Poland, South Korea Seal $3 Billion Military Aircraft Deals

A South Korean-made FA-50 multirole light fighter aircraft performs a fly-past during a ceremony prior to landing at the Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 28, 2015. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images

JANOW, Poland—Poland on Friday sealed $3 billion in deals with South Korea for the purchase of 48 Korean FA-50 fighter planes as the central European country takes urgent steps to increase its deterrence and defense capabilities amid Russia’s war on neighboring Ukraine.

The two deals for the purchase of Fighting Falcon combat and training planes follow contracts signed last month for the acquisition by Poland of $5.8 billion worth of South Korean tanks and howitzers.