Poland Receives CTM-290 Missiles for Homar-K Launchers, Quantities Undisclosed
Poland's Armament Agency says Polish forces have received new missiles for Homar-K launch systems, including CTM-290 missiles with a longer range. The number of missiles delivered has not been disclosed.
Delivery of new missiles
According to a statement from the Armament Agency, as reported by Onet, the latest shipment for the Polish Armed Forces includes missiles for the Homar-K rocket system. Alongside CGR-80 rockets, the agency said the delivery also contained CTM-290 missiles, which it described as having a considerably greater range (Transfer pocisków balistycznych do polskiej armii. Szczegóły objęte tajemnicą – Onet). The agency did not state how many CTM-290 missiles were delivered, and Onet reports that the details are covered by military secrecy.
Range and capabilities
Onet describes the CTM-290 as a short-range ballistic missile capable of striking targets up to 290 km away. The outlet also compares the missile to the American ATACMS. This comparison is the publication's own and is approximate, as the two systems differ in design, guidance and variants.
Domestic production plans
The Armament Agency said Poland is also building domestic production capacity for these munitions. According to the agency, the first rockets are expected to leave a Polish factory in 2028. Onet quotes the agency's statement on this timeline; the report does not clarify whether the first rockets produced domestically will be CTM-290 missiles.
Classified details
The number of missiles delivered and their distribution among units remain under military secrecy, Onet reports. Without these figures, the scale of the reinforcement cannot be determined from public sources.
Separate report: China's naval build-up
In an unrelated story, Onet reports that China has photographed a new naval vessel designed to carry underwater drones, amid a wider expansion of the People's Liberation Army Navy that includes new aircraft carriers. The outlet says China has already built one such ship and a second is close to completion, and that the PLA Navy is pursuing a force comparable in scale to the US Navy (Chiny mają nowy okręt wojenny. To jednostka do specjalnych zadań – Onet). Onet notes that vessels of this kind have no clear counterpart in US forces.
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