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F-16 Fighting Falcons from Kunsan Air Base and South Korean KF-16s taxi to the runway together during Exercise Buddy Wing 14-8 at Seosan Air Base, Republic of Korea Aug. 21, 2014. The purpose of the exercise was not only to improve interoperability between U.S. Air Force and ROKAF fighter squadrons, but to practice with ROKAF KF-16 units for their first upcoming RED FLAG exercise in Alaska.
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South Korean F-16s Just Bombed A Town By Accident

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 6, 2025

South Korea today unveiled a new stealthy loyal wingman-type drone, the Low Observable Unmanned Wingman System, or LOWUS, which it plans to operate alongside the locally developed KF-21 Boramae next-generation fighter, among others.
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South Korea’s Loyal Wingman Air Combat Drone Unveiled

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 25, 2025

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) Gray Eagle STOL drone has undertaken its first experimental operations from a warship, taking off from the deck of the South Korean amphibious assault ship Dokdo. Gray Eagle STOL — which we have discussed in depth in the past — incorporates technology first demonstrated on the company’s Mojave, which was specifically developed with the ability to perform short takeoffs and landings, including from rough fields, with minimal support. The latest development adds to the aviation-capable warships that the wider family of Q-1 lineage drones have now operated from.
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Gray Eagle STOL Drone Flies From South Korean Amphibious Assault Ship

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 13, 2024

South Korea, one of only four nations that still operated the classic F-4 Phantom, formally retired the Cold War-era fighter today. The decommissioning ceremony saw the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) provide an “honorable discharge” for its last Phantoms, which had helped defend the nation for 55 years. The event also saw the air force looking to the future, with involvement from the F-4’s successors, including the F-35A stealth fighter. Ultimately, the Phantom will also be superseded by the locally developed KF-21.
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F-4 Phantom Vanishes Into Retirement After 55 Years Of South Korean Service

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 7, 2024

South Korean F-4E launches an AGM-142 'Pop-eye' missile
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F-4 Phantoms Conduct Final Popeye Missile Firing Before South Korea Bids Them Farewell

By Oliver Parken

Updated on Apr 23, 2024

KF-21 Refueling for the first time from a tanker
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South Korea’s KF-21 Next Generation Fighter Begins Tanker Trials

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 19, 2024

F-15K Slam Eagle
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South Korea To Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-15K Slam Eagle Fighters

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

South Korean F-15K
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Seoul Scrambles 30 Fighters After North Korean Jets Approach Border

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 6, 2022

ROKAF_KF-21_FIRST_FLIGHT
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South Korea’s KF-21 Homegrown Advanced Fighter Just Took To The Air

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

KF21 taxi test
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South Korea Readies Its KF-21 Next-Generation Fighter Jet For Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 5, 2022

Korean F-35 Fighters Grounded After ‘Major Systems Malfunction’ Leads To Belly Landing
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Korean F-35 Fighters Grounded After ‘Major Systems Malfunction’ Leads To Belly Landing

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 5, 2022

Hundreds Of South Korean And U.S. Warplanes Are Conducting A Secretive Exercise In Korea
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Hundreds Of South Korean And U.S. Warplanes Are Conducting A Secretive Exercise In Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 2, 2021

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea
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Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 11, 2016