Poland, South Korea sign €3.3 billion missile production deal for HOMAR-K

Poland and South Korea have signed a €3.3 billion agreement to jointly produce precision-guided missiles for Poland’s HOMAR-K rocket launcher system, marking the first time such production will take place in Poland.

The deal, signed on December 29 by the Polish State Treasury and a consortium of manufacturers including the Polish-Korean joint venture Hanwha WB Advanced System and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, covers the production of CGR-080 missiles with an 80-kilometre range. The missiles will be manufactured at a newly-built facility in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz hailed the agreement as a key step toward increasing Poland’s independence in defence production. The missiles, set to be delivered from 2030, will be deployed with the HOMAR-K system, a Polish adaptation of South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo rocket launcher.

This marks the third phase of cooperation between Poland and South Korea on the rocket launcher programme. A first contract in 2022 supplied launcher modules mounted on Polish Jelcz truck chassis along with thousands of precision-guided missiles. A second deal in April 2024 delivered 72 additional launcher modules and further missile stocks.

South Korea has become an increasingly important defence partner for Poland, providing fighter jets, artillery, and tanks. In August, the two countries signed a multibillion-euro agreement for 180 K2 tanks for the Polish Armed Forces, following an initial order in 2022.

Poland has significantly increased defence spending since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to NATO estimates, the country allocated 4.5% of its GDP to defence in 2025, making it the highest relative spender in the alliance.

By Vugar Khalilov