Republic of Korea Army aviation

Aircraft

Aircraft Type Version Produced Quantity Notes
Bell Helicopter UH-1Utility TransportUH-1H/N1965~1978[1]129[2]
Sikorsky Aircraft UH-60Utility TransportUH-60P1990~1999[1] 140[3]Built under license by Korean Air
Boeing CH-47 ChinookHeavy TransportCH-47D
CH-47DLR
1988~1998[1] 17
6
ROKA received a total of 18 CH-47D and 6 CH-47DLR
KAI KUH-1 SurionUtility TransportKUH-12012~10 (258 planned)[4]planned to replace the UH-1 and MD-500
MD Helicopters MD 500Light 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 CobraAttackAH-1F/S1977~1991[1] 90[5]being upgraded [6]
Messerschmitt Bo 105Light AttackBo 105CBS1999~2000[1] 12Built under license by KAI
KAHAttackKAI KAH (Korean attack helicopter)2018~(Planned 200)[7] planned to replace the MD-500[7]
AH-64 ApacheAttackAH-64E Guardian2016~2018[8]036 on order[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. http://blog.naver.com/ablh534981/90160566079. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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. 1 2 "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
  9. Song, Sang-ho (17 April 2013). "Seoul to Purchase 36 Apache Helicopters". Korea Herald.
  10. "South Korea decides to buy 36 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters". April 18, 2013.
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