Námořní letectvo Korejské republiky (Námořní vzdušné velení)

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Námořní letectvo Korejské republiky (Námořní vzdušné velení)

해군항공사령부

The Republic of Korea Navy’s air arm, Naval Air Command at Pohang since July 2022, grew from a single rebuilt Texan at Jinhae in 1951 into a force of about 70 submarine hunters and ship-borne helicopters — and between June 2024 and September 2026 it took six P-8A Poseidons, lost a 58-year-old P-3CK and four crew at Pohang, and began replacing its Lynx fleet with MH-60R Seahawks.

0Bojová letadla
5Aktivní letecké základny
1957Založeno
6Typy vyřazené z provozu
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lillian Olen / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
ZeměJižní KoreaZaloženo1957PostaveníAktivníVelitelstvíPohangVelitelJo Young-sang
Příběh

The South Korean naval aviation story: a rebuilt Texan at Jinhae, a boat sunk in the East Sea and Poseidons at Pohang

1951–1963: a rebuilt Texan at Jinhae, and a false start

South Korean naval flying began in the middle of a war, with almost nothing. Korean Wikipedia dates an aviation section (항공반) at the Jinhae naval base to April 1951, and says that in August that year the navy put into service the Haechwiho (海鷲號, "sea eagle"), a North American T-6 Texan rebuilt for naval duties — the first aircraft the country modified itself. A naval air unit was formally founded on 15 July 1957, the date the service still counts from. It did not last: Namuwiki records that it was disbanded on 1 March 1963 because American advisers judged it premature. For a decade the navy had no aircraft of its own.

1958–1978: marine spotters, Trackers and the move to Pohang

The lineage that survived was the Marine Corps’. A marine air observation unit was formed on 1 March 1958 with eight aircraft, and in 1963 became an aviation group flying L-19 and L-20 spotter aircraft, according to Namuwiki. It went to Vietnam with the marine formation and flew observation, leaflet and fire-support missions there — Korean Wikipedia calls it the country’s first air unit deployed abroad. When the Marine Corps headquarters was dissolved in 1973, its aviation was merged into a re-formed naval air unit at Gimhae on 1 May 1973, with 125 people and 23 aircraft. The S-2 Tracker gave that unit a real job: eight flown by the air force from 1970 passed to the navy in January 1976 and 23 more followed, 31 in all. The headquarters moved to Pohang on 16 July 1978.

1977–1991: Alouettes on destroyers and a boat sunk in the East Sea

Ship-borne helicopters came next. Twelve Aérospatiale Alouette IIIs arrived in 1977–1979 for the ex-American Gearing-class destroyers of the Chungbuk class, armed for both anti-submarine and anti-ship work. On 13 August 1983 the Alouette of the destroyer Gangwon fired an AS-12 missile at a fast North Korean infiltration boat in the East Sea, which South Korea says had landed four agents on the Gyeongbuk coast on 5 August; the boat returned fire and was sunk, and three bodies were recovered, according to Namuwiki. No North Korean account of the episode was found. In February 1986 the air arm was reorganised as the 6th Air Wing (제6항공전단).

1991–2016: Lynx and Orion, from the Yellow Sea to the Gulf of Aden

The 1990s brought the aircraft that still form most of the fleet. Twelve Westland Lynx Mk.99s arrived from 1990 and 13 Super Lynx Mk.99As in 1999–2000; the first P-3C Orions came in 1995, and the last Tracker had gone by 2001. Eight ex-US Navy airframes were rebuilt by Korean Air and L-3 as P-3CKs by 2010. The helicopters went to sea in earnest with the Cheonghae Unit, formed on 3 March 2009 to escort shipping off Somalia: in January 2011 the Lynx of the destroyer Choe Yeong engaged pirates during the rescue of the tanker Samho Jewelry. The record has a darker side. A Lynx went down near Chujado in April 2010 with all aboard, another ditched on 17 April 2010 after parts that should have been replaced were not, and a third crashed in the East Sea on 26 September 2016, killing three.

