North Korea Air Force Equipment
| SYSTEMS | Inventory | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | ||
| Personnel | 70,000 | 82,000 | 86,000 | 86,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | ... | |
| Bomber | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | ... | |
| H-5 | IL-28 Beagle | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | ... |
| Fighter | 700 | 523 | +525 | +525 | +525 | +525 | +525 | ... | |
| J-5 Fresco |
MiG-17 Fresco |
230 | 110 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | ... |
| J-6 Farmer |
MiG-19 Farmer |
160 | 130 | +100 | +100 | +100 | +100 | +100 | ... |
| J-7 Fishbed |
MiG-21 Fishbed |
160 | 120 | 150 | 150 | 120 | 150 | 150 | ... |
| MiG-23 Flogger |
45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 56 | 55 | ... | |
| MiG-29 Fulcrum |
25 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 20 | ~35 | ~35 | ... | |
| Q-5 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ... | |
| Su-7 Fitter |
20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ... | |
| Su-25 Frogfoot |
20 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | ... | |
| Attack Helicopter | 60 | 140 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | ... | |
| Mi-24 Hind |
- | 80 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ... | |
| Transport | 280 | 300 | ~318 | ~318 | ~318 | ~318 | ~318 | ... | |
| An-2 / Y-2 Colt |
250 | 282 | ~300 | ~300 | ~300 | ~300 | ~300 | ... | |
| An-24 Coke | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ... | |
| Il-14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| Il-18 Coot | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Il-62M Classic | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Tu-134 Crusty | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| Tu-154 Careless | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | |
| Tu-204-300 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Y-5 | An-2 Colt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ~200 | ~200 | ... |
| Helicopter | 237 | 283 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 | ... | |
| Hughes MD-500 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 80 | 80 | ... | |
| Mi-2 Hoplite |
100 | 140 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | ... | |
| Mi-8 Hip / Mi-17 Hip H |
70 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ... | |
| Z-5 |
40 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | ... | |
| Training | 210 | 193 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | ... | |
| CJ-5 / CJ-6 / Yak-18 |
150 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 180 | 187 | ... | |
| FT-2 | MiG-15 Fagot |
50 | - | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | ... |
| MiG-19 Farmer |
+ | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| MiG-21 Fishbed |
10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ?+ | 6 | ... | |
| H-5 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | |
| MISSILES | ... | ||||||||
| AAM | AA-2 ATOLL |
+ | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... |
| AA-7 APEX |
+ | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| AA-8 Aphid | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | AA-10 Alamo | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... |
| AA-11 Archer | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ... | |
| SAM | SA-2 GUIDELINE |
72 | 240 | ~45 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ... |
| SA-3 GOA |
~32 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ... | |
| SA-5 GAMMON |
~72 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | |
| SA-7 GRAIL SA-14 GREMLIN SA-16 GIMLET |
++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ... | |
| UAV | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | ... | |
| Shmel | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | ... | |
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