SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The state arms procurement agency on Thursday delivered the first model of the new TA-50 Block 2 trainer jet to the Air Force. The delivery is part of a 1 trillion-won (US$771.8 million) project to supply 20 TA-50 Block 2 trainers to the Air Force through 2026, according to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Air Force staged air defense drills Monday to reinforce its combat readiness, officials said, as tensions linger over North Korea’s continued missile launches. The defensive counter air drills took place across 12 units nationwide in connection with major ongoing South Korea-U.S. combined exercise drills, officials said. The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Air Force said Tuesday it will choose four civilian pilots for a flight experience on indigenous aircraft. Any Korean citizen aged over 17 can apply through the website of the Air Force until August 15. After passing the initial round of document screening and the second round of [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military is developing a training system capable of simulating air-to-air combat against artificial intelligence (AI) enemy aircraft. The Air Force said Tuesday it has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), the country’s sole aircraft manufacturer, for the development of an AI-based simulated aircraft training system [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — After getting a 20-minute prior notice for this week’s aerial refueling mission, South Korean Air Force crewmembers aboard a KC-330 tanker transport aircraft shifted into full standby mode to conduct their familiar yet delicate tasks. Twenty minutes later, the pilot and refueling control personnel worked seamlessly through a raft [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean T-50B supersonic jets streaked over a southeastern Australian city during the opening ceremony of a major international air show Tuesday, marking its first aerobatic performance in the southern hemisphere. The Korean Air Force’s Black Eagles team joined the biennial Australian International Airshow and Aerospace [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Air Force’s aerobatic flight team departed Wednesday for Australia to join an international air show set to begin late this month, the armed service said. The team left an air base in Wonju, 130 kilometers east of Seoul, to participate in the biennial Australian International Airshow [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States on Friday staged combined air drills, involving U.S. F-22 and F-35B stealth fighters, in a show of America’s “invariable will and capability” to keep its security commitment to the Asian ally, the South Korean Air Force said. The allies conducted the drills over [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Air Forces of South Korea, the United States and three other countries have kicked off an annual U.S.-led humanitarian operation to deliver medicine and other basic necessities to remote Pacific islands ahead of the Christmas season, officials here said Monday. Hosted by the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Air Force said Tuesday it will participate in a U.S.-led multinational humanitarian operation in Guam, an effort to enhance its airlift and other operational capabilities. It sent a C-130 transport plane and around 30 service members to Operation Christmas Drop, an annual event that the U.S. Pacific [...]