South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has completed the selection of companies that will be tasked with developing a non-lethal, gliding, graphite-based 'blackout bomb' for use by the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF). Speaking to Janes on 18 August a South Korean official said on condition of anonymity that Poongsan Corporation will build the weapon's case, while LIG Nexl will be in charge of providing the guidance kit and integrating the system, and Hanwha will develop the fuze. The budget for developing the stand-off weapon "is in the range of tens of billions of KRW", with contracts for prototype development set to be signed in September, according to the official.
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