Event 591

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Headline, body text, and visual evidence from the screenshot clearly support that a missile factory agreement was signed and is positioned as a significant step in Polish defense procurement.",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "South Korea"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/10/03/polish-and-korean-firms-sign-deal-to-create-missile-factory-in-poland/"
    ],
    "title": "Creation of missile factory in Poland via Polish-Korean deal"
  },
  "description": "Poland’s WB Group and South Korean missile manufacturer Hanwha have signed a contract to create a missile factory in Poland, which will allow for local production and possible export of Korean-made missile systems already purchased by Poland.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-03T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Headline: Polish and Korean firms sign deal to create missile factory in Poland",
    "WB Group, one of Poland’s leading arms manufacturers, has signed a contract with South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace to potentially create a missile factory in Poland, it was announced by KOREA Defence Industry Association (KDIA).",
    "The missiles would be based on the Hanwha K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery system, which consists of South Korean K239 Chunmoo launchers and missiles sold to the Polish government."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "WB Group, one of Poland’s leading arms manufacturers, has signed a contract with South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace to potentially create a missile factory in Poland...",
    "The missiles would be based on the Hanwha K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery system, which consists of South Korean K239 Chunmoo launchers and missiles sold to the Polish government.",
    "The deal marks another step towards greater autonomy in missile production and cooperation in new areas of defence equipment supported, said national defence ministry."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/10/03/polish-and-korean-firms-sign-deal-to-create-missile-factory-in-poland/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Headline: Polish and Korean firms sign deal to create missile factory in Poland",
            "WB Group, one of Poland’s leading arms manufacturers, has signed a contract with South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace to potentially create a missile factory in Poland, it was announced by KOREA Defence Industry Association (KDIA).",
            "The missiles would be based on the Hanwha K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery system, which consists of South Korean K239 Chunmoo launchers and missiles sold to the Polish government."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Polish and Korean firms sign deal to create missile factory in Poland",
  "location_text": "Poland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_591_1763931996_89123529.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Defense capacity building. ??PL-KR missile factory deal",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/10/03/polish-and-korean-firms-sign-deal-to-create-missile-factory-in-poland/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Polish and Korean firms have agreed to set up a missile production facility in Poland to manufacture Korean missile systems locally and potentially for export.",
  "url": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/10/03/polish-and-korean-firms-sign-deal-to-create-missile-factory-in-poland/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "3-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??PL-KR missile factory deal",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/10/03/polish-and-korean-firms-sign-deal-to-create-missile-factory-in-poland/",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Defense capacity building. ??PL-KR missile factory deal",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}