Hanwha Aerospace inks $477 mil. deal to export 18 Chunmoo rocket launchers to Croatia

Hanwha Aerospace signed a deal in Croatia on Thursday to export 18 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems worth about 640 billion won, or $477 million. The contract is the first major arms deal between South Korea and Croatia and is expected to broaden defense cooperation. Croatia becomes the fourth European country to acquire the Chunmoo system after Poland, Estonia and Norway. South Korea and Croatia also signed a defense partnership memorandum of understanding.

The deal was valued at 410 million euros and was signed by Hanwha Aerospace with Croatia’s defense ministry, according to DAPA.

The Chunmoo system has an operational range of up to 80 kilometers and can carry out precision strikes and cluster attacks.

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic attended the signing ceremony, along with other officials from both governments and Hanwha.

Ahn Gyu-back and Croatian Defense Minister Ivan Anusic signed a memorandum of understanding on defense partnership to support regular working-level dialogue and other channels.

Published Sep 10, 2026 9:08 pm KST

Updated Sep 10, 2026 10:20 pm KST

This file photo, provided by the Army, shows the Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system firing a 130 millimeter rocket during live-firing drills in Goseong, Gangwon Province, April 18, 2025. Yonhap

South Korean defense firm Hanwha Aerospace Co. on Thursday signed a deal to export 18 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Croatia in an arms contract worth some 640 billion won ($477 million), the state arms procurement agency said.

The 410 million-euro contract marks the first major arms deal between the two countries, opening up avenues for greater partnership beyond arms exports, such as industrial cooperation, military logistics support and others, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a release.

Croatia has become the fourth European country to acquire the Chunmoo system, following Poland, Estonia and Norway.

The Chunmoo rocket launchers are a major South Korean artillery system mainly designed to counter North Korea's long-range artillery and multiple rocket launchers.

It has an operational range of up to 80 kilometers, capable of executing both targeted precision strikes and cluster attacks to wipe out enemy targets over a wide area.

Attending the signing ceremony were Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, among other officials of both governments and Hanwha.

"The Chunmoo system will significantly boost Croatia's defense capability and serve as an opportunity to expand and further deepen cooperation between our two countries in the defense and security domains," Ahn said at the ceremony.

Separately, Ahn and Croatian Defense Minister Ivan Anusic signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on defense partnership, Seoul's defense ministry said.

The MOU will provide an institutional framework for the two countries to advance defense ties through regular working-level dialogue and other channels, the ministry said.

韩华航天公司周四在克罗地亚签署协议，将向克罗地亚出口18套“天武”多管火箭炮系统，价值约6400亿韩元（约合4.77亿美元）。这是韩国和克罗地亚之间的首笔重大军售交易，预计将扩大两国的防务合作。克罗地亚成为继波兰、爱沙尼亚和挪威之后，第四个采购“天武”系统的欧洲国家。韩国和克罗地亚还签署了防务合作谅解备忘录。

据德国国防研究与公共事务部（DAPA）称，该交易价值 4.1 亿欧元，由韩华航空航天公司与克罗地亚国防部签署。

“春武”系统的作战范围可达80公里，可进行精确打击和集束攻击。

国防部长安圭培和克罗地亚总理安德烈·普伦科维奇以及两国政府和韩华的其他官员出席了签字仪式。

安圭巴克和克罗地亚国防部长伊万·阿努西奇签署了一份关于国防伙伴关系的谅解备忘录，以支持定期的工作级别对话和其他渠道。

发布于2026年9月10日晚上9:08（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年9月10日晚上10:20（韩国标准时间）

这张由韩国陆军提供的资料照片显示，2025年4月18日，在江原道高城郡举行的实弹射击演习中，“天武”多管火箭炮系统正在发射一枚130毫米火箭弹。（韩联社）

韩国国家武器采购机构周四表示，韩国国防公司韩华航空航天公司签署了一项协议，将向克罗地亚出口18套“天武”多管火箭炮系统（MLRS），军售合同价值约6400亿韩元（4.77亿美元）。

美国国防采办计划管理局 (DAPA) 在一份声明中表示，这份价值 4.1 亿欧元的合同标志着两国之间的第一笔重大军火交易，为两国在武器出口之外的更广泛合作开辟了道路，例如工业合作、军事后勤支持等。

继波兰、爱沙尼亚和挪威之后，克罗地亚成为第四个引进Chunmoo系统的欧洲国家。

“天武”火箭炮是韩国主要的火炮系统，主要用于对抗朝鲜的远程火炮和多管火箭炮。

它的作战范围可达 80 公里，能够执行精确打击和集束攻击，以消灭大范围内的敌方目标。

出席签约仪式的有国防部长安圭培、克罗地亚总理安德烈·普伦科维奇以及两国政府和韩华集团的其他官员。

安在仪式上表示：“‘春武’系统将显著提升克罗地亚的国防能力，并为扩大和深化两国在国防和安全领域的合作提供契机。”

首尔国防部表示，安永与克罗地亚国防部长伊万·阿努西奇签署了一份关于国防合作的谅解备忘录。

该部表示，该谅解备忘录将为两国通过定期工作层对话和其他渠道推进防务关系提供制度框架。