ROK Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft | Source | Inventory | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||||
| Personnel | 40 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Active | 40 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
| Reserve | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Attack | 32 | 23 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| O/A-37B | Dragonfly | US | 27 | 23 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| T-28D | Trojan | US | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Fighter | 364 | 373 | 389 | 386 | 369+ | 390+ | 390+ | 328? | 328? | 328? | ||||
| 5th Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 150? | 150? | 150? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-X-3 (F-35A)1 | Lightning II | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80? | 80? | 80? | ||
| KF-X | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 70? | 70? | 70? | |||
| 4th Generation | 30 | 48 | 64 | 106 | 157 | 178 | 178 | 258? | 258? | 285? | ||||
| F-X-3 (F-15SE)1 | Silent Eagle | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80? | 80? | 80? | ||
| K/F-16C | Falcon (Peace Bridge) | US / ROK | 30 | 48 | 64 | 104 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | ||
| F-15K (F-X-1 / -2) | Slam Eagle | US / ROK | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||
| 3rd Generation | 334 | 325 | 325 | 280 | 212+ | 212+ | 212+ | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| K/F-5E | Tiger II | US | 160 | 160 | 160 | 150 | 142 | 142 | 142 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| F-5A | Freedom Fighter | US | 44 | 35 | 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| F-4E | Phantom II | US | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| F-4D2 | Phantom II (Peace Spectator) | US | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | + | + | + | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Recon / EW | 67 | 58 | 58 | 81 | 51 | 45 | 47 | 54? | 54? | 54? | ||||
| Falcon 2000 | FRA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| RC-800SIG | (Peace Krypton) | US / UK | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| RC-800RA | (Peace Pioneer) | US / UK | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| EA-50 / RA-50 | Golden Eagle | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24? | 24? | 24? | ||
| RF-5A | Freedom Fighter | US | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| RF-4C | Phantom II | US | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| KO-1 | Wong Bee | ROK | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
| O-2A | Skymaster | US | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| O-1E | Bird Dog | US | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Airborne Early Warning (AEW) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| B737 AEW&C (E-X) | (Peace Eye) | US / ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Transport | 38 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Medium | 31 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| C-130J-30 | Hercules | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| C-130H / H-30 | Hercules | US | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| C-123K | Provider | US | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| C-54 | Skymaster | US | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Light | 4 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| CN-235 | SPN / INDO | -- | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||
| C-118 | Liftmaster | US | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Commander 520 | US | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Passenger | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| B747 (KVC-XX) | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| B737 | US | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| BAe 748 | UK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| TRAINING | 170 | 167 | 237 | 244 | 250 | 268 | 236 | 236 | 221 | 221 | ||||
| Jet - Advanced | 70 | 92 | 132 | 154 | 150 | 162 | 130 | 130 | 115 | 115 | ||||
| K/F-16D | Falcon (Peace Bridge) | US / ROK | 10 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | ||
| T/A-50 | Golden Eagle | ROK | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 25 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | ||
| T-59 | Hawk (Mk 67) | UK | -- | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | -- | -- | ||
| T-383 | Talon | US | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| K/F-5F | Tiger II | US | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| F-5B | Freedom Fighter | US | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Jet - Intermediate | 75 | 50 | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| T-37C | Tweet | US | 50 | 50 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| T-33A | Shooting Star | US | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Piston | 25 | 25 | 55 | 90 | 100 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | ||||
| KT-1 | Wong Bee | ROK | -- | -- | 55 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | ||
| T-103 | RU | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |||
| T-41D | Mescalero | US | 25 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Helicopter |
GTOW | 31 | 41 | 49 | 47 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |||
| Transport - Heavy | 20-ton | .. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| HH-47D | Chinook | US | -- | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Transport - Intermediate | 10-ton | 3 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |||
| VCH-92 (VH-X) | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| HH-60P | Blackhawk | US | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||
| S-70A-22 | White Knight | US | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| HH-32A | RU | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Bell 412 | US | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| AS-332L | Super Puma | FRA | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Transport - Medium | 5-ton | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| UH-1N / Bell 212 | Twin Huey | US | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| UH-1H | Iroquois | US | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Light / Utility | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| UH-1B | Iroquois | US | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| UAV | -- | -- | -- | 103 | 103 | 103+ | 103+ | 103+ | 103+ | 103+ | 103+ | |||
| Global Hawk | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4? | 4? | 4? | 4? | |||
| Kus-9 | Night Intruder | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||
| Searcher | ISR | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Harpy | ISR | -- | -- | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
Air Defense |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Artillery, Anti-Aircraft4 | -- | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||
| 40mm | L/60 / L/70 / M1 | US | -- | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | ||
| 35mm | GDF-003 | SWI | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Anti-Aircraft Missiles4 | -- | 310 | 310+ | 310+ | 310+ | 310+ | 310+ | 310+ | 310+ | 310+ | ||||
| K-SAM Chun Ma (Pegasus) | ROK | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| MIM-14 Nike Hercules | US | -- | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | |||
| MIM-23B I-HAWK | US | -- | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | |||
| Radars | 16 | 19 | 19 | 23? | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| AN/TPS-77 / AN/FPS-117 | US | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||
| L-88 LASS | US | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| AN/TPS-70 | US | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1? | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Missile Defense |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Interceptors | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48 | 48 | 48+ | 48+ | 48+ | 48+ | ||||
| M-SAM Cheolmae II | ROK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | + | + | + | + | |||
| Patriot PAC-2 (SAM-X) | US / GER | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | |||
| Radars | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2? | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| EL/M-2080 Green Pine | ISR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2? | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Notes
1 - The third phase of the ROK's F-X program (F-X-3) would select only one type aircraft, with the F-15SE and F-35A being contenders.
2 - These aircraft were reported to be in storage by 2010.
3 - These aircraft were leased from the United States beginning in 1999. They began being returned to the United States in 2010.
4 - The ROK Army turned over the Air Defense mission to the ROK Air Force in 1991.
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