Poland and South Korea sign $2.6B deal to deliver 1,266 Legwan 4x4 military vehicles by 2035.

Poland’s Defense Ministry signed a framework deal with South Korea’s Kia to deliver 1,266 Legwan 4x4 military vehicles by 2035. The agreement strengthens NATO’s eastern defenses while deepening Poland–South Korea security ties.

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on September 25, 2025, the signing of a landmark defense deal at the Polish Company Rosomak SA plant in Siemianowice Śląskie. The $2.6 billion framework agreement, involving South Korea’s Kia Light Tactical Vehicle platform, will deliver 1,266 Legwan 4x4 vehicles to the Polish Army by 2035, reinforcing NATO’s eastern flank and expanding Poland–South Korea defense cooperation.
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Polish Army Legwan 4x4 light tactical vehicle on display at MSPO 2025 defense exhibition in Kielce, showcasing the new family of vehicles based on the Kia LTV platform that will enter service under Poland’s 1,266-unit procurement program. (Picture source: Army Recognition Group)

The South Korean Legwan 4x4 military vehicle family will be delivered to Polish Army in multiple configurations, including light reconnaissance variants, high-mobility trucks, passenger transports, 4x4 tactical support vehicles for armored formations, as well as mobile technical workshops. Each variant will be paired with tailored logistics and training packages, ensuring not only the delivery of hardware but also the sustainment capacity and training infrastructure needed for long-term operational use. Training packages will provide both personnel instruction and the necessary base equipment to guarantee safe and uninterrupted deployment of the new fleet.

Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized the strategic industrial value of the program, describing it as both a security investment and an economic driver. “These will be Legwan vehicles in various versions. This shows that the cooperation proposed by President Leszkiewicz between Rosomak, Jelcz, and Autosan seems entirely justified. The arms industry must be the driving force of the Polish economy. Silesia can and should become the center of the arms industry in Poland,” he said during the ceremony, drawing a direct line between the Legwan program and Poland’s parallel effort to indigenize production of the Korean K2 Black Panther main battle tank.

The program is also being framed as a direct response to lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. Flexibility in contract terms will allow for technical adaptations to future battlefield requirements, a principle Kosiniak-Kamysz underlined when pointing out that “systems that were current yesterday are changing rapidly.” The vehicles are expected to significantly enhance tactical mobility, survivability, and command flexibility for Polish forces, particularly reconnaissance and armored units equipped with K2PL tanks.

The Legwan is positioned not only as a domestic solution but also as a potential export product. Senior defense officials and executives from Rosomak SA and PGZ have stated their intention to leverage the program for wider international sales, following the model of Poland’s Krab howitzer and Rosomak APC exports. “The Rosomak, but also the Legwan, can become an export product. I’m counting on you, on your expertise and energy,” Kosiniak-Kamysz told the workforce, highlighting the broader industrial ambition behind the program.

Each vehicle type will fulfill specific operational roles: reconnaissance Legwans will patrol and engage in forward observation missions under all-weather and day-night conditions; high-mobility trucks will provide combat logistics, troop transport, and sustainment support; 4x4 tactical vehicles will backstop tank battalions with support and security roles; while technical workshop variants will deliver frontline maintenance and recovery capabilities. Specifications for Kia LTV-based vehicles will be refined in later implementation contracts according to evolving requirements of the Polish Armed Forces.

By anchoring the program within PGZ’s domestic industrial network and Korean partnerships, Warsaw is reinforcing its commitment to a resilient and independent supply chain. For Poland’s defense planners, this agreement is not only about delivering 1,266 vehicles but also about reshaping the defense industry into a hub capable of sustaining large-scale modernization while reducing reliance on foreign supply disruptions.