Republic of Korea Air Force

Republic of Korea Air Force (ROK Air Force; ROKAF; Hangul: 대한민국 공군; Hanja: 大韓民國 空軍; Revised Romanization: Daehanminguk Gong-gun) is the aerial warfare service branch of Republic of Korea, operating under the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense. The ROKAF has about 500 combat aircraft of American design, plus a few Russian, European, and indigenously designed aircraft.

Statistics

 * Active Duty Personnel: 68,500
 * Reserve Personnel: 38,000
 * Number of Fixed Wing Aircraft:
 * Number of Helicopters:
 * Number of Bases:
 * Air Force Chief of Staff: General Sung Il-Hwan

Order of Battle

 * Republic of Korea Air Force Headquarters (대한민국 공군본부)
 * Air Force Operations Command (공군작전사령부)
 * 5th Tactical Airlift Wing (제5전술공수비행단), based at Busan-Gimhae (ICAO RKPK/IATA PUS)
 * 251st Tactical Air Support Squadron flying C-130H and C-130H-30
 * 256th Tactical Air Support Squadron flying CN235-100M
 * 258th Tactical Support Squadron flying CN235-100M and CN235-220M
 * 259th Tactical Air Support Squadron flying UH-60P
 * 15th Composite Wing (제15혼성비행단), based at Seongnam (ICAO RKSM/IATA SSN)
 * 237th Tactical Control Squadron flying 20 KA-1
 * 255th Special Operations Squadron flying C-130H
 * 257th Tactical Air Transport Squadron flying C-130H
 * 35th Combined Group
 * 296th Special Transport Squadron flying the HS-748 (2 aircraft tail numbers 1713 and 1718), CN235-220M (2 aircraft tail numbers 02-050 and 02-051), Boeing 737-3Z6 (1 aircraft tail number 85-101), Sikorsky VH-60P and the new Sikorsky S-92 (3 helicopters tail numbers 05-035, 05-050 and 05-055)
 * 6th Combat Control Team/Combat Search And Rescue Group (제6탐색구조비행전대)
 * Air Force Northern Combat Command (공군북부전투사령부)
 * 8th Fighter Wing (제8전투비행단), based at Wonju (ICAO RKNW/IATA WBJ)
 * 103rd Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
 * 207th Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
 * 288th Electronic Fighter Squadron flying Harpy
 * 239th Special Squadron, aka. Black Eagles Aerobatic Team(ko:블랙이글스)
 * 10th Fighter Wing (제10전투비행단), based at Suwon (ICAO RKSW/IATA SWU)
 * 101st Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
 * 201st Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
 * 39th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
 * 131st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flying 17 RF-4C Phantom
 * 17th Fighter Wing (제17전투비행단), based at Cheongju (ICAO RKTU/IATA CJJ)
 * 152nd Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
 * 153rd Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
 * 156th Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
 * 29th Tactical Development & Training Group
 * 191st Tactical Development & Training Squadron flying F-16C/D and KF-16C/D
 * 192nd Tactical Development & Training Squadron flying T-50A/B
 * 6th Search & Rescue Group
 * 233rd Combat Search & Rescue Squadron flying Bell 412, Eurocopter AS532L/L2 Cougar and Sikorsky HH-60P helicopters
 * 235th Combat Search & Rescue Squadron flying Kamov HH-32 (KA-32T) and Boeing Vertol HH-47D Chinook helicopters
 * 18th Fighter Wing (제18전투비행단), based at Gangneung (ICAO RKNN/IATA KAG)
 * 102nd Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
 * 144th Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
 * 150th Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
 * 200th Fighter Squadron fyling FA-50
 * 19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), based at Chungju (ICAO RKTU/IATA CJJ)
 * 161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block32)
 * 162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block32)
 * 155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
 * 159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
 * 20th Fighter Wing (제20전투비행단), based at Seosan (ICAO RKTP)
 * 120th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
 * 121st Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
 * 123rd Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
 * 157th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
 * Air Force Southern Combat Command (공군남부전투사령부)
 * 1st Fighter Wing (제1전투비행단), based at Gwangju (ICAO RKJJ/IATA KWJ)
 * 11th Fighter Wing (제11전투비행단), based at Daegu (ICAO RKTN/IATA TAE)
 * 102nd Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
 * 122nd Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
 * 151st Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
 * 16th Fighter Wing (제16전투비행단), based at Yecheon (ICAO RKTY/IATA YEC)
 * 202nd Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
 * 216th Flying Training Squadron flying 16 T-59 (BAe Hawk Mk.67)
 * 38th Fighter Group (제38전투비행전대), based at Gunsan
 * 111th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16
 * Air Defence Artillery Command (방공포병사령부)
 * 1st Air Defence Artillery Brigade (제1방공포병여단)
 * 2nd Air Defence Artillery Brigade (제2방공포병여단)
 * 3rd Air Defence Artillery Brigade (제3방공포병여단)
 * 30th Air Defense and Control Wing (제30방공관제단), based at Osan (ICAO RKSO/IATA OSN)
 * 1st Master Control and Report Center Group (제31중앙방공통제전대), based at Osan (ICAO RKSO/IATA OSN)
 * 2nd Master Control and Report Center Group (제32중앙방공통제전대), based at Daegu (ICAO RKTN/IATA TAE)
 * Air Force Logistics Command (공군군수사령부)
 * Maintenance Depots (정비창)
 * Supply Depots (보급창)
 * Transportation Groups (수송단)
 * Air Force Education & Training Command (공군교육사령부)
 * Basic Military Training Wing (기본군사훈련단)
 * 3rd Flying Training Wing (제3훈련비행단)
 * Air Force Aviation Science High School (공군항공과학고등학교)
 * Technical Schools (병과학교)
 * Aerospace Projects Group
 * Aerial Combat Development Group (공군전투발전단)
 * Air Force Academy (공군사관학교)

