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Kore Cumhuriyeti Hava Kuvvetleri

대한민국 공군

The Republic of Korea Air Force was founded on 1 October 1949 with about twenty light aircraft, went to war nine months later in borrowed F-51 Mustangs, and grew on American aid and American designs into an air force of some 65,000 people and around 700 aircraft — and in September 2026, two years after retiring its last F-4 Phantom, it inducted the first KF-21 Boramae, the first fighter designed and built in South Korea.

Ulusal işaretlemeThe red and blue taegeuk between three black bars on each side
387Savaş uçağı
14Aktif hava üsleri
1949Kurulan
12Emekli olan türler
Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gustavo Gonzalez / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
ÜlkeGüney KoreKurulan1949DurumAktifMerkez OfisGyeryongdae, GyeryongKomutanSon Sug-rag
Hikaye

The Republic of Korea Air Force story: ten borrowed Mustangs, Phantoms for 55 years and the KF-21 Boramae

1948–1953: seven founders, ten Mustangs and a war

Korean military flying began in exile: in 1920 independence activists trained at a flying school in Willows, California, according to Korean Wikipedia and Namuwiki. The service itself grew out of an aviation unit formed within the constabulary on 5 May 1948 and became an independent air force on 1 October 1949 under its first chief of staff, Kim Jeong-ryeol, one of seven founding officers. It had about 1,600 people and some 20 liaison and training aircraft. When North Korea attacked on 25 June 1950 it had no combat aircraft at all. Ten F-51D Mustangs arrived from the US Far East Air Forces in early July; Colonel Lee Keun-seok led the first sortie on 3 July and was killed the next day in a dive over Anyang, according to Korean Wikipedia. By the armistice of 27 July 1953 the service had about 110 aircraft, 79 of them fighter-bombers.

1953–1980: Sabres, Phantoms and Freedom Fighters

The American instructors of Project Bout One, led by Major Dean Hess, taught Korean pilots on the Mustang while flying combat themselves; HistoryNet says seven of the ten American volunteers were killed in the first year, and that the ROKAF was autonomous from the USAF by January 1952. After the war the United States equipped it as a front-line ally: 112 F-86F Sabres and 10 RF-86Fs from 20 June 1955, and 40 F-86D all-weather interceptors, by Wikipedia’s count. F-5A/B Freedom Fighters followed in 1965, and in 1969, under Peace Spectator, the first F-4D Phantoms arrived — 92 in all, according to The Aviationist, followed by 94 F-4Es from 1977. F-5Es came in August 1974. A C-46 transport unit, the Eunma, flew for Korean forces in Vietnam from 1966.

1981–2005: Peace Bridge and an aircraft industry of its own

In 1981 the ROKAF ordered 36 F-16C/D Block 32s, later 40, and so became the first operator of the C/D model outside the United States. The larger Korean Fighter Program went, after a false start with the F/A-18, to 120 F-16C/D Block 52s, the KF-16: 12 built at Fort Worth, 36 assembled from kits and 72 built in Korea, followed in 2000 by 20 more. That industrial ladder mattered as much as the aircraft. Korean Air had already licence-built 68 F-5E/Fs, the Jegong-ho, from 1982 to 1986. Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) KT-1 Woongbi basic trainer reached the ROKAF in 2000, and the supersonic T-50 Golden Eagle first flew on 20 August 2002. In 1997 women were admitted to the Air Force Academy for the first time.

2005–2022: Slam Eagles, Golden Eagles and a stealth buy

The F-X competition brought the F-15K Slam Eagle: 40 from 2005 and 21 more ordered in 2008, of which 59 remain after two crashes. The T-50 entered service on 22 February 2005 and spawned the TA-50 lead-in fighter trainer and the FA-50 light fighter, 60 of which were built for the ROKAF between 2013 and 2016. Four E-737 Peace Eye early-warning aircraft arrived in 2011–2012, four KC-330 Cygnus tankers in 2018–2019 and four RQ-4 Global Hawks after a 2014 contract. The second F-X round chose the F-35A: the first reached Cheongju on 29 March 2019, 40 were bought for about 7.4 trillion won, and 20 more were approved on 4 December 2023. Meanwhile the KF-X project, launched in 2015 with Indonesia as a 20 per cent partner, produced the KF-21 Boramae, which first flew on 19 July 2022.

