Republic of Korea Army Equipment |
Modernization |
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| System | Source | Inventory | |||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | ||||
| Personnel (In Thousands) | 650 | 520 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 522 | 422 | 450 | 450 | 370 | |||
| Active | 650 | 520 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 522 | 422 | 450 | 450 | 370 | |||
| Reserve | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Armor | 1,658 | 2,108 | 2,151 | 2,501 | 2,771 | 2,771 | 2,871 | 2,757 | 1,864 | 1,864 | |||
| Medium / Main Battle Tanks | 1,600 | 2,050 | 2,093 | 2,443 | 2,713 | 2,713 | 2,813 | 2,757 | 1,864 | 1,864 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125mm | T-80U | RU | -- | -- | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | -- | -- | |
| 120mm | K-2 Black Panther | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100 | 380 | 380 | 380 | |
| 120mm | K-1A1 | ROK | -- | -- | -- | 150 | 420 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 484 | |
| 105mm | K-1 | ROK / US | 250 | 800 | 800 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| 105mm | M48A5K | US | 650 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 597 | -- | -- | |
| 90mm | M48A3K | US | 300 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 | -- | -- | |
| 90mm | M471 | US | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Light Tanks ( > 21 tons) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | .. | .. | .. | |||
| 90mm | M362 | US | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 76mm | M182 | US | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | - | - | 67 | 67 | ~77 | ~125 | ~466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | |||
| 100mm | BMP-3 | RU | -- | -- | 67 | 67 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 40mm | K-21 NIFV | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | ~10 | ~125 | ~466 | 466 | 466 | 466 | |
| Armored Personnel Carriers | 1,520 | 2,460 | 2,460 | 2,460 | 2,760 | 2,760 | 3,360 | 3,200 | 3,500 | 3,500 | |||
| Tracked | 1,120 | 2,260 | 2,260 | 2,260 | 2,560 | 2,560 | 2,560 | 2,000 | 1,300 | 1,300 | |||
| Various | KAFV | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 12.7mm | K-200 KIFV3 | ROK | 530 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| 12.7mm | M113A13 | US | 590 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 560 | -- | -- | -- | |
| ?mm | K-53X3 | SWE / ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | |
| Wheeled | 400 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 800 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 2,200? | |||
| ?mm | WAV | Country | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 600 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000? | |
| 12.7mm | KM-900 / KM-9013 | ITA / ROK | 400 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| Artillery, Self-Propelled | 382 | 1,000 | 1,263 | ~1,139 | ~1,139 | ~1,139 | ~1,213 | 1,199 | 1,199 | 1,199 | |||
| 203mm | M110 / A2 | US | 110 | 123 | 123 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| 175mm | M107 | US | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| 155mm | K-9 Thunder | ROK | -- | -- | -- | ~36 | ~36 | ~300 | ~650 | 1,136 | 1,136 | 1,136 | |
| 155mm | K-55 / KM-109A2 | US / ROK | 272 | 777 | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,040 | 500 | -- | -- | -- | |
| Artillery, Towed | ~4,000 | ~3,500 | ~3,500 | 3,500+ | 3,500+ | 3,500+ | 3,500+ | 3,500+ | 3,500+ | 3,500+ | |||
| 203mm | M115 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 155mm | KH-179 | US / ROK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 155mm | M114A1 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 155mm | M53 | US | + | + | + | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 105mm | KH-178 | US / ROK | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 105mm | M101A1 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Artillery, Rocket | 152 | 156 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 195 | 102 | 129 | 179 | |||
| 762mm | Honest John | US | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 227mm | M270 (w/ ATACMS) | US | -- | -- | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
| ???mm | K-X New MLRS | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 73 | 100 | 150 | |
| 130mm | K-136 Kooryong | ROK | 140 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | -- | -- | -- | |
| 70mm | 70mm MRL | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Artillery, Anti-Aircraft5 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | |||
| 40mm | L/60 / L/70 / M1 | US | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 35mm | GDF-003 | SWI | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 30mm | K-30 Biho | ROK | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| 20mm | K-263 | US / ROK | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |
| Robotics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 5.56mm | SGR-A1 | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Recoilless | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| 106mm | M40A2 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 90mm | M67 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 75mm | M20 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| 57mm | M18 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
| Anti-Tank Missiles | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| Spike NLOS | ISR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | +? | + | + | + | + | ||
| AT-13 Metis-M | RU | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| BGM-71 TOW4 | US | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| Anti-Aircraft Missiles5 | 603 | 343+ | 343+ | 343+ | 343+ | 343+ | 343+ | 263+ | 263+ | 263+ | |||
| MIM-14 Nike Hercules | US | 200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| MIM-23B I-HAWK | US | 110 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| KP-SAM Shingung | ROK | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| FIM-92A Stinger | US | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | ||
| SA-16 Gimlet | RU | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| Mistral | FRA | -- | 50 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 30 | ||
| Javelin | UK / ROK | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| FIM-43 Redeye | US | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SSM | - | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12+ | + | + | |||
| Hyunmoo III | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | ||
| NHK-1/-2 Hyunmoo I / II | ROK | -- | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | -- | -- | ||
Notes
1 - These vehicles were reported to have been in storage by 2010.
2 - These vehicles are generally referred to as tank destroyers, but are broadly similar in design to tanks and are classified here as such.
3 - This total may include some number of subvariants, including mortar carriers, command post vehicles, and others.
4 - This may include some number of self-propelled launchers.
5 - The ROK Army turned over the Air Defense mission to the ROK Air Force in 1991.
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