{
  "id": 18255203,
  "title": "Hanwha-Backed JV Breaks Ground on Polish Missile Plant, Expanding Local Production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hanwha-backed-jv-breaks-ground-on-polish-missile-plant-expanding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T05:40:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=280564"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hanwha Aerospace and WB Electronics, in partnership through Hanwha WB Advanced System (HWBAS), recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a guided missile production plant in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. This facility aims to manufacture CGR080 guided missiles locally, as part of the partners' strategy to bolster Poland's domestic defense manufacturing capabilities and establish a lasting industrial presence. The event was attended by roughly 250 participants from the Polish and South Korean governments, defense industries, and the companies' leadership.\n\nHWBAS, a joint venture established by Hanwha Aerospace and WB Electronics in 2025, will leverage licensed technology and engineering expertise to produce CGR080 missiles in Poland. The project extends beyond mere equipment supply, aiming to foster local manufacturing capabilities through collaborative efforts. In December 2025, HWBAS secured an agreement with Poland's Armament Agency to supply CGR080 missiles manufactured domestically.\n\nThe plant is set to bolster Poland's defense-industrial base and expand Hanwha Aerospace's and WB Electronics' roles in the country's missile supply chain. As part of the initiative, the partners plan to develop local production know-how, train a skilled workforce, and establish maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities throughout the missiles' life cycle. The missiles will power Poland's HOMAR-K multiple rocket launcher system, ensuring support for the Polish Armed Forces' procurement and maintenance needs.\n\n\"Today's groundbreaking brings our industrial partnership into focus on the ground,\" stated Jeon Jin-cheol, CEO of HWBAS. \"Our mission is to build the capability to manufacture here in Poland, developing not only the plant but also the production processes and workforce required for consistent manufacturing operations.\" The project also includes cooperation with CEZiB, a vocational education institution in Gorzów Wielkopolski, through which Hanwha Aerospace and WB Electronics plan to offer internships, apprenticeships, workshops, and curriculum development to train local workers for future manufacturing operations. CEO Lee Boo-hwan of Hanwha Aerospace emphasized that the partnership combines licensed technology and production know-how with Polish manufacturing expertise, with a vision for potential expansion into other European markets. This project signifies a shift in South Korea's defense exports towards local production, technology transfer, and long-term industrial cooperation with European customers.",
  "summary": "Hanwha WB Advanced System (HWBAS), a Polish joint venture between Hanwha Aerospace and WB Electronics, has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a guided missile production plant in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The facility is designed to manufacture CGR080 guided missiles locally, marking a step in th",
  "key_points": [
    "Hanwha Aerospace and WB Electronics break ground on Gorzów Wielkopolski missile plant",
    "CGR080 guided missiles to be manufactured locally through joint venture HWBAS",
    "Project aims to develop Polish defense manufacturing capabilities and workforce"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This joint venture marks a shift toward localized defense exports that prioritize technology transfer and long-term industrial cooperation over simple equipment sales to European customers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}