Drones, shells and bombs in the wrong place: the hard lessons

An air force built to win a short, intense war over the peninsula has struggled with smaller problems. When North Korean artillery shelled Yeonpyeong Island on 23 November 2010, killing two marines and two civilians by South Korea’s count, KF-16s and F-15Ks were scrambled but did not strike. On 26 December 2022 five small North Korean drones crossed the border and flew for about five hours; fighters, attack helicopters and a KA-1 that crashed on take-off failed to bring any down, and on 5 January 2023 the Joint Chiefs of Staff admitted one had entered the no-fly zone around the presidential office. On 6 March 2025 two KF-16s released eight Mk 82 bombs on a village in Pocheon after a pilot entered the wrong coordinates; 52 people were eventually reported hurt, and two pilots and two commanders were charged.

2024–2026: the Phantom goes and the Boramae arrives

The last F-4E Phantoms flew their farewell at Suwon on 7 June 2024, 55 years after the first F-4D arrived. In their place came the KF-21: its test programme finished in January 2026 after about 1,600 sorties without an accident, the first production aircraft rolled out at Sacheon in March, and on 22 September 2026 the first was handed to the 156th Fighter Squadron of the 16th Fighter Wing at Yecheon — a squadron that had flown Phantoms. Forty Block I aircraft are due by 2028 and 80 Block IIs by 2032. The F-15K is being upgraded to F-15EX standard under a 2.8 billion dollar contract of January 2026, a Global 6500 early-warning aircraft was chosen over more E-7s, and the 2027 budget proposal of 73.28 trillion won raises KF-21 funding almost two and a half times. What still lags is the old KF-5 fleet, which the KF-21 is meant to replace.

The American instructors of Project Bout One, led by Major Dean Hess, taught Korean pilots on the Mustang while flying combat themselves; HistoryNet says seven of the ten American volunteers were killed in the first year, and that the ROKAF was autonomous from the USAF by January 1952.Republic of Korea Air Force · verified 2026-09-30
Bir bakışta

The Republic of Korea Air Force in numbers

Hizmet

Yerli isim
대한민국 공군 (Daehanminguk Gonggun)The Korean name as given on Korean Wikipedia and Namuwiki; the service’s own site, airforce.mil.kr, could not be reached to check its spelling. The short form is Gonggun (공군)
Kurulan
1 October 1949Became independent of the army on that date, the day now kept as Armed Forces Day. It grew from an aviation unit formed on 5 May 1948
Bir parçası
Republic of Korea Armed ForcesUnder the Ministry of National Defense and, operationally, the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Minister of National Defense in 2026 is Ahn Gyu-back
Merkez Ofis
Gyeryongdae, GyeryongThe tri-service headquarters complex at Sindoan-myeon, Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province
Genelkurmay Başkanı
Gen. Son Sug-ragThe 42nd chief, in office since 3 September 2025 according to Namuwiki; also romanised Sohn Seok-lak
First chief of staff
Kim Jeong-ryeol1 October 1949 to 1 December 1952, one of the seven founding officers

Kuvvet

Personel
About 65,000Wikipedia’s figure for 2022, citing the 2022 Defence White Paper; Namuwiki gives 64,000 for 2025 (11,500 officers, 19,100 NCOs and 33,400 enlisted). The White Paper itself could not be read in full
Uçak
About 700–730Wikipedia gives 720 aircraft; Namuwiki about 730 for 2025. No official figure was reached
Savaş uçağı
  • KF-16C/D and F-16C/D — about 167
  • F-15K Slam Eagle — 59
  • KF-5E/F and F-5E/F — about 61
  • FA-50 — 60
  • F-35A — 39 or 40 (20 more ordered)
  • KF-21 Boramae — first delivered 22 September 2026

Numbers from Wikipedia’s inventory table unless stated; the ROKAF does not publish a type-by-type count on a page that could be reached

Destek uçağı
  • E-737 Peace Eye — 4
  • KC-330 Cygnus tanker — 4
  • C-130H/J Hercules — 12 + 4
  • CN-235 — 18
  • RQ-4B Global Hawk — 4

E-737 is the Korean name for the E-7A Wedgetail; four Global 6500 early-warning aircraft are on order

Eğitmenler
  • KT-1 Woongbi and KA-1 — 105 built for the ROKAF
  • T-50, TA-50 and T-50B — about 80–100
  • KT-100 — 23

KT-1 and KA-1 numbers from Wikipedia’s KT-1 article; T-50 family numbers differ between Wikipedia articles (see fleet)

Savunma bütçesi
73.28 trillion won proposed for 2027Up 8.2 per cent; KF-21 funding rises almost 2.5 times to 3.3 trillion won, according to Defense News. This is the whole defence budget, not the air force’s share

