Poland begins building a factory for Homar-K rockets
Construction has begun in Gorzow Wielkopolski on a Polish-South Korean ammunition factory for Homar-K rocket artillery. The Hanwha WB venture will produce guided rockets under an existing procurement programme. A separate ammunition contract covers more than 10,000 rockets, with deliveries planned from 2030, while officials emphasise domestic manufacturing and technology transfer.
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Ground is broken in Gorzow Wielkopolski
Construction began on 4 November on a factory for guided rockets in Gorzow Wielkopolski, a city in western Poland. The plant forms part of Polish-South Korean defence industry cooperation and will manufacture ammunition for Homar-K rocket artillery. The ceremony opened the construction phase of the planned industrial facility.[1], [2]
Hanwha WB Advanced Systems is developing the plant. WB Group holds 49 per cent of the joint venture, with Hanwha Aerospace owning the majority. Polish Deputy Defence Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka attended the groundbreaking alongside representatives of South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration, DAPA. Local and regional officials also joined the event.[1]
Earlier launcher purchases underpin rocket production
The plant is intended to produce and develop CGR-080 guided rockets, whose stated range is 80 km. Homar-K adapts South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo launcher to a Polish Jelcz truck, with WB’s Topaz fire-control and communications equipment. Poland has ordered 290 launchers under two contracts since 2022, including ammunition, training and logistics packages.[1]
A separate ammunition agreement signed in December 2025 covers more than 10,000 rockets to be manufactured in Poland. Its gross value is about 14 billion zlotys, with deliveries scheduled from 2030. The amount is the value of that ammunition procurement contract, covering the ordered rockets rather than the factory building alone.[1]
Officials seek technology transfer and steadier supply
The Defence Ministry emphasises technology transfer, domestic manufacturing capacity and the replenishment of ammunition stocks. At the ceremony, Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said producing inside Poland was intended to reduce exposure to disrupted supply chains. The ministry also names the joint development of next-generation ammunition and possible exports to allied countries as objectives. Gorzow’s mayor said the building permit had been issued through normal procedures. Production will follow construction and the preparations needed to operate the facility.[1]
In a letter to the ceremony, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz set out a target of more than 200 jobs at the completed factory. He also envisaged cooperation with local businesses and a place for Polish engineers and specialists in developing the venture’s industrial skills.[2]
