Tag: Republic of Korea Air Force
South Korean KA-1 attack plane crashes, pilots eject
A Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) KA-1 light attack aircraft crashed on December 26 with its two pilots ejecting before the...
South Korean F-4E fighter crashes over Yellow Sea
A Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-4E fighter crashed on Friday during a security mission over the Yellow Sea, the service...
South Korea’s homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter flies for first time
The Republic of Korea Air Force's new indigenously-developed KF-21 Boramae fighter performed its first flight at the Sacheon airfield on Tuesday, a...
Republic of Korea Air Force fields new precision approach radar
The Republic of Korea Air Force has started fielding locally-developed precision approach radars with AESA technology.
South Korea picks KAI to deliver 2nd-gen Baekdu ISR aircraft to...
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced Monday it was selected as the preferred bidder for the delivery of the second generation of Baekdu...
Northrop teams with LIG Nex1, Huneed for South Korea’s ISTAR program
Northrop Grumman says it has signed cooperative agreements with South Korean defense majors LIG Nex1 and Huneed for the development of its...
South Korea grounds KF-16 fleet after ejection incident in Seosan
A KF-16 Fighting Falcon pilot was forced to eject from the aircraft after noticing flames and smoke coming from the engine.
ROK Air Force receives final Cheongung surface-to-air missile systems
Deliveries of the Cheongung medium range surface-to-air missile systems to the Republic of Korea Air Forces (ROKAF) have been completed, South Korea's...
South Korea receives second RQ-4 Global Hawk from the US
The country received its first Global Hawk UAV in December 2019.
