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Production and servicing of K9PL self-propelled howitzers at Huta Stalowa Wola

in preparationstage: announced

A programme to build at Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) domestic servicing (MRO) capabilities, and ultimately production, of K9/K9PL self-propelled howitzers acquired from South Korea. On 10 May 2024, HSW and Hanwha Aerospace Europe signed a letter of intent extending cooperation to the service, repair and maintenance (MRO) of K9A1/K9PL howitzers and K239 Chunmu/Homar-K multiple launch rocket systems, together with technology transfer. Serial production of the K9PL in Poland was originally declared from 2026, but its full launch at HSW remains subject to further executive agreements and subsequent stages of Polonization. HSW is to serve as a regional service centre for the K9 family.

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Timeline

  1. Announced10 May 2024

Change history

  • 10 May 2024stage: announced

Significance

Launching the servicing and Polonization of the K9 at Huta Stalowa Wola is intended to give Poland its own capabilities to maintain, repair and modernize the Korean howitzers and, in the intention of the ministry of defence, to make the country a repair hub for Korean equipment for other European states. The common origin of the Krab and K9 chassis increases synergy with domestic barrel artillery production at HSW.

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  1. [1]Haubice K9 beda remontowane przez PGZ. To pomoze Hucie Stalowa Wola ↗archived ✓
    Polskie Radio 24May 2024
    Owner type
    Owner type · LocationPGZ podpisała z koreańską Hanwhą Aerospace umowę, która umożliwi transfer technologii i serwis armatohaubic K9 w polskiej Hucie Stalowa Wola
  2. [2]Huta Stalowa Wola i Hanwha Aerospace zaciesniaja wspolprace ↗archived ✓
    ZBiAMMay 2024
    StatusStageAnnouncedInvestorDescription
    Status · Descriptionw obszarze serwisu, napraw i remontów (Maintenance, repair, and overhaul, MRO) armatohaubic samobieżnych K9A1/K9PL i wieloprowadnicowych polowych systemów rakietowych K239 Chunmu/Homar-K
    Stage · Announced · Investor10 maja dyrektor handlowy Huty Stalowa Wola S.A. Grzegorz Szydło (po lewej) i prezes Hanwha Aerospace Europe Boo Hwan Lee podpisali list intencyjny
  3. [3]Porozumienie w sprawie transferu technologii K9 i Chunmoo do HSW. Bejda: Polska moze stac sie hubem serwisowym dla Europy ↗archived ✓
    Portal Obronny3 Jun 2024
    Significance
    SignificanceTo był jeden z naszych warunków w rozmowach międzyrządowych z Koreańczkami, że chcemy być hubem remontowym dla Europy
  4. [4]HSW inwestuje w przyszlosc ↗archived ✓
    Polska Zbrojna
  5. [5]hsw.pl ↗archived ✓
    Funding
    FundingŁączna wartość nakładów inwestycyjnych wyniesie 1.371,8 mln zł, w tym 1.242,0 mln zł ze środków Funduszu Inwestycji Kapitałowych
  6. [6]milmag.pl ↗
    Funding
    FundingFinancing is being provided under the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) loan program.
    Fundingsix battalion-level fire modules with 155 mm K9PL howitzers, for approximately 7.6 billion PLN net
  7. [7]Pierwsze armatohaubice K9PL w drodze do Polski. Start dostaw z drugiej umowy ↗archived ✓
    Portal Obronny (se.pl)6 Jul 2026
    Stage
    StageDocelowo, w ramach potencjalnej trzeciej umowy wykonawczej, planowane jest uruchomienie pełnej produkcji armatohaubic K9PL w Polsce.