Republic of Korea Air Force

Republic of Korea Air Force (ROK Air Force; ROKAF; Hangul: 대한민국 공군; Hanja: 大韓民國 空軍; Revised Romanization: Daehanminguk Gong-gun) is the aerial warfare service branch of Republic of Korea, operating under the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense.
 
The ROKAF has about 500 combat aircraft of American design, plus a few Russian, European, and indigenously designed aircraft.
==Organization==
===Statistics===
*Active Duty Personnel: 68,500
*Reserve Personnel: 38,000
*Number of Fixed Wing Aircraft:
*Number of Helicopters:
*Number of Bases:
*Air Force Chief of Staff: General Sung Il-Hwan
===Order of Battle===
*Republic of Korea Air Force Headquarters (대한민국 공군본부) 
**Air Force Operations Command (공군작전사령부) 
***5th Tactical Airlift Wing (제5전술공수비행단), based at Busan-Gimhae (ICAO RKPK/IATA PUS)
****251st Tactical Air Support Squadron flying C-130H and C-130H-30
****256th Tactical Air Support Squadron flying CN235-100M
****258th Tactical Support Squadron flying CN235-100M and CN235-220M
****259th Tactical Air Support Squadron flying UH-60P
***15th Composite Wing (제15혼성비행단), based at Seongnam (ICAO RKSM/IATA SSN)
****237th Tactical Control Squadron flying 20 KA-1
****255th Special Operations Squadron flying C-130H
****257th Tactical Air Transport Squadron flying C-130H
***35th Combined Group
****296th Special Transport Squadron flying the HS-748 (2 aircraft tail numbers 1713 and 1718), CN235-220M (2 aircraft tail numbers 02-050 and 02-051), Boeing 737-3Z6 (1 aircraft tail number 85-101), Sikorsky VH-60P and the new Sikorsky S-92 (3 helicopters tail numbers 05-035, 05-050 and 05-055)
***6th Combat Control Team/Combat Search And Rescue Group (제6탐색구조비행전대)
**Air Force Northern Combat Command (공군북부전투사령부)
***8th Fighter Wing (제8전투비행단), based at Wonju (ICAO RKNW/IATA WBJ)
****103rd Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
****207th Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
****288th Electronic Fighter Squadron flying Harpy
****239th Special Squadron, aka. Black Eagles Aerobatic Team(ko:블랙이글스)
***10th Fighter Wing (제10전투비행단), based at Suwon (ICAO RKSW/IATA SWU)
****101st Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
****201st Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
***39th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
****131st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flying 17 RF-4C Phantom
***17th Fighter Wing (제17전투비행단), based at Cheongju (ICAO RKTU/IATA CJJ)
****152nd Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
****153rd Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
****156th Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
***29th Tactical Development & Training Group
****191st Tactical Development & Training Squadron flying F-16C/D and KF-16C/D
****192nd Tactical Development & Training Squadron flying T-50A/B
***6th Search & Rescue Group
****233rd Combat Search & Rescue Squadron flying Bell 412, Eurocopter AS532L/L2 Cougar and Sikorsky HH-60P helicopters
****235th Combat Search & Rescue Squadron flying Kamov HH-32 (KA-32T) and Boeing Vertol HH-47D Chinook helicopters
***18th Fighter Wing (제18전투비행단), based at Gangneung (ICAO RKNN/IATA KAG)
****102nd Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
****144th Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
****150th Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
****200th Fighter Squadron fyling FA-50
***19th Fighter Wing (제19전투비행단), based at Chungju (ICAO RKTU/IATA CJJ)
****161st Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block32)
****162nd Fighter Squadron flying F-16C/D (Block32)
****155th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
****159th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
***20th Fighter Wing (제20전투비행단), based at Seosan (ICAO RKTP) 
****120th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
