Poland is beefing up its defence capacity with locally produced precision-guided missiles for the 288 K239 Chunmoo mobile artillery missile systems it ordered from South Korea in 2022. The launchers, dubbed Homar-K in Polish service, are to be loaded with CGR-080 missiles. Those will be produced in Poland, making the country less dependent on otherwise long-range delivery.
By setting up a joint venture of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and Poland’s WB Electronics, Poland’s defence industry will also gain knowledge of how to make these precision-guided missiles. Up to 10,000 of the CGR-080s are to be produced in Gorzów Wielkopolski in western Poland, about 124 kilometres (77 miles) east of the German capital of Berlin.
Fighter aircraft, battle tanks and howitzers
The Homar-K (Chunmoo) is not the only weapon system Poland is buying from South Korea. In a reaction to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia, the Polish government ordered much more: 48 FA-50 light multirole fighter aircraft, 180 K2 main battle tanks and 212 K9 Thunder howitzers with follow-up orders planned for both the tanks and the howitzers. Of the K9, all were delivered by December 2025.
Effective range
The Homar-Ks are expected to enter servicde between 2030 and 2033. The CGR-080 missiles for this system have an effective range of 80 kilometres (49.7 miles). | © 2026 Marcel Burger, nordicreporter.com. Featured photo of the K239 Chunmoo: Ministry of Defence, Republic of Korea (South Korea)