Republic of Korea Air Force
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The Republic of Korea Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of South Korea’s armed forces, responsible for the defense of the nation’s airspace and conducting air operations.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Korean Air Force | 2 |
| RCAF (Republic of Korea Marine Corps) | 1 |
| 대한민국 공군 | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
armed forces of South Korea ⓘ military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ROKAF ⓘ |
| allegiance |
South Korean government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of South Korea
President of South Korea ⓘ |
| alliedWith | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| commanderTitle |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
ⓘ
Chief of Staff of the Air Force ⓘ Minister of Defence ⓘ
surface form:
Minister of National Defense
|
| country |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
South Korea ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1949-10-01 ⓘ |
| doctrine | combined operations with United States Air Force ⓘ |
| emblem | emblem of the Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Korean War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ various United Nations peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
|
| garrison | Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
air defense
ⓘ
air mobility ⓘ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ space operations support ⓘ strategic strike ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Gyeryongsan
ⓘ
surface form:
Gyeryongdae
Seoul ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republic of Korea–United States Combined Forces Command
ⓘ
surface form:
ROK–US Combined Forces Command
|
| militaryBranchOf |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
|
| motto | 강한 힘, 자랑스런 공군 ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Republic of Korea Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
대한민국 공군
|
| operatesAircraft |
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 737 AEW&C Peace Eye
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
C-130 Hercules
CASA CN-235 ⓘ
surface form:
CN-235
F-15 Eagle ⓘ
surface form:
F-15K Slam Eagle
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ
surface form:
F-35A Lightning II
FA-50 ⓘ KF-16 ⓘ |
| operatesBaseType |
air defense missile base
ⓘ
air force base ⓘ |
| operatesMissileType |
air-to-air missiles
ⓘ
air-to-ground missiles ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of National Defense of South Korea
|
| partOf |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
|
| precededBy |
Republic of Korea Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Army Air Corps
|
| primaryMission |
defense of South Korean airspace
ⓘ
support of ground and naval operations ⓘ |
| regionServed |
East Asia
ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air operations ⓘ airspace defense ⓘ |
| roundel | roundel of South Korea ⓘ |
| usesAircraftType |
airborne early warning and control aircraft
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Republic of Korea Marine Corps (planned/considered)
→
cooperatesWith
→
Republic of Korea Air Force
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Republic of Korea Marine Corps
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
→
hasBranch
→
Republic of Korea Air Force
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
this entity surface form:
대한민국 공군
subject surface form:
K9 Thunder
this entity surface form:
RCAF (Republic of Korea Marine Corps)
subject surface form:
Mauser BK-27
subject surface form:
Meteor
this entity surface form:
South Korean Air Force
this entity surface form:
South Korean Air Force