Hanwha Aerospace breaks ground on Chunmoo missile plant in Poland
Hanwha Aerospace has started building a factory in Poland to make guided missiles for its Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher, the company said Thursday. The plant takes its defense partnership with Poland beyond exports and into local production. The Korean defense firm held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday in Gorzow Wielkopolski, western Poland, for a plant that will be run by Hanwha WB…
Hanwha Aerospace has commenced construction of a factory in Poland to manufacture guided missiles for its Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher, the company announced on Thursday. This development marks an expansion of the defense partnership between Hanwha Aerospace and Poland, transitioning from merely exporting to local production.
On Wednesday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Gorzow Wielkopolski, a city in western Poland, for a plant that will be operated by Hanwha WB Advanced Systems, a joint venture between Hanwha Aerospace and the Polish defense company WB Group. This marks Hanwha Aerospace's first guided missile production facility outside of Korea.
Approximately 250 government and industry officials from both countries participated in the event. The plant, spanning an area of around 1.16 million square meters, is scheduled for completion in 2028. The facility will produce the CGR-080, a missile with a range of approximately 80 kilometers, for the Homar-K, the Polish variant of the truck-mounted Chunmoo.
Upon the completion of technology transfer, testing, and certification, the joint venture plans to commence initial production towards the end of 2029 and full-scale production in 2030. This project is anticipated to generate over 200 jobs and will also involve the procurement of parts.
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