# Norway Awards Chunmoo Rocket Systems

Norway has contracted with South Korean manufacturer Hanwha Aerospace for 16 K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery systems as part of its long-range Arctic missile program. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2028, with initial operational capability targeted for 2029; the contract is valued at $2 billion. The award is in place, and the signal identifies no open solicitation or procurement contact.

- The planned delivery and operational-readiness schedule gives contractors a timeframe to assess potential follow-on work in training, basing infrastructure, and sustainment; these are prospective areas, not announced solicitations.
- Companies supporting land-force modernization may also find relevant market context in the Norwegian Army’s development of drone capabilities, though the signal does not identify a related procurement.
- Firms interested in this market should distinguish the completed system award from possible future support requirements and avoid treating them as currently available opportunities.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Government Entities
- Norwegian Army
- Norwegian Ministry of Defence

### Vendors
- Hanwha Aerospace (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> The first thing we did was to launch drone strategies within the land forces and have some units develop their own — now almost all units in the army have some kind of drones.
> — Trond Nilsen, Acting Chief of the Norwegian Army

### Sources
- [Norway to receive Chunmoos in 2028, reach IOC in 2029: Norwegian army leader - Breaking Defense](https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/norway-to-receive-chunmoos-in-2028-reach-ioc-in-2029-norwegian-army-leader) - Breaking Defense