The F-35 Lightning II for Republic of Korea
The Republic of Korea faces a unique threat environment. No other fighter aircraft in the world is听better equipped to ensure the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) can maintain regional security听stability than the 5th Generation F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter. Since joining the program in听2014 as a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) customer for their F-X III fighter program, the Republic of听Korea has taken delivery of 40 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (COTL) aircraft.听
Program Milestones
2014: The Republic听of Korea concluded听its FX-III fighter听acquisition program听and selected the F-35
2018: The first ROKAF F-35A, known as AW-1,听took flight in Fort听Worth, TX听
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2018: First ROKAF F-35A delivered to听Luke AFB, Arizona for听pilot training
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2019: First F-35As听were delivered to听their permanent听base at Cheongju Air听Base
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2023: ROKAF听announced an听additional 20 F-35A听aircraft to their听program of record
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雽頃滊甑潉 鞙勴暅 F-35 霛检澊韸鸽嫕 II
雽頃滊甑潃 韸轨垬頃 鞎堧炒 鞙勴槕 頇橁步鞐 雴撿棳 鞛堨姷雼堧嫟. 雽頃滊甑 瓿店蛋鞚 甑皜 鞎堧炒毳 鞎堨爼鞝侅溂搿 鞙犾頃橂姅 雿 鞛堨柎 5靹鸽寑 F-35A 霛检澊韸鸽嫕 II 鞀ろ厰鞀 鞝勴埇旮半韥继 霙办柎雮 鞝勴埇旮半姅 鞐嗢姷雼堧嫟. 雽頃滊甑潃 3彀 彀劯雽 鞝勴埇旮 靷梾(F-X III)鞐愳劀 雽鞕戈蛋靷寪毵(FMS)毳 韱淀暣 F-35 頂勲攴鸽灗鞐 彀胳棳頃橂┌ 齑 40雽鞚 F-35A 韱奠儊鞚挫癌毳欔赴(COTL)毳 霃勳瀰頄堨姷雼堧嫟.听
霃勳瀰 旮办
F-35A
霃勳瀰 旮办泊 靾
60雽赌
歆侁皠鞝戩爜鞚 靷办梾 韺岉姼雱堨嫮 鞝滉车听
頂勲攴鸽灗 欤检殧 靹标臣
2014雲: 雽頃滊甑,
3彀 彀劯雽 鞝勴埇旮 靷梾(FX III)鞐愳劀 F-35 靹犾爼
2018雲: 雽頃滊甑 瓿店蛋 F-35A 1順戈赴 (AW-1),
韰嶌偓鞀れ＜ 韽姼鞗岇姢鞐愳劀 觳 牍勴枆
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2018雲: 臁办靷 頉堧牗鞚 鞙勴暣 鞎犽Μ臁半倶欤 耄伂 瓿店蛋旮办鞐 雽頃滊甑 瓿店蛋 F-35A 1順戈赴 鞚鸽弰
2019雲: F-35A 1彀 霃勳瀰 旮办泊, 觳＜ 瓿店蛋旮办鞐 鞚鸽弰
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2023雲: 雽頃滊甑 瓿店蛋, F-35A 20雽 於旉皜 霃勳瀰 氚滍憸
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