2016–2026: Wildcat, Poseidon, Seahawk — and a crash at Pohang

The last decade has replaced almost everything. Eight AW159 Wildcats, chosen on 15 January 2013 over the MH-60, were delivered in 2016. The 6th Air Wing became Naval Air Command, under a rear admiral, on 15 July 2022. Six Boeing P-8A Poseidons reached Pohang on 19 and 30 June 2024 and were declared operational in July 2025. Between them came the worst day in the arm’s recent history: on 29 May 2025 a P-3CK whose airframe had first been delivered to the US Navy in 1967 crashed near Pohang on a training circuit, killing all four crew. Twelve MH-60R Seahawks, selected in December 2020, were formally accepted on 1 April 2026; on 19 May 2026 Washington approved 24 more, and on 15 September 2026 Seoul confirmed about 20 to replace the Lynx, according to Namuwiki.

Co funguje, co ne a co stále chybí

The arm’s strength is its focus: nearly every aircraft it owns exists to find submarines, and the North’s submarine force is the threat it was built against. Its weakness has been age and slow decisions. The P-8 was first sought in 2013 to replace 16 P-3Cs and arrived eleven years later in a batch of six, not the 20 originally sought; the P-3CK lost in 2025 had no stall-warning device and no flight data recorder, the investigation reported. Wikipedia’s account of the P-3CK upgrade cites a 2010 exercise in which South Korean forces detected only 28 per cent of North Korean submarines. Fifteen Orions still fly beside six Poseidons, and the plan is to replace them by 2035. The Lynx, now 26 to 36 years old, is the next to go.

The lineage that survived was the Marine Corps’. A marine air observation unit was formed on 1 March 1958 with eight aircraft, and in 1963 became an aviation group flying L-19 and L-20 spotter aircraft, according to Namuwiki.Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) · verified 2026-10-01

Na první pohled

The Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) in numbers

Servis

Rodné jméno
해군항공사령부 (Haegun Hanggong Saryeongbu)Naval Air Command, the name since 15 July 2022; before that the 6th Air Wing (제6항공전단) from 1986. Spelling as in Korean Wikipedia and Namuwiki; the navy’s own site could not be reached
Založeno
15 July 1957Formal founding of the naval air unit. An aviation section existed at Jinhae from April 1951; the unit was disbanded on 1 March 1963 and re-formed on 1 May 1973 with the marine aviation that dated from 1958
Část
Republic of Korea NavyEnglish Wikipedia says the command is led by a rear admiral (upper half). The Marine Corps Aviation Group, re-formed in 2021, also flies from Pohang but belongs to the Marine Corps
Velitel
Rear Adm. Jo Young-sangPer Namuwiki; date of appointment not published in the sources reached
Chief of Naval Operations
Adm. Kang Dong-gilPodle anglické Wikipedie
Velitelství
PohangAt Pohang Gyeongju Airport, which the navy owns, since 16 July 1978

Pevnost

Letadlo
About 70English Wikipedia’s figure for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft together
Námořní hlídka
  • P-8A Poseidon — 6
  • P-3C Orion — 8
  • P-3CK Orion — 7 (one lost on 29 May 2025)

The Orions are to be replaced by 2035, Namuwiki says; no further P-8 order had been placed

Lodní vrtulníky
  • AW159 Wildcat — 8
  • Super Lynx Mk.99A — 12
  • Lynx Mk.99 — 11
  • MH-60R Seahawk — 12 accepted 1 April 2026

Lynx counts are Wikipedia’s; 12 Mk.99 and 13 Mk.99A were delivered. Wikipedia lists 2 MH-60R in service and 10 to come; Namuwiki says all 12 were accepted on 1 April 2026 with two entering service first

