Republic of Korea Army aviation

The Republic of Korea Army Aviation is the army aviation branch of the Republic of Korea Army. It is equipped with helicopters in the liaison, transport and light attack roles.

Aircraft

Aircraft Type Version Produced Quantity Notes
Bell Helicopter UH-1 Utility Transport UH-1H/N 1965~1978[1] 129[2]
Sikorsky Aircraft UH-60 Utility Transport UH-60P 1990~1999[1] 140[3] Built under license by Korean Air
Boeing CH-47 Chinook Heavy Transport CH-47D
CH-47DLR		 1988~1998[1] 17
6		 ROKA received a total of 18 CH-47D and 6 CH-47DLR
KAI KUH-1 Surion Utility Transport KUH-1 2012~ 10 (258 planned)[4] planned to replace the UH-1 and MD-500
MD Helicopters MD 500 Light Attack
Light Attack		 MD 500 Defender
MD 500 TOW Defender		 1976~1988[1] 207
50		 Built under license by Korean Air
Bell Helicopter AH-1 Cobra Attack AH-1F/S 1977~1991[1] 90[5] being upgraded [6]
Messerschmitt Bo 105 Light Attack Bo 105CBS 1999~2000[1] 12 Built under license by KAI
KAH Attack KAI KAH (Korean attack helicopter) 2018~ (Planned 200)[7] planned to replace the MD-500[7]
AH-64 Apache Attack AH-64E Guardian 2016~2018[8] 36 Promoting the introduction of additional 48 units

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "남북 군사력 현황".
  2. ^ "THE ARMY 월간 아미 ::: 대한민국 육군협회 군사전문 매거진". Thearmy.cafe24.com. 2007-06-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. ^ "Sikorsky UH-60P". helis.com.
  4. ^ "페이트 칼의노래 : 네이버 블로그".
  5. ^ "The Bell AH-1 HueyCobra". faqs.org.
  6. ^ S.Korea; Apache helicopter order Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine - Dmilt.com, April 18, 2013
  7. ^ a b "KAI, 한국형공격헬기 탐색개발 시제업체 우선협상대상 선정". newswire.co.kr.
  8. ^ South Korean Boeing AH-64E Apache Order Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine - Armedforces-Int.com, April 19, 2013