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Poland Builds Its Own Cruise Missile to Take On Russia’s Kalibr
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At the MSPO 2025 defense exhibition, Polish company WB Group presented its new cruise missile project named Lanca (“Spear”). The firm is best known for its unmanned aerial systems, but is now entering the field of missile development.
Photos of the missile were shared on the social platform X by defense enthusiast Arkadiusz Molis, who accessed the exhibition site a day before the official opening.
Images suggest that the missile is designed for containerized launches from land or sea platforms. It features folding wings and a solid-fuel booster to provide the initial altitude and velocity before switching to a turbojet engine.
The photos also show a distinct cutout at the front of the missile’s nose section. Analysts note that this may indicate the integration of a seeker head or an optical navigation system for terrain-following flight.
However, it remains unclear whether the object displayed at MSPO 2025 is a full-scale prototype or a scaled model. Details on range, payload, and warhead type have not yet been disclosed.
While official specifications remain undisclosed, the design of the Lanca—including its container launch capability and presumed long-range navigation system—suggests it may be positioned as Poland’s domestic alternative to systems such as Russia’s Kalibr.
This is not the first missile-related project for WB Group. Earlier, the company announced cooperation with South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace to establish joint production in Poland of 239-mm precision rockets CGR-080 for the K239 Chunmoo system and its Polish modification, Homar-K.
The unveiling of Lanca comes at a time when Poland is expanding its domestic defense capabilities. The official technical specifications are expected to be revealed following the opening of MSPO 2025.
Earlier, Poland launched preparations for Iron Defender-25, its largest military drills of the year, involving over 30,000 troops and advanced systems like Abrams tanks and Chunmoo launchers. The exercises will span land, sea, air, and cyberspace, and are part of Poland’s broader “Eastern Shield” defense strategy.