Utility and support
  • UH-60P Black Hawk — 8
  • Reims-Cessna F406 target tug — 5

Podle anglické Wikipedie

Drony
S-100 and CARV-IIKorean Wikipedia lists both with 63 Maritime Air Group; numbers not published

Infrastruktura

Letecké stanice
  • Pohang (K-3) — headquarters, P-8A and P-3
  • Jinhae (K-10)
  • Mokpo (K-15) — training
  • Jeju — detachment at the international airport

As listed by English Wikipedia; the training group at Mokpo per Korean Wikipedia

Groups
Three maritime air groups61 and 63 at Pohang, 62 at Jinhae, with a logistics group, a base defence group and the 609 Education and Training Group at Mokpo, per Korean Wikipedia
Ships with helicopters
Destroyers and frigatesWildcats operate from the Incheon-class frigates; Lynx have deployed with the Cheonghae Unit off Somalia since 2009
Shared airfield
Pohang Gyeongju AirportNavy-owned, with civil flights by the Korea Airports Corporation and a US Marine Corps presence; renamed on 14 July 2022

Struktura

How the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) is organised

Naval Air Command, the 6th Air Wing until July 2022, runs the navy’s aircraft from Pohang through three maritime air groups and a training group. Six P-8A Poseidons and 15 Orions hunt submarines from Pohang, and AW159 Wildcats, Lynx and new MH-60R Seahawks fly from the destroyers and frigates. The Marine Corps has had its own aviation group, also at Pohang, since December 2021.

JY

Rear Admiral (소장)Jo Young-sangCommander, Naval Air Command (해군항공사령관)
Námořní letecké velení해군항공사령부
Velitelství

Námořní letecké velení

해군항공사령부
Pohang

The Republic of Korea Navy’s air arm, formed on 15 July 2022 from the 6th Air Wing and led by a rear admiral, with about 70 aircraft according to English Wikipedia. Namuwiki names Rear Adm. Jo Young-sang as commander; the date he took over was not published in the sources reached. The Chief of Naval Operations is Adm. Kang Dong-gil.

Námořní hlídka

61 Maritime Air Group

제61해상항공전대
Pohang

The fixed-wing patrol force: six P-8A Poseidons, which arrived in June 2024 and were declared operational in July 2025 with 617 Flight Squadron, and 15 P-3C and P-3CK Orions, to be replaced by 2035. A P-3CK of 615 Flight Squadron crashed near Pohang on 29 May 2025, killing four.

Lodní vrtulníky

Destroyer and frigate flights

Jinhae and at sea

Eight AW159 Wildcats delivered in 2016 for the Incheon-class frigates, 23 Lynx and Super Lynx in Wikipedia’s count, and 12 MH-60R Seahawks accepted on 1 April 2026. Lynx have sailed with the Cheonghae Unit off Somalia since 2009. Korean Wikipedia places 62 Maritime Air Group at Jinhae; which helicopters it flies is not stated in the sources.

Helicopters and drones

63 Maritime Air Group

제63해상항공전대
Pohang

UH-60P Black Hawks, eight according to Wikipedia, and S-100 and CARV-II unmanned aircraft, per Korean Wikipedia; numbers of drones are not published.

Výcvik

609 Education and Training Group

제609교육훈련전대
Mokpo

The arm’s training group, at the former civil airport of Mokpo according to Korean Wikipedia; its aircraft are not listed in the sources. Five F406 target tugs support gunnery training.

Oddělení

Jeju detachment

Jeju

A maritime patrol detachment at Jeju International Airport, listed by English Wikipedia; the national AIP names the navy’s 615 Squadron in the airport’s rescue arrangements.


V provozu

What the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) flies today

Každý typ na obvinění, propojený s jeho stránkou v Knize zvířat, kde nějaký existuje. Počty se vztahují na letadla v evidenci, nikoli na letadla dostupná v daný den.

