combat fighter jets, 180 K2 “Black Panther” tanks and an unspecified  number of K9 howitzers, wPolityce website reported, quoting Blaszczak.

“With this contract, we will significantly increase Poland’s security and the…