SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) — South Korean defense company Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Tuesday it has signed a 5.6 trillion-won (US$4 billion) contract with Poland’s arms procurement agency to supply Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems.
The Polish Armament Agency and a consortium comprising Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha-WB Advanced System (HWB) signed the third-stage deal in Warsaw on Monday to provide the 80-kilometer-range guided missile known as the CGR-080, the company said in a press release.
This photo, taken on Dec. 29, 2025, and provided by Hanwha Aerospace Industries Co., shows Son Jae-il (from L), president and CEO of the South Korean defense firm, Artur Kuptel, head of the Polish Armament Agency, and Piotr Wojciechowski, president of WB Group, signing a contract at the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw to produce Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems in Poland. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Hanwha-WB is a joint venture between Hanwha Aerospace and WB Electronics, an affiliate of WB Group, Poland’s largest defense company.
Under the contract, Chunmoo CGR-080 missiles will be manufactured at a dedicated plant in Poland operated by Hanwha-WB, with deliveries set to begin in 2030, the release said.
The missiles will serve as the core ammunition for Poland’s Homar-K system, a Polish variant of the Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system, it said.
“The agreement fulfills our long-held ambition for production independence within the Homar-K program. By bringing together WB Electronics and Hanwha Aerospace, we are building a robust partnership with a trusted ally,” Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz was quoted by Hanwha as saying.
The deal involves technology transfer and aims to strengthen Poland’s defense capabilities by integrating local partners into the supply chain, the release said.
Hanwha Aerospace President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Son Jae-il said the company will continue to cooperate with Poland’s defense industry to enhance the country’s security and deliver economic value.
The latest contract builds on two previous agreements signed in 2022 and 2024. The first-stage deal in 2022 was valued at 5.03 trillion won, while the second-stage deal in 2024 totaled 2.2 trillion won.
Kang Hoon-sik, the presidential chief of staff who also serves as a special envoy for strategic cooperation, speaks at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Dec. 30, 2025, after returning from his trip to Poland to attend a signing ceremony for Hanwha Aerospace’s export deal of the Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system. (Yonhap)
With the latest deal, Poland has signed more than $10 billion worth of defense contracts with South Korea since President Lee Jae Myung took office in June, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said.
Kang, who attended the signing ceremony as Lee’s special envoy for strategic cooperation, said the government remains committed to its goal of turning South Korea into one of the world’s top four arms exporters.
South Korea exported $15.2 billion worth of weapons in 2025 alone, with $14.2 billion of those contracts signed since June, according to him.
“The Polish government has publicly praised the capability and reliability of Korea’s defense industry, which has helped Korean weapons systems expand into Europe and Latin America,” Kang told reporters upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport.
Poland first signed major arms deals with South Korean companies in 2022 to purchase K2 tanks, K9 self-propelled howitzers and Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, and clinched additional deals to bolster its military capabilities.
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