Typ Role V provozu Od Jednotky Poznámky
Boeing P-8A PoseidonV provozu Námořní hlídka a protiponorková ochrana 6 2024 Six bought; the 2013 requirement was for up to 20 aircraft and Namuwiki mentions a plan for two more, never ordered.
Lockheed P-3C OrionV provozu Námořní hlídka a protiponorková ochrana 8 1995 Eight; The Aviationist describes them as P-3C-III+.
Lockheed P-3CK OrionV provozu Námořní hlídka a protiponorková ochrana 7 2010 Eight ex-US Navy P-3Bs converted; seven left after the crash of 29 May 2025.
Sikorsky MH-60R SeahawkV provozu Ship-borne anti-submarine helicopter 2026 2–12. English Wikipedia lists two in service and ten to come; Namuwiki says all 12 were accepted at a ceremony on 1 April 2026, two entering service first.
AgustaWestland AW159 WildcatV provozu Ship-borne anti-submarine and anti-surface helicopter 8 2016 Eight; 12 more were considered in 2015 but not ordered.
Westland Super Lynx Mk.99AV provozu Ship-borne anti-submarine and anti-surface helicopter 12 1999 13 delivered in 1999–2000; 12 listed by Wikipedia.
Westland Lynx Mk.99V provozu Ship-borne anti-submarine helicopter 11 1991 12 delivered from 1990; 11 listed by Wikipedia.
Sikorsky/Korean Air UH-60P Black HawkV provozu Užitkový vrtulník 8 1994 Eight, per Wikipedia (December 2018 and current inventory).
Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan IIV provozu Target towing 5 1999 Five, per Wikipedia.
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 and CARV-IIV provozu Bezpilotní letadla
Super Lynx12
Rys11
P-3C8
AW1598
UH-60P8
P-3CK7
P-8A6
F4065

Na objednávku

Typ Objednané První dodávka Poznámky
Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk (second batch)Na objednávku 20–24.

Více

The US State Department approved 24 MH-60Rs, with an AH-64E upgrade package, in a 4.2 billion dollar sale on 19 May 2026; Seoul’s 178th Defence Acquisition Programme Promotion Committee confirmed about 20 on 15 September 2026 to replace the Lynx, according to Namuwiki. A contract had not been reported.


Dříve provozováno

Every type the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) has retired

6 types, from the North American T-6 Texan (Haechwiho) to the Bell UH-1H Iroquois. Špičkové hodnoty se vztahují na počet draků letadel převzatých do provozu po celou dobu jejich životnosti, nikoli na počet letadel v daný den.

Typ Role Vrchol Obsluhováno Nahrazeno Poznámky
Bell UH-1H Iroquois Amphibious operations and utility helicopter
Aérospatiale Alouette III Ship-borne helicopter, later trainer 12 1977–2019 Rys 12 delivered 1977–1979.
Sledovací letoun Grumman S-2 Protiponorková hlídka 31 1976–2001 P-3C Eight first flown by the air force (1970–71) and transferred in January 1976, plus 23 delivered August 1976–1982. Variants not confirmed.
North American T-6 Texan (Haechwiho) Patrol and liaison 1951– At least one.
Cessna L-19 (O-1) Bird Dog and de Havilland Canada L-20 Beaver Observation (Marine Corps) 1958– The marine observation unit had eight aircraft in 1958; 23 aircraft passed to the navy in 1973, types not itemised.
Hughes 500MD/ASW Defender Ship-borne anti-submarine helicopter A small number; not quantified.

