The facility will be built in Zielonka, near Warsaw, and is expected to be completed by 2028, state news agency PAP reported.
Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk said the project marked a milestone in developing Poland’s domestic defence industry.
The project, worth nearly PLN 130 million (about EUR 30 million), will be financed largely through the state’s Capital Investment Fund, with additional funding from Military Electronic Works (WZE), the state-owned company leading the project.
According to the defence ministry, the facility will enable the production, assembly and delivery of CAMM-ER missiles for the Polish armed forces.
The project is part of Poland’s Narew air and missile defence programme, aimed at building a multilayered shield against aerial threats.
Tomczyk said Poland has been steadily expanding its air defence capabilities through programmes such as Wisła, Narew, Pilica and San.
“Over the coming years, Poland will become a country with one of the most modern missile defence systems in Europe,” he said, adding that the system would be capable of countering drones, cruise missiles, helicopters and aircraft.
He also said the project would allow Poland, for the first time, to develop the full capability to produce a missile domestically within the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and at facilities such as WZE.
Adam Leszkiewicz, head of the Polish Armaments Group, said CAMM-ER missiles are among the most advanced in the world and that the investment would enable both their production and servicing in Poland.
He added that the project would help equip 23 Narew system batteries with more than 1,000 missiles.
The project will be carried out in partnership with British defence company MBDA and will involve a transfer of technology, including the production of components, assembly and testing of launcher systems, and the eventual manufacture of the CAMM-ER missiles.
Officials said the project is part of broader efforts to boost Poland’s defence industry and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.
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Source: IAR, PAP