****121st Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
****123rd Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
****157th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16C/D (Block52)
**Air Force Southern Combat Command (공군남부전투사령부) 
***1st Fighter Wing (제1전투비행단), based at Gwangju (ICAO RKJJ/IATA KWJ)
***11th Fighter Wing (제11전투비행단), based at Daegu (ICAO RKTN/IATA TAE)
****102nd Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
****122nd Fighter Squadron flying F-15K
****151st Fighter Squadron flying F-4V
***16th Fighter Wing (제16전투비행단), based at Yecheon (ICAO RKTY/IATA YEC) 
****202nd Fighter Squadron flying FA-50
****216th Flying Training Squadron flying 16 T-59 (BAe Hawk Mk.67)
***38th Fighter Group (제38전투비행전대), based at Gunsan
****111th Fighter Squadron flying KF-16
**Air Defence Artillery Command (방공포병사령부)
***1st Air Defence Artillery Brigade (제1방공포병여단)
***2nd Air Defence Artillery Brigade (제2방공포병여단)
***3rd Air Defence Artillery Brigade (제3방공포병여단)
**30th Air Defense and Control Wing (제30방공관제단), based at Osan (ICAO RKSO/IATA OSN) 
***1st Master Control and Report Center Group (제31중앙방공통제전대), based at Osan (ICAO RKSO/IATA OSN)
***2nd Master Control and Report Center Group (제32중앙방공통제전대), based at Daegu (ICAO RKTN/IATA TAE)
**Air Force Logistics Command (공군군수사령부) 
***Maintenance Depots (정비창)
***Supply Depots (보급창)
***Transportation Groups (수송단)
**Air Force Education & Training Command (공군교육사령부) 
***Basic Military Training Wing (기본군사훈련단)
***3rd Flying Training Wing (제3훈련비행단)
***Air Force Aviation Science High School (공군항공과학고등학교)
***Technical Schools (병과학교)
**Aerospace Projects Group
***Aerial Combat Development Group (공군전투발전단)
***Air Force Academy (공군사관학교)
===Aircraft Inventory===
====Combat Aircraft====
*McDonnell-Douglas F-4E Phantom II x 71 (Fighter-Bomber) - Full retirement by 2024
*Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II x 193 (Light Fighter) - Full retirement by 2030
*Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle x 60 (Multirole Fighter)
*KAI KF-16C/D Fighting Falcon x 168 (Multirole Fighter)
*Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 23 (Multirole Fighter) - 37 more on order
*KAI FA-50 Golden Eagle x 60 (Light Multirole Fighter)
*KAI KA-1 Woongbi x 20 (Light Attack/Forward Air Control Aircraft)
====AWACS Aircraft====
*Boeing E-737 Wedgetail x 4 (AWACS Aircraft)
====Reconnaissance Aircraft====
*Dassault RC-2000 Falcon x 2 (ELINT Aircraft)
*Hawker RC-800 x 8 (Reconnaissance/SIGINT Aircraft)
====Transport Aircraft====
*Airbus KC-330 x 4 (Aerial Tanker)
*Airbus C-400 Atlas x 6 (Tactical Transport)
*Boeing 737-300 x 2 (VIP Transport)
*Boeing 747-400 x 2 (VIP Transport)
*CASA/IPTN CN-235-100M/200M x 18 (Transport/Utility Aircraft)
*CASA/IPTN VCN-235 x 2 (VIP Transport)
*Lockheed C-130H/H-30 Hercules x 12 (Transport Aircraft)
*Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules x 4 (Transport Aircraft)
====Helicopters====
*Bell 412SP x 4 (Utility Helicopter)
*Boeing CH-47D Chinook x 12 (Heavy Lift Transport Helicopter)
*Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma x 4 (Utility/Transport Helicopter)
*Kamov HH-32A x 8 (CSAR Helicopter)
*Sikorsky HH-60P Blackhawk x 10 (Utility/CSAR Helicopter)
*Sikorsky VH-60P Blackhawk x 6 (VIP Transport)
*Sikorsky VH-92 Superhawk x 4 (VIP Transport Helicopter)
====Trainer Aircraft====
*KAI KC-100 Naraon x 24 (Basic Trainer)
*KAI KT-1 Woongbi x 86 (Basic Trainer)
*KAI T-50 Golden Eagle x 50 (Advanced Trainer)
*KAI T-50B Golden Eagle x 12 (Aerobatics Aircraft)
*KAI TA-50 Golden Eagle x 22 (Lead-in Fighter Trainer) - 20 more on order
====UAVs====
*Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk x 1 (Surveillance UAV) - 3 more on order
==Future Procurement==
*KAI KF-21 Boramae
*Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II x 60
*Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk x 4
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