Letecké základny

Where South Korea’s naval aviation flies from

Černé špendlíky označují aktivní základny, duté špendlíky označují uzavřená letiště. Pohang, a navy-owned airfield shared with a civil airport, has been the arm’s headquarters since 16 July 1978; Jinhae, where naval flying began in 1951, Mokpo and a detachment at Jeju complete the list. Gimhae, where the arm was re-formed in 1973 and which it left for Pohang in 1978, is now an air force base. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

Aktivní letecká základna Zavřeno nebo rezervovánoKliknutím na špendlík otevřete základní stránku
Báze ICAO Postavení Dráha Jednotky a letadla
KimheMetropolitní město Pusan (Gangseo-gu) RKPK Aktivní 18R/36L3 200 mkonkrétní18L/36R2 743 mkonkrétní
Jeju International Airportnavy detachmentJeju Special Self-Governing Province RKPC Aktivní 07/253 180 m13/311,900 m
Jinhae NavalSouth Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangnam-do), Changwon (Jinhae) RKPE Aktivní 18/361,148 m
  • 62 Maritime Air Group (제62해상항공전대)
  • Navy aviation section (항공반): T-6 Texan (Haechwiho)
Mokpo NavalSouth Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do) RKJM Aktivní
  • 609 Education and Training Group (제609교육훈련전대)
Námořní doprava v PohanguProvincie Severní Kjongsang (Gyeongsangbuk-do), Pchohang RKTH Aktivní 10/282 133 mkonkrétní

Tomuto vyhledávání neodpovídá žádná letecká základna.


Pořadí bitvy

Who is stationed where in the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command)

Létající jednotky podle základny, aktuální jednotky jako první. The navy numbers its air groups in the 60s and its squadrons in the 600s: 615 Flight Squadron flies the P-3CK and 617, formed in October 2021, the P-8A. Units of the former 6th Air Wing and of the Marine Corps are listed and marked as such. Where a unit’s base rests on Korean Wikipedia alone, the entry says so.

Námořní letecká základna Pohang · RKTHVelitelství námořního letectva, Námořnictvo Korejské republiky
61 Maritime Air Group (제61해상항공전대)Námořní hlídková skupina · aktivní
Boeing P-8A Poseidon, Lockheed P-3C a P-3CK Orion
615. letecká peruťNámořní hlídková letka · aktivní
Lockheed P-3CK Orion
617. letecká peruťNámořní hlídková letka · aktivní
Boeing P-8A Poseidon
63 Maritime Air Group (제63해상항공전대)Skupina vrtulníků a bezpilotních letadel · aktivní
UH-60P Černý jestřáb, drony S-100 a CARV-II
Letecká skupina námořní pěchoty (해병대 항공단)Marine Corps helicopter group · active
KAI MUH-1 Marineon
6th Air Wing (제6항공전단)1986–2022
S-2 Tracker, P-3C Orion, Lynx, Alouette III
Jinhae Naval · RKPEVelitelství námořního letectva, Námořnictvo Korejské republiky
62 Maritime Air Group (제62해상항공전대)Maritime air group · active
Navy aviation section (항공반)1951–1963
T-6 Texan (Haechwiho)
Mokpo Naval · RKJMVelitelství námořního letectva, Námořnictvo Korejské republiky
609 Education and Training Group (제609교육훈련전대)Tréninková skupina · aktivní
Jeju International Airport (navy detachment) · RKPCKorea Airports Corporation
Maritime patrol detachmentOddělení · aktivní
P-3 Orion
Gimhae · RKPKVzdušné síly Korejské republiky
Naval air unit (해군 항공대)1973–1978
S-2 Tracker a bývalé námořní letadlo

Žádná jednotka neodpovídá tomuto vyhledávání.


Časová osa

Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) milestones, 1914 to today

1951

April: an aviation section is formed at the Jinhae naval base. August: the Haechwiho, a rebuilt T-6, enters service.

1957

15 July: the naval air unit is formally founded — the date the arm still counts from.

1958

1 March: the Marine Corps forms an air observation unit with eight aircraft.

1963

1 March: the naval air unit is disbanded, Namuwiki says because US advisers judged it premature. The marine unit becomes an aviation group with L-19s and L-20s.

1965

Marine aviation goes to Vietnam with the Blue Dragon formation, the first Korean air unit deployed abroad according to Korean Wikipedia.