Altyapı

Savaşçı kanatları
Ten1st (Gwangju), 8th (Wonju), 10th (Suwon), 11th (Daegu), 16th (Yecheon), 17th (Cheongju), 18th (Gangneung), 19th (Chungju), 20th (Seosan) and the 38th Fighter Group (Gunsan), per Wikipedia
Other flying wings
  • 3rd Flight Training Wing — Sacheon
  • 5th Air Mobility Wing — Gimhae
  • 15th Special Missions Wing — Seongnam
  • 39th Reconnaissance Wing — Chungju
  • 51st Air Control Group — Gimhae (E-737)

Per Wikipedia

Shared with the USAF
Osan and KunsanUS Seventh Air Force flies from both. Gwangju, home of the ROKAF 1st Fighter Wing, is also a commercial airport shared by the US and South Korean air forces
Base moving
Gwangju to MuanOn 28 August 2026 a ministry committee chose Muan County for the 1st Fighter Wing’s new airfield; the president wants the move by mid-2028
Ekran ekibi
Black Eagles53rd Air Demonstration Group, eight T-50B in the display (ten on strength). Flew in Poland in July 2022 and at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia in February 2026
Air defence identification zone
KADIZNot territorial airspace; Chinese and Russian bombers have flown joint patrols through it, most recently reported on 9 December 2025
Yapı

How the Republic of Korea Air Force is organised

A chief of staff at Gyeryongdae and the Air Force Operations Command at Osan over ten fighter wings and groups, an air mobility wing, a flying training wing, special missions and reconnaissance wings and an air control group. The F-15K flies from Daegu, the F-35A from Cheongju, the KF-16 from Jungwon, Seosan and Kunsan, and since September 2026 the KF-21 from Yecheon. Osan and Kunsan are shared with the US Air Force; the Korean War ended with the armistice of 27 July 1953, not a peace treaty.

SS

GenelSon Sug-ragChief of Staff of the Air Force (공군참모총장) · in office since 2025
Kore Cumhuriyeti Hava Kuvvetleri대한민국 공군
Merkez Ofis

Chief of Staff of the Air Force

공군참모총장
Gyeryong

At Gyeryongdae, the tri-service headquarters complex in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, under the Ministry of National Defense and, operationally, the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Gen. Son Sug-rag, also romanised Sohn Seok-lak, became the 42nd chief of staff on 3 September 2025, according to Namuwiki; the official site could not be reached to confirm it.

Operasyonel komuta

Air Force Operations Command

Osan

Headquartered at Osan, per Wikipedia, on the base it shares with the US Seventh Air Force and 51st Fighter Wing; no ROKAF flying unit at Osan was confirmed.

Ön cephe

11th and 17th Fighter Wings

Daegu and Cheongju

All 59 F-15K Slam Eagles fly with the 11th Fighter Wing’s 102nd, 110th and 122nd Squadrons at Daegu; the F-35As with the 17th Fighter Wing’s 151st and 152nd Squadrons at Cheongju, the first of them since 29 March 2019.

Ön cephe

19th and 20th Fighter Wings and 38th Fighter Group

Chungju, Seosan and Gunsan

The KF-16 and F-16 wings: the 19th at Jungwon near Chungju, the 20th at Seosan, and the 38th Fighter Group, which shares Kunsan with the US Air Force’s 8th Fighter Wing.

Ön cephe

16th Fighter Wing

Yecheon

TA-50s and FA-50s at Yecheon, where the reactivated 156th Fighter Squadron received the first production KF-21 Boramae on 22 September 2026, the first fighter designed and built in South Korea.

Light fighters and training

1st, 8th, 10th and 18th Fighter Wings

Gwangju, Wonju, Suwon and Gangneung

T-50s with the 1st at Gwangju, which is to move to Muan County by mid-2028; FA-50s and KA-1s with the 8th at Wonju, home of the Black Eagles display team; KF-5 Tiger IIs, which the KF-21 is meant to replace, with the 10th at Suwon and the 18th at Gangneung.

Destek

5th Air Mobility Wing and 51st Air Control Group

Gimhae

C-130 and CN-235 transports, KC-330 Cygnus tankers and the four E-737 Peace Eye early warning aircraft at Gimhae in Busan.

Eğitim

3rd Flying Training Wing

Sacheon

Basic flight training on the KT-1 Woongbi at Sacheon, beside the Korea Aerospace Industries factory that builds the T-50 and the KF-21.

