Military


ROK Air Force Equipment

The air force possesses approximately 63,000 troops and about 740 aircraft including F-16s [up from about 700 aircraft in 1990]. All of these aircraft were produced in the United States, with the exception of sixty-eight Northrop F-5E/Fs that were coproduced with Korean Air. As of 1990 the 294 Northrop F-5s and 36 General Dynamics F16C /Ds were the primary ground attack aircraft. Approximately 130 McDonnell Douglas F-4s were deployed as of 1990 for air defense but were equally useful in ground attack. All three types of aircraft were capable of being used in either role, depending on their armament.

SYSTEMS Inventory
1990 1995 2000 2002 2005 2010
FIGHTER
F-16 46 60 160 153 153 153
F-5 204 195 195 185 185 185
F-4 128 130 130 130 130 130
COIN
A-37B 23 23 22 22 22 22
T-28D 6
FAC
O-1A 20 20 20 20 20 20
O-2A 10 10 10 10 10 10
OA-37B 25
RECCE
RF-4C 27 18 18 18 18 18
RF-5A 10 10 5 5 5 5
Hawker 800RA 3 3 3
ELINT/SIGINT
Hawker 800XP 7 7 7
SAR
UH-1B 15 15
UH-1H/N 2 5 5 5 5
Bell-212 7 4 4 4 4
TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT
BAe 748 2 2 2 2 2 2
Boeing 737-300 1 1 1 1 1 1
C-54 9
C-118 1 1 1 1 1 1
C-123J/K 10
Commander 3
C-130H 10 10 10 10 10 10
CN-235M/-220 12 15 20 20 20
HELICOPTERS
Bell-412 3 3
UH-1D 5
UH-1H/N 5 6
CH-47 6 6 6 6 6
AS-332 3 3 3 3 3
VH-60 3 3 3 3 3
TRAINING
F-5B 25 25 25 25 25 25
F-5F 35
T-33A 25
T-37 40 50 50 50 50 50
T-38 30 30 30 30
T-41D/B 20 25 25 25 25 25
Hawk MK-67 18 18 18 18 18
UAV
Searcher 3 3 3 3
Harpy 100 100 100 100
MISSILES
ASM
AGM-65A Maverick + + + + + +
AGM-88 HARM + + + + +
AGM-130 + + + +
AGM-142 + + + +
AAM
AIM-7 Sparrow + + + + + +
AIM-9 Sidewinder + + + + + +
AIM-120 AMRAAM + + + + +
SAM
Nike Hercules + +
I Hawk + +
Javelin + +
Mistral + +