Hanwha Aerospace has begun building a Polish plant for guided rockets used by the HOMAR-K launcher, Yonhap reported, adding a local production site to the South Korean company’s European defense operations.
The groundbreaking was marked Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Yonhap said. Hanwha WB Advanced Systems, a joint venture between Hanwha and Poland’s WB Group, took part in the ceremony. A completion target in 2028 would give Hanwha its first European site dedicated to guided weapons, according to the report.
The site is to produce CGR-080 guided rockets for Poland’s HOMAR-K system. HOMAR-K is a Polish adaptation of Hanwha’s Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher, Yonhap reported. Hanwha plans to roll out an initial batch in late 2029 and start full-scale production in 2030.
Established in September 2025, Hanwha WB Advanced Systems is 51% owned by Hanwha, with Poland’s WB Electronics holding the other 49%, Yonhap reported. Yonhap reported the venture signed a CGR-080 production and supply contract with Poland’s Armament Agency. A licensing deal also calls for Hanwha to transfer manufacturing technology to the Polish venture, the report said.
Yonhap said the project is expected to contribute to Poland’s domestic defense manufacturing and give Hanwha another base for European output. It is part of the South Korean company’s effort to expand defense production capacity in Europe, the report said. Yonhap described Poland as a major European buyer of South Korean defense equipment, including the K9 self-propelled howitzer, K2 main battle tank and Chunmoo launcher.
Hanwha’s European expansion also includes its Romanian plant project. The company broke ground on the H-ACE Europe site in Petrești on Feb. 12, 2026, to make K9 howitzers and K10 ammunition resupply vehicles. Hanwha has targeted localization of up to 80% for the project and said it works with more than 30 Romanian partners, as EconoTimes previously reported. The Romanian facility has a separate production scope from the guided-rocket plant in Poland.
For the Polish site, the stated milestones are completion in 2028, an initial rocket batch in late 2029 and full-scale output in 2030, Yonhap reported.
