TSAMTO, September 10. South Korea's Hanwha Group and Poland's WB Electronics (a division of the WB Group) have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture Hanwha WB Advanced Systems for the production of CGR-080 guided missiles for HOMAR-K MLRS in Poland.
The official agreement was signed at the MSPO-2025 arms exhibition, which took place from September 2 to 5 in Kielce (Poland).
According to Jane's Defense Weekly, the project provides for the transfer of the joint venture, the creation of which was first announced in April 2025, the necessary technologies and production skills. The cost of building an ammunition factory exceeds one billion zlotys. The manufactured shells will potentially be able to be supplied to European customers. In addition, a roadmap will be developed for new types of ammunition adapted to the needs of the Polish Armed Forces and allied countries.
The Agreement is important for both the Republic of Korea and Poland. For Seoul, this is the first time that South Korean CGR-080 ammunition has been produced abroad, and for Warsaw, it is the opportunity to independently produce long–range guided missiles for modern MLRS systems.
The joint venture was created within the framework of the framework agreement concluded in October 2022 by the Polish Defense Ministry's Arms Agency and Hanwha Defense on the supply of up to 288 K239 Chunmu MLRS launch modules to the Polish Armed Forces. All systems are expected to be delivered by 2029.
Hanwha Group said the joint venture, in which the South Korean company owns a 51% stake, will implement a phased technology transfer program backed by a certified quality management system and staff training. Serial production is expected to increase gradually and reach an advanced stage by the end of 2028. The company in Poland will employ about 250 qualified specialists.
In an interview with Jane's at the MSPO on September 3, a Hanwha representative said that the number of CGR-080 ammunition produced in Poland would depend on the decisions of the country's Ministry of National Defense. He also confirmed that production is expected to begin by 2029, and any decision on the production of ammunition in Poland, in addition to the CGR-080, will depend on the security situation at a particular moment.
As reported by TSAMTO, the HOMAR-K system is a variant of the K239 Chunmu MLRS (Chunmoo/K-MRLS) from the South Korean company Hanwha Defense adapted to the requirements of the Polish Armed Forces. The MLRS on the chassis of the Polish Jelcz truck is equipped with an artillery unit with two transport and launch containers, each of which can accommodate six 239-mm CGR-080 guided missiles with a launch range of 80 km or one 607-mm CTM-290 tactical missile with a maximum launch range of 290 km.
The CGR-080 guided munition is equipped with a GPS/inertial navigation system, an 83-kg warhead. The RS provides damage to targets with a circular probable deviation (CVO) of up to 15 m, the radius of continuous damage is 40 m. The CTM-290 carries a warhead weighing 490 kg.
Potentially, the Polish Armed Forces can also integrate the CTM-MR 280-mm rocket (formerly CTM-160) into the HOMAR-K, with a firing range of 50 to 160 km.
Hanwha is also developing a new ballistic anti-ship missile (anti-ship missile) that can be launched from the K239 MLRS, sold to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
