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Poland Starts Building Homar-K Rocket Factory in Gorzów

Construction of a Hanwha WB Advanced System plant has begun in Gorzów Wielkopolski. It will make guided CGR-080 rockets for Poland's Homar-K launchers from 2029.

Polish Homar-K rocket launcher vehicle on a field during a military exercise.
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Construction has officially begun on a factory in Gorzów Wielkopolski that will produce guided rockets for Poland's Homar-K launchers. A ceremony on 4 November marked the laying of the foundation stone for Hanwha WB Advanced System, a project of Poland's WB Group and South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace.

The site is larger than earlier plans suggested. It will include more than 60 buildings and employ over 250 people, up from the 150 jobs mentioned in previous reports. According to the Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone, assembly of the first rockets is scheduled for 2029, though full capacity will take further stages of ramp-up and process testing.

What the plant will build

The main product is the CGR-080, a 239 mm guided rocket designed by Hanwha Aerospace with a range of up to 80 km. It uses inertial guidance aided by satellite signals. Each Homar-K carries two launch pods of six CGR-080 rockets each, so one launcher can fire 12 of them. The system also accepts other munitions, including tactical missiles with a range of up to 290 km.

During the Baltic Shield 2026 exercise, Polish troops fired a rocket from the coast that hit a target in the Baltic Sea 79.6 km away.

Contract and limits

The project rests on a deal signed on 29 December 2025 by Poland's Armament Agency and the Hanwha WB Advanced System and Hanwha Aerospace consortium. The contract, worth about PLN 14 billion gross, covers more than 10,000 CGR-080 rockets to be made in Poland, with deliveries planned for 2030–2033. The PLN 14 billion is the value of the military order, not the cost of building the factory.

Until now, Poland has imported these rockets from South Korea. Local production should shorten supply chains and build domestic industrial skills. It will not mean full self-sufficiency from day one: the share of locally made components will depend on technology transfer and the growth of a national supply chain.

The plant fits a wider push to secure ammunition at home. Poland is also preparing domestic 155 mm artillery shell production, but guided rockets are a more demanding segment, requiring integration of propulsion, electronics and guidance systems.

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