Special missions

15th Special Missions Wing and 39th Reconnaissance Wing

Seongnam and Chungju

Presidential and VIP flights from Seoul Air Base at Seongnam, the venue of the Seoul ADEX air show; RF-16s and RC-800s with the 39th Reconnaissance Wing, which Wikipedia places at Chungju.

Hizmette

What the Republic of Korea Air Force flies today

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Türü Rol Hizmette O zamandan beri Birimler Notlar
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIHizmette Gizli çok amaçlı savaş uçağı 39 2019 40 bought under the second F-X round; one was retired in late 2023 after an eagle strike forced a gear-up landing at Seosan on 4 January 2022. Wikipedia still lists 40.

Daha

20 more approved on 4 December 2023; how many of those had arrived by September 2026 was not confirmed.
Boeing F-15K Slam EagleHizmette Strike fighter 59 2005 61 delivered (40 from 2005, 21 ordered on 25 April 2008); two lost in crashes.
Lockheed Martin KF-16C/D and F-16C/D Fighting FalconHizmette Çok amaçlı savaş uçağı 167 Wikipedia lists 118 KF-16C/U and 49 KF-16D; Korean Wikipedia gives 134 KF-16s and 34 F-16C/D Block 32s.

Daha

180 were delivered: 40 Block 32s (Peace Bridge I) and 140 Block 52 KF-16s (120 under Peace Bridge II, 20 in 2000). An F-16C was lost near Yeongju on 25 February 2026.
Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II and KF-5E/F Jegong-hoHizmette Hafif savaş uçağı 61 1974 Wikipedia’s table gives 61; Korean Wikipedia gives about 100, a figure that appears to predate recent retirements. Korean Air licence-built 68 as the KF-5 from 1982 to 1986.
KAI FA-50 Fighting EagleHizmette Hafif savaş uçağı 60 2013 60 built for the ROKAF between 2013 and 2016.
KAI KF-21 BoramaeHizmette Çok amaçlı savaş uçağı 1 2026 The first production aircraft was handed over on 22 September 2026. 40 Block I ordered (20 in June 2024, 20 in 2025) for delivery by 2028; 80 Block II planned by 2032.
KAI T-50, TA-50 and T-50B Golden EagleHizmette Advanced and lead-in fighter trainer, aerobatics 2005 Contested: Wikipedia’s T-50 article gives 50 T-50, 22 TA-50 and 10 T-50B in October 2016; its ROKAF article lists 72 T-50, 22 TA-50 and 10 T-50B. Neither figure was confirmed officially.
KAI KT-1 Woongbi and KA-1Hizmette Basic trainer and light attack 105 2000 85 KT-1 and 20 KA-1 built for the ROKAF; at least three lost (2003, two in a collision on 1 April 2022) and a KA-1 on 26 December 2022.
KAI KT-100 (KC-100 Naraon)Hizmette Baş eğitmen 23 2016 23 ordered in May 2014 for the Air Force Academy.
Boeing E-737 Peace Eye (E-7A Wedgetail)Hizmette Havadan erken uyarı ve kontrol 4 2011 Four, delivered 2011–2012.
Airbus KC-330 Cygnus (A330 MRTT)Hizmette Tanker ve nakliye 4 2018 Four, selected 30 June 2015; the first arrived on 12 November 2018.
Lockheed C-130H and C-130J-30 HerculesHizmette Taktiksel ulaşım 16 12 C-130H and 4 C-130J, per Wikipedia.
CASA/IPTN CN-235Hizmette Hafif ulaşım 18 18, per Wikipedia and Korean Wikipedia.
Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global HawkHizmette High-altitude surveillance drone 4 Four, contracted in 2014.
Raytheon Hawker 800 (RC-800)Hizmette Sinyal ve görüntü istihbaratı 8 Eight, per Wikipedia.
Dassault Falcon 2000 (reconnaissance)Hizmette Sinyal istihbaratı 2 Two, per Wikipedia.
Boeing 747-8I and 737 (VIP)Hizmette Başkanlık ulaşımı 2 One 747-8I and one 737, per Wikipedia.
Sikorsky HH-60P (S-70)Hizmette Muharebe arama ve kurtarma 17 17, per Wikipedia.
Boeing HH-47D ChinookHizmette Heavy transport and rescue 9 Nine, per Wikipedia.
Sikorsky S-92, Aerospatiale AS332 Super Puma and Bell 412Hizmette VIP and utility helicopters 9 Three of each, per Wikipedia.
KF-16167
KT-1105
F-5E61
FA-5060
F-15K59
F-35A39
KT-10023
CN-23518

Sipariş üzerine

Türü Sipariş edildi İlk teslimat Notlar
KAI KF-21 Boramae Block I and IISipariş üzerine 119 2026 120 planned: 40 Block I by 2028 (the first delivered on 22 September 2026) and 80 Block II, with more air-to-ground capability, by 2032. The first 20 Block I cost 1.9 trillion won.