1973

1 May: a naval air unit is re-formed at Gimhae, absorbing the marine aviation: 125 people and 23 aircraft.

1976

January: the navy takes over eight S-2 Trackers from the air force; 23 more follow by 1982.

1978

16 July: the headquarters moves to Pohang.

1983

13 August: an Alouette III from the destroyer Gangwon sinks a North Korean infiltration boat in the East Sea with an AS-12, by the South Korean account.

1986

1 February: the arm becomes the 6th Air Wing.

1995

The first P-3C Orions arrive; the last S-2 retires in 2001.

2011

18–21 January: the Lynx of ROKS Choe Yeong fires on pirates during the rescue of the Samho Jewelry.

2016

13 June: the first four AW159 Wildcats are delivered. 26 September: a Lynx crashes in the East Sea; three crew die.

2022

15 July: the 6th Air Wing becomes Naval Air Command.

2024

19 and 30 June: six P-8A Poseidons arrive at Pohang. 6 September: the last UH-1H is retired at Mokpo.

2025

29 May: a P-3CK crashes at Pohang, killing four. July: the P-8As are declared operational.

2026

1 April: the 12 MH-60Rs are formally accepted. 19 May: the US approves 24 more; on 15 September about 20 are confirmed to replace the Lynx.


Bojový záznam

Every operation South Korea’s naval aviation has flown

Výpady a ztráty tam, kde je statistika udává, a poctivá prázdnota tam, kde ne.

5konflikty
1950První
0Ztráta letadla
0Zabit
  • Korejská válka 1950–1953 An aviation section formed at Jinhae in April 1951 and flew a single rebuilt T-6, the Haechwiho, from August 1951
  • Vietnamská válka 1965–1973 Flew observation, leaflet-dropping and fire-support missions with light aircraft for the Korean marine formation
  • The sinking of a North Korean infiltration boat 1983 An Alouette III from the destroyer Gangwon fired an AS-12 missile at a fast North Korean infiltration boat, which was sunk
  • Counter-piracy off Somalia (Cheonghae Unit) 2009–present Lynx helicopters on the escorting destroyers protect merchant ships and deter pirate skiffs
  • Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden 2011 The destroyer’s Lynx engaged a pirate skiff on 18 January and fired on the hijacked tanker during the boarding of 21 January

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Výrobci

Who built the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command) fleet

Každá společnost stojící za letouny na této stránce má svou vlastní stránku: příběh, každý typ, který postavila, čísla a další letectva, která s nimi létají.


Otázky a odpovědi

Everything people ask about the Republic of Korea Navy aviation (Naval Air Command)

