Hanwha Aero to Supply Self-Propelled Howitzer Parts Worth 400 Billion KRW to Poland

Supply of Self-Propelled Howitzer Chassis Components... Contract Signed with HSW
"Responding to European Defense Bloc Formation, Local Cooperation"

Hanwha Aerospace announced on the 8th that it has signed a component supply contract worth 402.6 billion KRW with Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW), a Polish state-owned defense company, for the Polish self-propelled howitzer KRAB chassis. The company plans to strengthen cooperation with local defense firms to respond to the European defense bloc formation and build bilateral relations as strategic partners.

A K9 self-propelled howitzer produced locally in Poland with body components supplied by Hanwha Aerospace (Photo by Hanwha Aerospace)

Hanwha Aerospace first signed a contract with Poland in 2014 by supplying chassis components for 120 KRAB units. Subsequently, in 2022 and 2023, it supplied a total of 364 K9 self-propelled howitzers. An additional contract for the remaining 300 K9 units is also being pursued under the basic contract signed in 2022.

Hanwha Aerospace continues to expand its cooperation even after exporting components for the existing K9 self-propelled howitzer, the Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher, and the KRAB chassis. In addition to maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of the existing supplied products, the company plans to participate in Poland’s “medium and heavy armored infantry fighting vehicle” project by offering the locally customized version of its independently developed infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), Redback.

On the 7th (local time), at the contract signing ceremony held at the HSW headquarters in Stalowa Wola, Poland, representatives from Hanwha Aerospace and HSW posed for a commemorative photo. From the left: Kim Dong-hyun, Head of LS Business Division at Hanwha Aerospace; Barbara Senya, Chief Financial Officer of the HSW Board; Son Jae-il, CEO of Hanwha Aerospace; and Wojciech K?dziera, CEO of HSW. (Photo by Hanwha Aerospace)

In particular, Hanwha Aerospace, together with its subsidiary Hanwha Ocean, plans to participate in the bidding for Poland’s 8 trillion KRW submarine project called the “Orka Project,” which aims to modernize the navy, by proposing an integrated solution.

Son Jae-il, CEO of Hanwha Aerospace, said, "This export is a good example of building defense cooperation with Poland in various ways, and it can also contribute to mutual growth with domestic defense partners while responding to the recent European defense bloc formation."

The contract signing ceremony was held on the 7th (local time) at the HSW headquarters in Stalowa Wola, Poland. Attendees included CEO Son Jae-il, HSW CEO Wojciech Kedziera, officials from both companies, as well as representatives from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Poland, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, and the Defense Technology Quality Institute.