Daha

KF-21 funding in the 2027 budget proposal is 3.3 trillion won.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IISipariş üzerine 20 Approved by DAPA’s Defence Project Promotion Committee on 4 December 2023, 4.26 trillion won, for delivery to 2028. How many had been delivered by September 2026 was not confirmed.
Bombardier Global 6500 AEW&C (L3Harris, IAI radar)Sipariş üzerine 4 AEW&C II: contract of 20 October 2025, about 2.6 billion dollars, delivery by 2032. Korean Air co-develops the first two and modifies the other two in Korea.

Daha

Chosen instead of four more E-7s.
Embraer C-390 MillenniumSipariş üzerine 3 Selected by DAPA in December 2023 (budget 710 billion won) over the C-130J and A400M; The Aviationist expected two or three, Wikipedia gives three. Delivery date not confirmed.
Daha önce işletiliyordu

Every type the Republic of Korea Air Force has retired

12 types, from the Piper L-4 Grasshopper and other liaison aircraft to the Kamov Ka-32 (HH-32). Zirve rakamları, herhangi bir tarihteki filo gücünü değil, tüm hizmet ömrü boyunca teslim alınan uçak gövdelerini ifade eder.

Türü Rol Doruğa ulaşmak Servis edildi Yerine şu geçti: Notlar
Kamov Ka-32 (HH-32) Arama kurtarma helikopteri 1991–2025
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Avcı-bombardıman uçağı 94 1977–2024 F-35A, KF-21 94 received, per The Aviationist.
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II Keşif 27 1989–2014 27: 12 in 1989–1990 and 15 later, per The Aviationist.
McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II Avcı-bombardıman uçağı 92 1969–2010 92 in all: six in 1969 under Peace Spectator, 18 in 1972 and more from 1975, per The Aviationist.
Northrop F-5A/B Özgürlük Savaşçısı Hafif savaş uçağı 1965–2007 F-15K, FA-50 Wikipedia says the last 60 were retired in August 2007; the number delivered from 1965 was not confirmed.
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly Light attack; aerobatics T-50B (Black Eagles)
North American F-86F and RF-86F Sabre Gündüz avcı ve keşif 122 1955–1990 112 F-86F and 10 RF-86F, per Wikipedia.
Kuzey Amerika F-86D Sabre Her türlü hava koşulunda önleme aracı 40 40, per Wikipedia’s F-86D article.
Kuzey Amerika F-51D Mustang Avcı-bombardıman uçağı 1950– F-86F Ten in the first batch in July 1950; the total received was not confirmed. The service had 79 fighter-bombers at the armistice, most of them Mustangs.
Ilyushin Il-103 (T-103) Baş eğitmen 20 KT-100 20 at the Air Force Academy, per Wikipedia’s KC-100 article.
Curtiss C-46 Commando Ulaşım
Piper L-4 Grasshopper and other liaison aircraft Liaison and training 20 1948– About 20 liaison aircraft in 1949, including ten L-4s; sources differ on the date the L-4s were given (1948 or 13 September 1949).
Hava üsleri

Where the Republic of Korea Air Force flies from

Siyah işaretler aktif üsleri, içi boş işaretler ise kapanmış havaalanlarını temsil eder. Many ROKAF bases share their runways with civil airports, and Osan and Kunsan are US Air Force bases with a Korean headquarters and a Korean fighter group on them; Gwangju is to make way for a new airfield in Muan County, with a target of mid-2028. Yeouido in Seoul, closed in February 1971, is now a business district and park. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