Combat Aircraft

 * McDonnell-Douglas F-4E Phantom II x 71 (Fighter-Bomber) - Full retirement by 2024
 * Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II x 100 (Light Fighter) - Full retirement by 2030
 * Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle x 60 (Multirole Fighter)
 * KAI KF-16C/D Fighting Falcon x 168 (Multirole Fighter)
 * Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 23 (Multirole Fighter) - 37 more on order
 * KAI FA-50 Golden Eagle x 60 (Light Multirole Fighter)
 * KAI KA-1 Woongbi x 20 (Light Attack/Forward Air Control Aircraft)

AWACS Aircraft

 * Boeing E-737 Wedgetail x 4 (AWACS Aircraft)

Reconnaissance Aircraft

 * Dassault RC-2000 Falcon x 2 (ELINT Aircraft)
 * Hawker RC-800 x 8 (Reconnaissance/SIGINT Aircraft)

Transport Aircraft

 * Airbus KC-330 x 4 (Aerial Tanker)
 * Airbus C-400 Atlas x 6 (Tactical Transport)
 * Boeing 737-300 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Boeing 747-400 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * CASA/IPTN CN-235-100M/200M x 18 (Transport/Utility Aircraft)
 * CASA/IPTN VCN-235 x 2 (VIP Transport)
 * Lockheed C-130H/H-30 Hercules x 12 (Transport Aircraft)
 * Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules x 4 (Transport Aircraft)

Helicopters

 * Bell 412SP x 4 (Utility Helicopter)
 * Boeing CH-47D Chinook x 12 (Heavy Lift Transport Helicopter)
 * Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma x 4 (Utility/Transport Helicopter)
 * Kamov HH-32A x 8 (CSAR Helicopter)
 * Sikorsky HH-60P Blackhawk x 10 (Utility/CSAR Helicopter)
 * Sikorsky VH-60P Blackhawk x 6 (VIP Transport)
 * Sikorsky VH-92 Superhawk x 4 (VIP Transport Helicopter)

Trainer Aircraft

 * KAI KC-100 Naraon x 24 (Basic Trainer)
 * KAI KT-1 Woongbi x 84 (Basic Trainer)
 * KAI T-50 Golden Eagle x 50 (Advanced Trainer)
 * KAI T-50B Golden Eagle x 12 (Aerobatics Aircraft)
 * KAI TA-50 Golden Eagle x 22 (Lead-in Fighter Trainer)

UAVs

 * Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk x 1 (Surveillance UAV) - 3 more on order

Future Procurement

 * KAI KF-X
 * Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 60
 * Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk x 4