What is the Republic of Korea Navy’s air arm called?
Naval Air Command, 해군항공사령부 (Haegun Hanggong Saryeongbu) in Korean, since 15 July 2022; from 1986 it was the 6th Air Wing. That spelling is the one used by Korean Wikipedia and Namuwiki; the navy’s own site could not be reached. English Wikipedia has no separate article on it and describes it inside its article on the navy.
What aircraft does the South Korean navy fly?
About 70 in all: six Boeing P-8A Poseidons and 15 P-3 Orions for maritime patrol; AW159 Wildcat, Lynx and Super Lynx helicopters for its destroyers and frigates; 12 MH-60R Seahawks accepted in April 2026; eight UH-60P Black Hawks; five F406 target tugs; and S-100 drones.
Where is South Korea’s naval air base?
Pohang, on the east coast, where Naval Air Command has had its headquarters since 16 July 1978 at an airport the navy owns and shares with civil flights. Wikipedia also lists air stations at Jinhae and Mokpo and a detachment at Jeju International Airport.
When did South Korea get the P-8 Poseidon?
Six P-8As reached Pohang in two batches of three on 19 and 30 June 2024 and were declared operational in July 2025. They were chosen in 2018 and bought through US Foreign Military Sales; the navy had once sought up to 20 aircraft to replace its Orions.
What happened in the Pohang P-3 crash?
On 29 May 2025 a P-3CK of 615 Flight Squadron crashed near Pohang on its second touch-and-go of a training flight, killing all four crew. The airframe had first been delivered to the US Navy in 1967. The investigation, reported on 13 November 2025, found a sudden increase in bank in a right turn and a loss of speed; the aircraft had no stall-warning device and no flight data recorder, so the exact cause could not be fixed.
Has a South Korean navy aircraft ever sunk a ship?
By South Korea’s account, yes: on 13 August 1983 an Alouette III from the destroyer Gangwon sank a North Korean infiltration boat in the East Sea with an AS-12 missile, and three bodies were recovered. Namuwiki calls it the only confirmed combat kill by a South Korean naval or air force aircraft since the Korean War. No North Korean statement on it was found.
What did the Lynx do in the Gulf of Aden?
Lynx helicopters have sailed with the Cheonghae Unit’s destroyers since 2009. During Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden in January 2011 the Lynx of ROKS Choe Yeong attacked a pirate skiff and fired on the hijacked tanker Samho Jewelry before commandos boarded it; all 21 crew were freed, and eight pirates were killed and five captured.
Is the South Korean Marine Corps aviation part of the navy air arm?
Not today. Marine aviation dating from 1958 was merged into the navy in 1973, but the Marine Corps re-formed its own Marine Corps Aviation Group at Pohang on 1 December 2021 with MUH-1 Marineon helicopters. It shares Pohang airfield with Naval Air Command.
What will replace the Lynx?
The MH-60R Seahawk. Twelve were accepted on 1 April 2026; the United States approved 24 more on 19 May 2026, and on 15 September 2026 Seoul’s acquisition committee confirmed about 20 to replace the Lynx, according to Namuwiki. A contract had not been reported.
Why was the navy’s air arm disbanded in 1963?
Namuwiki says American advisers judged it premature, and the naval air unit founded in 1957 was disbanded on 1 March 1963. The navy rebuilt its aviation from 1 May 1973 by absorbing the Marine Corps’ aviation group.