Aktif hava üssü Kapalı veya rezerve edilmişAna sayfayı açmak için bir iğneye tıklayın.
Temel ICAO Durum Pist Birimler ve uçaklar
CheongjuKuzey Chungcheong Eyaleti (Chungcheongbuk-do), Cheongju RKTU Aktif 06L/24R2.744 mbeton06R/24L2.744 mbeton ve asfalt
DaeguDaegu Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Dong-gu) RKTN Aktif 13R/31L2.755 mbeton13L/31R2.743 mbeton
GangneungGangwon Province, Gangneung RKNN Aktif 08/262.743 mbeton
GimhaeBusan Metropolitan City (Gangseo-gu) RKPK Aktif 18R/36L3.200 mbeton18L/36R2.743 mbeton
  • 5th Air Mobility Wing: Lockheed C-130H/J Hercules, CASA/IPTN CN-235, Airbus KC-330 Cygnus
  • 51st Air Control Group: Boeing E-737 Peace Eye
GwangjuGwangju Metropolitan City (Gwangsan-gu) RKJJ Aktif 04R/22L2,835 mbeton04L/22R2,835 mbeton
  • 1. Savaş Uçağı Filosu: KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
  • 8th Materiel Maintenance Squadron, Detachment 1 (USAF)
JungwonNorth Chungcheong Province (Chungcheongbuk-do), Chungju RKTI Aktif
KunsanNorth Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk), Gunsan RKJK Aktif 18/362.746 mbeton
  • 38th Fighter Group: KF-16
OsanGyeonggi Province, Pyeongtaek RKSO Aktif 09L/27R2.740 mbeton09R/27L2.740 mbeton
  • Air Force Operations Command (headquarters)
SacheonSouth Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangnam-do), Sacheon RKPS Aktif 06R/24L2.743 mbeton06L/24R2.743 m
  • 3rd Flying Training Wing (213th–217th and 236th Flight Training Squadrons): KAI KT-1 Woongbi
  • 281st Flight Test Squadron, Air Force Test and Evaluation Wing
  • 10th Fighter Wing (formation)
SeosanSouth Chungcheong Province (Chungcheongnam-do), Seosan RKTP Aktif 03R/21L2.743 mbeton03L/21R2.743 mbeton
SeoulGyeonggi Province, Seongnam RKSM Aktif 01/192.743 mbeton02/202,957 mbeton
SuwonGyeonggi Province, Suwon RKSW Aktif 15L/33R2.743 mbeton15R/33L2.743 mbeton16/342,297 mbeton
WonjuGangwon Province (Hoengseong County) RKNW Aktif 03/212.743 mbeton
YecheonNorth Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongsangbuk-do), Yecheon RKTY Aktif 10/282.743 mbeton
YeouidoSeoul (Yeongdeungpo-gu) 1971'de kapatıldı

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Savaş düzeni

Who is stationed where in the Republic of Korea Air Force

Üslerine göre uçan birlikler, önce mevcut birlikler. ROKAF fighter squadrons carry three-digit numbers under numbered wings, and a squadron can outlive its aircraft: the 156th flew Phantoms at Cheongju and now flies the KF-21 at Yecheon. American units that flew from the same fields are listed too, each marked as such.

