Republic of Korea Air Force

Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Chinese Military Jet Enters South Korea’s Air Defense Identification Zone Without Notice

February 23, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), China, Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ), People's Liberation Army (PLA), Republic of Korea Air Force, Sea of Japan, South Korea

A Chinese military jet has entered South Korea’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) without notice three times Saturday, Yonhap news

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Republic of Korea Air Force Receives First Airbus A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport Aircraft

January 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Airbus, Airbus A330 MRTT, Gimhae Air Base, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport)

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Northrop Grumman Wins DAPA Contract to Provide Support to South Korea’s Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Fleet

November 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) South Korea, Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to provide contractor logistics support (CLS)

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Air Asia-Pacific 

First South Korean A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport Aircraft Arrives in Busan

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial refueling, Airbus, Airbus A330 MRTT, Gimhae Air Base, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea

The first Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) aircraft destined for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has arrived

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Americas Military Exercises 

U.S. Pacific Air Forces-Sponsored Exercise Red Flag-Alaska 19-1 to Begin on Oct. 4

October 2, 2018 DP Press Releases 1 Comment Alaska, Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A), Finnish Air Force (FAF FiAF), Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC), Military exercise, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Republic of Korea Air Force, USA

Red Flag-Alaska 19-1, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, is scheduled

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Approves Sale of Patriot PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Missiles to South Korea

September 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 64 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment

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Air Americas Asia-Pacific 

Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Pilot Takes First Flight

July 25, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Luke AFB, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea, USA

The first Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A pilot soared into history for his country when he took to the

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First South Korean Air Force F-35A Lightning II Aircraft

March 28, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea, USA

Lockheed Martin rolled out the first Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft during a

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Martin-Baker to Supply Ejection Seat for South Korea’s KF-X Fighter Jet

March 26, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ejection seat, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, KAI KF-X, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Martin-Baker, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea

Martin-Baker has been awarded a contract to provide the escape system for the Republic of Koreas Air Force’s new fighter,

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Air Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Chinese Military Aircraft Enters South Korea’s ADIZ without Notification

February 27, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle, China, Fighter aircraft, People's Liberation Army (PLA), Reconnaissance aircraft, Republic of Korea Air Force, South Korea

Chinese military has flown its aircraft into South Korea’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) for over four hours without giving

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