Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)

Combat Aircraft Journal August 2024

South Korea bids farewell to the F-4 Phantom

17th July 2024

As the Republic of Korea Air Force marked the end for the venerable F-4, Dino van Doorn was at the official retirement ceremony in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

McDonnell Douglas

Final live-fire mission for ROKAF F-4E Phantoms

5th June 2024

Four F-4E Phantom IIs assigned to the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF’s) 153rd Fighter Squadron (FS) – a component of the 10th Fighter Wing (FW) at Suwon Air Base in South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province – have conducted the type’s last-ever live-fire training exercise ahead of its formal retirement on June 8.

Air-to-Air Missile

KAI plots KF-21’s first live-fire Meteor launch for 2024

4th December 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) KF-21 Boramae fighter is the first non-West European platform to be integrated with MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), and a first live-fire test launch has been planned for early 2024

Air-to-Air Missile

KAI planea el primer lanzamiento en vivo del KF-21 Meteor para 2024

4th December 2023

El caza KF-21 Boramae de Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) es la primera plataforma no europea que integra el misil aire-aire de alcance superior al visual (BVRAAM) Meteor de MBDA, y su primer lanzamiento de prueba con fuego real está previsto para principios de 2024.

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

USAF B-52Hs pay historic visit to South Korea

17th November 2023

A routine Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission by a pair of B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers from the USAF’s 2nd Bomb Wing (BW) provided the backdrop for a historic visit by one of the aircraft to South Korea, marking the first time the veteran ‘BUFF’ had landed in the nation for years

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Visita histórica de los B-52H de la USAF a Corea del Sur

17th November 2023

Una misión rutinaria de la Bomber Task Force (BTF) llevada a cabo por un par de bombarderos estratégicos B-52H Stratofortress de la 2ª Ala de Bombarderos (BW) de la USAF sirvió de telón de fondo para una visita histórica de uno de los aviones a Corea del Sur, que supuso la primera vez en años que el veterano "BUFF" aterrizaba en el país.

151st Fighter Squadron (ROKAF)

ADEX 2023: Korean Air prepara la producción de UAV MALE

2nd November 2023

La División de Negocio Aeroespacial de Korean Air (KAL-ASD) mostró su nuevo UAV de altitud media y larga resistencia (MALE) -conocido como MUAV y posteriormente como KUS-FS- en la Exposición Internacional Aeroespacial y de Defensa de Seúl (ADEX) 2023.

Korean Air

ADEX 2023: Korean Air readies MALE UAV for production

2nd November 2023

The Aerospace Business Division of Korean Air showed its new MALE UAV – known variously as the MUAV and later the KUS-FS – at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023 in South Korea from October 17-22

Indonesia

ADEX 2023: El KF-21 Boramae de KAI debuta en público en Corea del Sur

27th October 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) y la Agencia de Adquisiciones y Contrataciones de Defensa de Corea del Sur (DAPA) presentaron públicamente el caza polivalente en desarrollo KF-21 Boramae en la Exposición Internacional Aeroespacial y de Defensa de Seúl (ADEX) 2023, que se celebró del 17 al 22 de octubre.

Development Programme

ADEX 2023: KAI’s KF-21 Boramae makes public debut in South Korea

27th October 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries and South Korea’s Defense Acquisition and Procurement Agency publicly showcased the developmental KF-21 Boramae multi-role fighter at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023, which was held from October 17-22

Acquisitions

Corea del Sur abandona el plan de adquisición del F-35B para aumentar la flota del F-35A?

9th October 2023

Seúl ha solicitado una Venta Militar Extranjera (FMS) de gobierno a gobierno para la compra de 25 cazas de quinta generación F-35A Lightning II ha sido aprobada por el Departamento de Estado estadounidense.

Acquisitions

South Korea axes F-35B acquisition plan to grow F-35A fleet?

9th October 2023

Seoul has requested a government-to-government Foreign Military Sale for the purchase of 25 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters has been approved by the US State Department

151st Fighter Squadron (ROKAF)

USAF F-16C/Ds buddy up with ROKAF F-35As over South Korea

2nd August 2023

In continuing a tradition that dates back more than 20 years, airmen assigned to the USAF’s 8th Fighter Wing in South Korea have once again trained alongside their Republic of Korea Air Force counterparts during a US-ROK buddy squadron event that was held at Cheongju Air Base

Kunsan Air Base

USAF F-16C/Ds buddy up with ROKAF F-35As over South Korea

2nd August 2023

Continuando con una tradición que se remonta a más de 20 años, los aviadores asignados a la 8ª Ala de Caza (FW) de la USAF en Corea del Sur se han entrenado una vez más junto a sus homólogos de la Fuerza Aérea de la República de Corea (ROKAF) durante un evento de escuadrón de amigos de EE.UU. y la ROK que se celebró en la Base Aérea de Cheongju (AB).

AEW&C

RIAT 23: Saab eyes GlobalEye success in South Korea, France and NATO AEW&C bids

18th July 2023

Having facilitated the debut appearance of its GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) from July 14-16, Saab shared its hope for export success for the swing-role platform in its ongoing bids with South Korea and NATO, while eyeing France as a prospective customer when it decides to part ways with its E-3F Sentry fleet

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