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

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Aircraft  | Type  | Version  | Produced  | Quantity  | Notes

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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

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CH-47DLR | 1988~1998[1] | 17

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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

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Light Attack | MD 500 Defender

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MD 500 TOW Defender | 1976~1988[1] | 207

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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

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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