 Poland showed off newly delivered Korean-built tanks and howitzers on March 30, showcasing a rapidly modernizing military in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Poland agreed the $5.76 billion contract with two South Korean companies to export tanks and howitzers as well as other weapons including fighter jets and rocket launchers in August last year, part of a push to ramp up arms imports amid tensions with neighboring Russia. Hone Rotem company SK-2 Black Panther tanks and Hanwha defences K-9 self-propelled howitzers were shown off in a training area in northeastern Poland, close to the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Exclave. Speaking on a visit to the exercises, Polish President Andrei Dudas said Poland was aiming to build a military strong enough to deter any potential opponent, suggesting the paradox of having to spend billions of zlotys, billions of euros, and dollars to buy equipment so that it will not have to be used in combat. This is a paradox. We think billions of zlotys, billions of euros of dollars are needed to buy equipment that is meant to serve the purpose of not having to be used in combat.