Republic of Korea Army aviation

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-60P1990~1999[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 105CBS1999~2000[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] 0 36 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. 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 - 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 - 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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