South Korea and Poland have signed a deal to establish a mutual recognition process for military airworthiness certification.
The Mutual Recognition Agreement will allow the countries to recognize each other’s airworthiness for locally-made planes, simplifying the certification process for aircraft-related products and procedures based on mutual trust.
Under the contract, the parties also agreed to uphold flight safety during exercises and joint missions through thorough pre-inspection and pre-flight assessments of military equipment.
Poland is the fifth signatory, following Australia, France, Spain, and the US.
Colombia, Indonesia, and the whole of NATO are negotiating with South Korea to sign the agreement.
Poland-South Korea Collaboration
The countries have recently bolstered their ties through combined efforts to upgrade Warsaw’s fighter jet fleet.
In 2022, Poland signed a deal with Seoul to purchase 48 FA-50 light combat fighter jets to boost its defenses amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.
A total of 12 FA-50s have been delivered so far, as deliveries are set to be complete in two to three years. Their manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries, has been producing the planes on an accelerated timeline to ensure prompt delivery.
The deal also included acquiring 180 K2 “Black Panther” tanks and an undefined number of K9 howitzers.
