Indonesia mulls KGGB kit following Thailand's combat debut

A mock-up of the Korean GPS-Guided Bomb kit, seen here at Indo Defence 2014 in Jakarta. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Indonesia has expressed interest in acquiring the Korean GPS-Guided Bomb (KGGB) kit and has requested a formal presentation on the product from South Korea's LIG Nex1.

Sources close to the matter have confirmed to Janes that a presentation on the bomb kit was subsequently made in Jakarta on 30 September after Indonesian interest in the product increased following its first combat deployment in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict in July.

According to attendance documents that were provided to Janes by one of the sources, the meeting was attended by 26 senior Indonesian Air Force officials including leaders from the strategic planning unit and commanders of Wing 3, Wing 14, Wing 15, and Wing 16 of Air Squadron 3.

The KGGB is a precision-guided glide bomb kit designed to convert conventional Mk 82 general-purpose bombs into long-range, high-accuracy munitions.

It was developed jointly by South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and LIG Nex1, and it integrates a GPS-based satellite navigation system with an inertial navigation system (INS).

The kit centres around a pair of foldable wings and a guidance module that attaches to the bomb, allowing it to glide over extended distances without propulsion.

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) deployed KGGB-equipped Mk 82 bombs from F-16 fighter aircraft in the July 2025 conflict, targeting Cambodian military positions including command posts, ammunition depots, and BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher systems.

It marked the first known operational use of the KGGB system in combat.