Although Poland has entered into about PLN 130 billion worth of contracts and annexes for method modernization of the Polish Armed Forces financed under the usage of the EU SAFE instrument, it is besides ongoing and planned to further get equipment outside Europe, including in the Republic of Korea. In consequence to the questions of
Defence24.pl, the Korean Export-Import Bank, the main institution liable for granting state backing in the form of loans and guarantees, pointed out: "Korean backing should not be seen as an alternate or as a competition for the SAFE instrument but as a complementary origin of financing at the disposal of the Polish side".
