Poland strengthens its defense. We are starting production of foreign missiles
Poland is tightening its cooperation with South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, launching production of modern missiles. This is a key step in strengthening the Polish defense system.
Poland has begun cooperation with a South Korean arms giant to produce modern missiles. Thanks to the agreement signed with Hanwha Aerospace, production of guided missiles will begin in our country. This is another step in strengthening the Polish arms industry and developing international cooperation in the military sector.
According to information provided by The Korea Times, Hanwha Aerospace has entered into an agreement with Poland’s WB Group. Under the agreement, Poland will be responsible for producing the CGR-80 guided missiles with a range of 80 km, which will be used in South Korea’s Chunmoo missile systems.
The K239 Chunmoo system is a powerful missile launcher mounted on a wheeled chassis, capable of firing missiles of various sizes and calibers. Two missile containers can be installed in one system. Each of them can contain, among other things, six 239 mm missiles, which can reach a target 80 km away, or one ballistic missile with a range of up to 290 km.
The decision to establish cooperation with the Korean manufacturer is related to the need to strengthen Polish defence in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and growing threats from Russia.
This is what the first Polish F-35A Husarz looks like
On August 28, the American corporation Lockheed Martin, located in Fort Worth, Texas, hosted a public presentation ceremony for the first F-35A Lightning II multi-role combat aircraft ordered by Poland. This is another element of the Polish military aviation reinforcement program, which was initiated in January 2020.
The date of the aircraft presentation was not accidental – August 28 was Polish Aviation Day. The Polish side was trying to combine both events, the aircraft itself was completed a few days earlier – the fast-paced final assembly line in Fort Worth delivers over a hundred F-35s of various versions per year, and assembly of the aircraft with the factory designation AZ-01 began in the spring of this year.
Poland is the twelfth country to purchase aircraft of this type – an intergovernmental agreement between the authorities in Warsaw and Washington was concluded on January 31, 2020 in Dęblin. Under it, the Ministry of National Defense purchased 32 F-35A Lightning II aircraft along with a logistics and training package.
