Hanwha Aerospace breaks ground on Chunmoo missile plant in Poland

Hanwha Aerospace held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday in Gorzow Wielkopolski, western Poland, for a factory to produce guided missiles for its Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher. The facility, run by its joint venture with Poland’s WB Group, is scheduled for completion in 2028, with initial production planned for late 2029 and full-scale production in 2030. The project is expected to create more than 200 jobs and source parts and materials locally. Hanwha said it may later produce missiles with other ranges, depending on Polish military needs.

The plant will cover about 1.16 million square meters and produce the CGR-080, which has a range of about 80 kilometers, for Poland’s Homar-K system.

Hanwha Aerospace holds 51 percent of Hanwha WB Advanced Systems, while WB Electronics, a WB Group subsidiary, holds 49 percent.

About 250 government and industry officials from Poland and Korea attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

Hanwha will transfer production technology and know-how to the joint venture under a licensing agreement.

Published Nov 5, 2026 11:46 am KST

Lee Boo-hwan, Hanwha Aerospace’s chief executive, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a plant that will be run by Hanwha WB Advanced System in Gorzow Wielkopolski, western Poland, Thursday. Courtesy of Hanwha Aerospace

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 Advanced Systems, its joint venture with Polish defense company WB Group. It will be Hanwha Aerospace’s first guided missile production facility outside Korea. About 250 government and industry officials from both countries attended.

The plant will sit on a site of about 1.16 million square meters and is set to be completed in 2028. It will produce the CGR-080, a missile with a range of about 80 kilometers, for the Homar-K, the Polish version of the truck-mounted Chunmoo. Once technology transfer, testing and certification are complete, the venture plans to begin initial production in late 2029 and full-scale production in 2030.

The project is expected to create more than 200 jobs and to buy parts and materials from local suppliers.

Hanwha Aerospace and WB Group agreed to set up the joint venture in September 2025. Hanwha holds 51 percent, and WB Group’s subsidiary WB Electronics holds 49 percent. The partners later signed a contract with Poland’s Armament Agency to produce and supply the missiles locally. Hanwha will transfer production technology and know-how to the venture under a licensing agreement.

The company said it may later produce missiles of other ranges in Poland, depending on what the Polish military needs, and aims to make the country its guided missile hub for Europe.

“This groundbreaking is an important first step in turning Korea’s advanced guided missile technology into Poland’s own production capability,” the head of the joint venture said.

Lee Boo-hwan, Hanwha Aerospace’s chief executive, called Poland “a key strategic partner with which we have built trust through exports of K9 self-propelled howitzers and Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers.”

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

韩华航空航天公司周三在波兰西部城市戈茹夫-维尔科波尔斯基举行了导弹生产工厂的奠基仪式，该工厂将生产其“天武”多管火箭炮的制导导弹。该工厂由韩华与波兰WB集团的合资企业运营，计划于2028年竣工，初步投产时间为2029年底，全面投产时间为2030年。该项目预计将创造200多个就业岗位，并计划在当地采购零部件和材料。韩华表示，未来可能会根据波兰军方的需求生产其他射程的导弹。

该工厂占地约 116 万平方米，将为波兰的 Homar-K 系统生产射程约 80 公里的 CGR-080 火箭炮。

韩华航空航天公司持有韩华WB先进系统公司51%的股份，而WB集团旗下子公司WB电子公司持有49%的股份。

来自波兰和韩国的约250名政府和行业官员出席了奠基仪式。

根据许可协议，韩华将向合资企业转让生产技术和专有技术。

发布于2026年11月5日上午11:46（韩国标准时间）

周四，韩华航空航天公司首席执行官李富焕在波兰西部城市戈茹夫维尔科波尔斯基举行的韩华WB先进系统公司工厂奠基仪式上发表讲话。图片由韩华航空航天公司提供。

韩华航天公司周四宣布，已开始在波兰建设一家工厂，生产其“天武”多管火箭炮的制导导弹。该工厂的建设标志着韩华与波兰的国防合作从出口拓展至本地生产。

韩国国防企业韩华航天公司周三在波兰西部城市戈茹夫-维尔科波尔斯基举行了工厂奠基仪式。该工厂将由韩华航天与波兰国防企业WB集团的合资企业韩华WB先进系统公司运营，这将是韩华航天在韩国以外的首个导弹生产基地。来自两国政府和行业的约250名官员出席了仪式。

该工厂占地约116万平方米，预计将于2028年竣工。它将生产射程约80公里的CGR-080导弹，用于波兰版的Homar-K车载导弹系统（Hunmoo）。一旦完成技术转让、测试和认证，该项目计划于2029年底开始初步生产，并于2030年全面投产。

该项目预计将创造 200 多个就业岗位，并从当地供应商采购零部件和材料。

韩华航空航天公司和WB集团于2025年9月达成协议，成立合资企业。韩华持有51%的股份，WB集团旗下子公司WB电子持有49%的股份。随后，双方与波兰军备局签署合同，由波兰在当地生产和供应导弹。根据许可协议，韩华将向合资企业转让生产技术和专有技术。

该公司表示，未来可能会在波兰生产其他射程的导弹，具体取决于波兰军方的需求，并计划将波兰打造成为其在欧洲的导弹中心。

“这一突破性进展是向波兰转化韩国先进导弹技术，使其具备自主生产能力的重要第一步，”合资企业负责人表示。

韩华航空航天公司首席执行官李富焕称波兰是“重要的战略合作伙伴，我们通过出口K9自行榴弹炮和春武多管火箭炮与波兰建立了信任”。

本文由生成式人工智能协助发布，并由《韩国时报》编辑。