Zdroje a další četba

Každý fakt, ověřený

  • Namuwiki: 해군항공사령부Upraveno uživatelem; používá se jako pomůcka pro vyhledávání dat rodokmenů (1957, rozpuštění 1. března 1963, 1973, 20. prosince 1975, 24. ledna 1977, 16. července 1978, 1. února 1986, 15. července 2022), velitelů od roku 2022 a dat zavedení typu.
  • Namuwiki: P-8 포세이돈/운용국Korejská sekce: tři P-8A dorazily do Pohangu 19. června 2024 a tři 30. června 2024; námořnictvo prohlásilo šest strojů za operační dne 3. července 2025; létala je 617. letka 61. námořní letecké skupiny, zformované 1. října 2021; cílem je nahradit všechny P-3 do roku 2035.
  • The Aviationist: Jihokorejské letouny P-8 Poseidon jsou nyní v provozu (7. července 2025)Šest letounů P-8A v provozu v červenci 2025 u Námořního leteckého velitelství v Pohangu po příletu ve dvou várkách po třech v červnu 2024; flotila 15 letounů P-3 (osm P-3C-III+ a sedm P-3CK); havárie P-3CK 29. května 2025, jediná ztráta P-3 od roku 1995.
  • Namuwiki: MH-60 시호크/운용국Korean section: selected 15 December 2020 by the 132nd acquisition committee; 12 for about 800 million dollars; first Korean test-flight footage 5 March 2025; fleet review 28 September 2025; acceptance ceremony 1 April 2026, two entering service first; US approval of 24 more on 19 May 2026; about 20 Seahawks confirmed on 15 September 2026 by the 178th committee to replace the Lynx.
  • Namuwiki: AH-64/운용국States that on 19 May 2026 the US State Department approved a 4.2 billion dollar sale to South Korea of 24 MH-60R Seahawks and an AH-64E v6 upgrade package.
  • Namuwiki: 포항 해군 P-3CK 오라이언 추락 사고29. května 2025, 13:52, Sinjeong-ri, Donghae-myeon, Pohang; P-3CK ze 615. letecké perutě; drak letounu poprvé dodán americkému námořnictvu v roce 1967; čtyři zabiti při cvičném letu s bodem vzletu; výsledek vyšetřování ze dne 13. listopadu 2025; havárie S-2 poblíž Pohangu 27. listopadu 1989 se čtyřmi zabitými.
  • Namuwiki: P-3 오라이언Says a ROK Navy P-3C tracked a Russian submarine and forced it to surface (undated); ROK Navy P-3Cs built at Marietta.
  • Namuwiki: 슈퍼 링스12 Mk.99 delivered from 1990 and 13 Mk.99A in 1999–2000; dipping sonar; accidents near Chujado in April 2010, a ditching on 17 April 2010 traced to maintenance fraud, and the East Sea crash of 26 September 2016 with three crew lost; role in the Gulf of Aden.
  • Namuwiki: S-2Eight S-2s delivered to the ROKAF May 1970–December 1971 and passed to the navy in January 1976; 23 more from August 1976 to 1982 (31 in all); replaced by the P-3 from 1995 and all retired by 2001; crashes in May 1976 and 1989; one at the War Memorial of Korea.
  • Namuwiki: 알루에트 III12 delivered 1977–1979 for the Chungbuk-class destroyers; front-line role ended as the Lynx arrived from 1991, training from 2007, retired December 2019; an AS-12 fired from the destroyer Gangwon’s Alouette sank a North Korean infiltration boat in the East Sea on 13 August 1983; three bodies recovered.
  • Namuwiki: 500MDSays the navy flew a small number of 500MD/ASW helicopters and retired them early because of sea conditions; numbers and dates not given.
  • Namuwiki: 해병대 항공단Námořní letectvo: pozorovací jednotka 1958, letecká skupina březen 1963 s L-19 a L-20; pozorovací, letové a palebné létání ve Vietnamu; převelen k námořnictvu v roce 1973; letecká skupina námořní pěchoty znovu zformována v Pohangu 1. prosince 2021 s letounem MUH-1 Marineon; havárie 17. července 2018 s pěti zabitými.
  • Namuwiki: 포항경주공항Vlastněno námořnictvem ROK; zde sídlí Velitelství námořního letectva a Letecká skupina námořní pěchoty; dráha 2 133 x 46 m; uzavřena z důvodu obnovy povrchu na dva roky od 1. července 2014; přejmenována 14. července 2022.
  • Namuwiki: UH-1South Korean forces first took the UH-1 in 1968; the navy flew the UH-1H as an amphibious operations helicopter; the army retired its UH-1Hs on 27 July 2020; Naval Air Command held the last UH-1H retirement ceremony at Mokpo on 6 September 2024, ending the type’s military service; the army UH-1H crash at Chuncheon on 15 February 2016.
  • Korejský eAIP, AD 2 RKTH Pohang Gyeongju (AIRAC AIP AMDT 9/26, účinné od 30. září 2026)ARP 355916N 1292507E, 23 m; dráha 10/28 2 133 x 46 m, betonová; provozovatel Korea Airports Corporation, s Korejským námořním velitelstvím námořního letectva; IFR/VFR, ATS H24.
  • Korean eAIP, AD 2 RKPC Jeju International (AIRAC AIP AMDT 9/26, effective 30 September 2026)ARP 333044N 1262934E, 36 m; runways 07/25 3,180 x 45 m and 13/31 1,900 x 45 m, asphalt; Korea Airports Corporation; names ROK Navy 615 Squadron in its rescue arrangements.

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