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 "slug": "poland-pgz-anduril-barracuda-500m-cruise-missile-production-bydgoszcz",
 "title": "Poland's PGZ and Anduril Sign to Produce the Barracuda-500M Cruise Missile at Bydgoszcz",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/poland-pgz-anduril-barracuda-500m-cruise-missile-production-bydgoszcz/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/poland-pgz-anduril-barracuda-500m-cruise-missile-production-bydgoszcz/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-06T13:50:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:52.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBydgoszcz, 6 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * On 6 July 2026 the Polish state group PGZ, its subsidiary WZL-2 and the American firm Anduril signed an agreement in Bydgoszcz to assemble and then produce the surface-launched Barracuda-500M cruise missile in Poland\n * The missile is a low-cost, mass-producible weapon with a range of more than 925 km, a warhead of about 45 kg and a truck-mounted launcher; “thousands” are planned\n * The deal converts an October 2025 memorandum into a producti",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "polish-lithuanian-axis",
  "stk-strike-long-range-fires"
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 "sources": [],
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