UAV SYSTEM
IN PRODUCTION
BATTLE TESTED 84%
Bigung Loitering Munition
Bigung
MANUFACTURER Hanwha Aerospace
IN SERVICE 2024
RANGE 20 km
OVERVIEW
The Bigung is a loitering munition (kamikaze drone) developed by Hanwha Aerospace. It can be launched from ground vehicles or infantry platforms, loiter over the battlefield to identify targets, and strike with precision. Part of Korea's push into unmanned combat systems.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
role
Loitering munition / kamikaze drone
loiter time minutes
30
range km
20
guidance
GPS/INS, electro-optical seeker
launch
Canister-launched from vehicle or dismounted
warhead
Multipurpose shaped charge
BATTLE TESTED REVIEWS
84
ROK Army Unmanned Combat Exercise (K-CEV) EXERCISE PROVEN
2026 | ROK Army Drone Combat Command
The Bigung loitering munition was deployed in the ROK Army's K-CEV unmanned combat exercise in February 2026, engaging simulated armored targets autonomously in a combined arms scenario alongside unmanned ground vehicles and reconnaissance drones. The system demonstrated its ability to loiter, identify, and strike targets with precision in a networked battlefield environment.
Successful autonomous target engagement in K-CEV exercise
Loiter-and-strike demonstrated against simulated armor
Networked operations with UGVs and recon drones
Canister launch from both vehicle and dismounted positions