Daegu Hava Üssü · RKTNGüney Kore Hava Kuvvetleri 11. Avcı Kanadı
102. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle
110. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle
122. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle
11. Avcı Kanadı F-4D Phantom filoları1969–2010
McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II
Birinci Müsabaka (F-51 eğitim birliği, ABD Hava Kuvvetleri ve Güney Kore Hava Kuvvetleri)1950–1950
Kuzey Amerika F-51D Mustang
49. Avcı-Bombardıman Grubu, ABD Hava Kuvvetleri1950–
Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
Cheongju Hava Üssü · RKTUGüney Kore Hava Kuvvetleri 17. Avcı Kanadı; AIP, Güney Kore Hava Kuvvetleri ve Kara, Altyapı ve Ulaştırma Bakanlığı'nı ortak operatörler olarak adlandırıyor.
151. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
152. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (Kasım 1979'dan itibaren)
29. Taktik Geliştirme Eğitim GrubuWeapons school and aggressor group · active
153., 155., 156. ve 157. Avcı Filoları (F-4E dönemi)1980–
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
122. Avcı Filosu (F-5 dönemi)1979–
Northrop F-5
Sacheon Hava Üssü · RKPS3rd Flying Training Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force; the AIP says the airport is jointly operated by the transport ministry and the ROKAF
3rd Flying Training Wing (213th–217th and 236th Flight Training Squadrons)Uçuş eğitim kanadı · aktif
KAI KT-1 Woongbi
281st Flight Test Squadron, Air Force Test and Evaluation WingFlight test squadron · active
10th Fighter Wing (formation)1951–
Gwangju · RKJJ1st Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
1. Savaş Uçağı FilosuFighter wing (advanced jet training) · active
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
8th Materiel Maintenance Squadron, Detachment 1 (USAF)Maintenance detachment · allied
Wonju · RKNW8th Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
8. Avcı KanadıSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle, KAI KA-1
53rd Air Demonstration Group (Black Eagles)Aerobatic display team · active
KAI T-50B Golden Eagle
Suwon · RKSW10th Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
101st Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Northrop KF-5E/F and F-5F Tiger II
201st Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Northrop KF-5E/F and F-5F Tiger II
153rd Fighter Squadron
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
Gangneung · RKNN18th Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
18th Fighter WingSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
Northrop KF-5E/F Tiger II
Yecheon · RKTY16th Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
16th Fighter WingSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KAI TA-50 and FA-50
156th Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KAI KF-21 Boramae, McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (until 2012)
Jungwon · RKTI19th Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
155th Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KF-16C/D Blok 52
159. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KF-16C/D Blok 52
161st Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
F-16C/D Block 32
162nd Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
F-16C/D Block 32
39th Reconnaissance WingKeşif kanadı · aktif
RF-16, Raytheon Hawker 800 (RC-800)
Seosan · RKTP20th Fighter Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
120th Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KF-16C/D Blok 52
121st Fighter SquadronSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KF-16C/D Blok 52
123. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KF-16C/D Blok 52
157. Avcı FilosuSavaş uçağı filosu · aktif
KF-16C/D Blok 52
Kunsan · RKJKUSAF 8th Fighter Wing
38th Fighter GroupFighter group · active
KF-16
Osan · RKSOUSAF
Air Force Operations Command (headquarters)Operational command · active
Gimhae · RKPK5th Air Mobility Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
5th Air Mobility WingHava hareketlilik kanadı · aktif
Lockheed C-130H/J Hercules, CASA/IPTN CN-235, Airbus KC-330 Cygnus
51st Air Control GroupAirborne early warning group · active
Boeing E-737 Peace Eye
Seoul · RKSM15th Special Missions Wing, Republic of Korea Air Force
15th Special Missions WingSpecial missions and VIP transport wing · active
Lockheed C-130 Hercules, CASA/IPTN CN-235

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Republic of Korea Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1948

5 May: an aviation unit is formed within the constabulary, the seed of the air force, according to Namuwiki.

1949

1 October: the Republic of Korea Air Force becomes an independent service with about 1,600 people and some 20 liaison aircraft; Kim Jeong-ryeol is the first chief of staff.

1950

25 June: North Korea invades. Early July: ten F-51D Mustangs arrive; Colonel Lee Keun-seok leads the first sortie on 3 July and is killed on 4 July over Anyang.

1951

September: Colonel Kim Young-hwan leads his aircraft over Haeinsa temple without dropping the bombs he had been ordered to drop, sparing the Tripitaka Koreana.

1953

27 July: the armistice ends the fighting; no peace treaty follows. The air force has about 110 aircraft, 79 of them fighter-bombers.

1955

20 June: the first F-86F Sabres arrive.

1965

The first F-5A/B Freedom Fighters arrive; the Black Eagles are formed on them in 1967.

1969

The first six F-4D Phantoms arrive under Peace Spectator.

1974

August: the F-5E Tiger II is bought; Korean Air licence-builds 68 KF-5s from 1982 to 1986.

1981

36 F-16C/D Block 32s are ordered: South Korea is the first C/D operator outside the United States.

1994

KF-16s of the Korean Fighter Program begin to enter service; the Black Eagles are re-formed on the A-37B on 12 December.

2005

The first F-15Ks are delivered and the T-50 enters service on 22 February.

2019

29 Mart: İlk F-35A'lar Cheongju'ya indi.

2022

19 July: first flight of the KF-21 Boramae. 26 December: five North Korean drones cross the border; none is shot down.

2024

7 June: the last F-4E Phantoms retire at Suwon after 55 years of Phantom service.

2025

6 March: two KF-16s bomb a village in Pocheon by mistake. 20 October: contract for four Global 6500 early-warning aircraft.

2026

22 September: the first production KF-21 is handed to the 156th Fighter Squadron at Yecheon.

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Every war the Republic of Korea Air Force has fought

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  • Kore Savaşı 1950–1953 Began the war without combat aircraft; from July 1950 flew F-51D Mustangs in close support and interdiction, first with American instructors under Project Bout One and from 1952 as an autonomous force
  • Vietnam Savaşı 1966–1973 Flew transport missions for the Korean forces in South Vietnam with C-46 Commandos
  • Körfez Savaşı 1991 An air force detachment known as the Bima unit supported the coalition alongside a Korean medical group
  • The bombardment of Yeonpyeong 2010 Scrambled KF-16s and F-15Ks after North Korean artillery shelled the island; they did not attack
  • Operation Miracle 2021 Evacuated Afghan staff who had worked for South Korea, with their families

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Ekran ekipleri

The Republic of Korea Air Force display team

Each team has its own page: history, aircraft, the display, the accidents and the sources.

