On 2 September, on the first day of the MSPO 2025 defence exhibition held at Targi Kielce, Poland’s WB Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace formed a new joint venture (JV) known as Hanwha WB Advanced Systems.
An agreement establishing the new JV was signed at MSPO by Piotr Wojciechowski, president and CEO of WB Electronics, and Jae-il Son, president and CEO of Hanwha Aerospace.
The new JV will initially produce ammunition for the Homar-K multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) being introduced into Polish service, which are based on Hanwha’s K239 Chunmoo MRL but based on Polish Jelcz P882.57/P883.57 chassis. Further ahead, however, the JV will also develop new missile and rocket rounds.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who attended the JV signing ceremony, stated of the development, “This is probably the biggest event of this MSPO. We are gaining the ability to produce missiles for the Homar-K launcher; this is an extraordinary moment. We will be more and more independent in terms of industry. We not only buy armaments, but also import production to Poland.”
“This is a serious investment,” added WB Group President Piotr Wojciechowski. “The costs of building the plant exceed one billion zlotys. The investment will create new jobs, and we will also acquire a number of technologies. The joint venture is being built on the basis of a partnership relationship and as partners we will implement projects together.
“The goal is to increase security, as the missiles will be manufactured domestically,” added Wojciechowski. “The ammunition will be entirely manufactured in Poland, with the participation of not only the WB Group but also a huge number of local entities. Part of the project is also the development and implementation of new missiles, in accordance with the needs of the Ministry of National Defence.”
