Poland to produce Barracuda cruise missiles under new deal

Poland will begin producing Barracuda cruise missiles under a new agreement between the state-owned defense group PGZ, Military Aviation Works No. 2 (WZL No. 2), and US-based Anduril Industries, the Polish Ministry of National Defence said, Report informs.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, as well as Deputy Defence Ministers Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka and Cezary Tomczyk.

According to the ministry, the project envisions the creation of one of Europe's first large-scale production lines for a new class of low-cost cruise missiles.

In the future, PGZ and Anduril Industries plan to manufacture several thousand Barracuda-500M cruise missiles annually.