Formation aerobatic team · ActiveBlack EaglesKorea’s eight-ship T-50B team flies a domestically built supersonic trainer, and doubles as a travelling showcase for the Korean aerospace industry.Read the Black Eagles page
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Republic of Korea Air Force news from Afterburner

Everything MiGFlug’s magazine has published on the Republic of Korea Air Force and the aircraft it flies. Bu liste kendini yeniliyor; yeni Afterburner haberleri otomatik olarak burada görünüyor.

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Everything people ask about the Republic of Korea Air Force

What is the South Korean air force called in Korean?
Daehanminguk Gonggun (대한민국 공군), usually shortened to Gonggun (공군), "the air force"; that is the name given by Korean Wikipedia and Namuwiki. Its English name is the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The service’s own site, airforce.mil.kr, could not be reached to confirm the official spelling.
What fighter jets does South Korea fly in 2026?
The ROKAF flies the F-35A, the F-15K Slam Eagle (a F-15E derivative), about 167 KF-16 and F-16C/Ds, about 61 F-5E/F and KF-5s, and 60 FA-50s built from the T-50. On 22 September 2026 it received its first KF-21 Boramae. Counts are Wikipedia’s; the air force does not publish a type-by-type figure on a page that could be reached.
When was the Republic of Korea Air Force founded?
On 1 October 1949, when it became independent of the army with about 1,600 people and some 20 liaison aircraft. It grew from an aviation unit formed on 5 May 1948. Its first chief of staff was Kim Jeong-ryeol, one of seven founding officers.
What did the ROKAF fly in the Korean War?
Mainly the F-51D Mustang. It had no combat aircraft when the war began on 25 June 1950; ten Mustangs were handed over in early July with American instructors under Project Bout One, and Colonel Lee Keun-seok led the first sortie on 3 July and was killed the next day. By the armistice of 27 July 1953 it had about 110 aircraft, 79 of them fighter-bombers.
What is the KF-21 Boramae and when did it enter service?
O KF-21 Boramae is a 4.5-generation fighter designed and built by KAI, first flown on 19 July 2022. The first production aircraft was handed to the 156th Fighter Squadron, 16th Fighter Wing, at Yecheon on 22 September 2026. Forty Block I aircraft are due by 2028 and 80 Block IIs by 2032, replacing the F-4 and the F-5.
When did South Korea retire the F-4 Phantom?
The last F-4E Hayaletleri retired at a farewell ceremony at Suwon on 7 June 2024, with the 153rd Fighter Squadron of the 10th Fighter Wing. South Korea had flown Phantoms since the first F-4Ds arrived in 1969: 92 F-4Ds, 94 F-4Es and 27 RF-4Cs, according to The Aviationist.
How many F-35s does South Korea have?
It bought 40 F-35As, delivered from March 2019. One was written off after an eagle strike forced a gear-up landing at Seosan on 4 January 2022, leaving 39. Twenty more were approved on 4 December 2023 for delivery by 2028, for a total of 59; how many of those had arrived by September 2026 was not confirmed.
What happened in the Pocheon bombing accident?
At 10:04 on 6 March 2025 two KF-16s released eight Mk 82 bombs outside a training range onto a village in Pocheon, north of Seoul, during training linked to the Freedom Shield exercise. The air force said the bombs were released "abnormally"; investigators found a pilot had entered wrong coordinates. Stars and Stripes reported 52 people hurt, 38 of them civilians; two pilots and two commanders were charged with negligence.
Who are the Black Eagles?
The ROKAF’s aerobatic team, the 53rd Air Demonstration Group at Wonju, which flies eight T-50Bs in its display. Displays began on F-51s in 1953, the Black Eagles name dates from 1967 on the F-5A, and the team flew the A-37B from 1994 to 2007. In January 2026 it refuelled at Naha, Japan, for the first time on its way to the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia.
Where are the US Air Force bases in South Korea?
Osan and Kunsan, both shared with the ROKAF; Kunsan’s Korean fighter unit is the 38th Fighter Group with KF-16s. Gwangju, home of the ROKAF 1st Fighter Wing, is also shared with the USAF, and in August 2026 the government chose Muan County as the site for its replacement.

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