{
  "id": 18262373,
  "title": "Hanwha Aerospace Builds Guided Missile Plant in Poland",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hanwha-aerospace-builds-guided-missile-plant-in-poland",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=280585"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hanwha Aerospace is constructing a guided missile manufacturing facility in Poland. On November 4, the company held a groundbreaking ceremony in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, for a plant operated by HWBAS, a joint venture with WB Group. This will be Hanwha Aerospace's first overseas guided missile production base. Around 250 officials from both nations attended the event, including Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka and Lee Boo-hwan. The plant, spanning about 1.16 million square meters, is scheduled for completion by 2028. It will concentrate on producing the 80km-class guided missile CGR-080 for Poland's Homar-K system. Initial production is anticipated by the end of 2029, with full-scale output beginning in 2030. This move aims to offer the Polish military a dependable domestic source for the required guided missiles. HWBAS was established in September 2025, with a 51% and 49% equity stake held by Hanwha Aerospace and WB Group, respectively. They also signed a local missile production contract with Poland's Armament Agency and are transferring production expertise via a technology license agreement. Over 200 jobs are projected to be created during construction and operation, while the expansion of local sourcing of parts and materials is expected to bolster Poland's defense industry ecosystem. HWBAS head Jeon Jin-cheol emphasized this as a significant start in converting South Korea's advanced technology into Poland's own production capabilities. Hanwha Aerospace has a strategy to develop Poland into a guided missile production and supply hub in Europe, and the company is open to expanding production to missiles with different ranges based on the Polish military's demands. CEO Lee Boo-hwan hailed Poland as a strategic partner built on trust and pledged to expand industrial cooperation to foster sustained growth in the European market.",
  "summary": "Hanwha Aerospace will build a guided missile production plant in Poland.On Nov. 4 local time, Hanwha Aerospace held a groundbreaking ceremony in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, for a guided missile production plant operated by HWBAS, a joint venture established with WB Group. The facility will be Hanwh",
  "key_points": [
    "Hanwha Aerospace builds guided missile plant in Poland.",
    "Groundbreaking ceremony held on November 4 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.",
    "Plant to produce CGR-080 missiles for Poland's Homar-K system."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Establishing this manufacturing base transforms Poland into a strategic European supply hub while securing a domestic source of advanced missile technology for its military through South Korean expertise.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/18262373.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Hanwha Aerospace breaks ground on Chunmoo rocket plant in Poland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hanwha-aerospace-breaks-ground-on-chunmoo-rocket-plant-in-poland",
        "published": "2026-11-05T01:52:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hanwha Aerospace breaks ground on Chunmoo rocket plant in Poland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hanwha-aerospace-breaks-ground-on-chunmoo-rocket-plant-in-poland-18226305",
        "published": "2026-11-05T02:07:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}