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Russian military aircraft enter Korea's air defense zone without notice

Seoul deployed fighter jets after several Russian military aircraft entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone without notice, though they did not violate sovereign airspace.

2026.8.26

F-35A at Seoul Air Base during an exhibition. [YONAHP]

F-35A fighter jet faces retirement after hitting an eagle mid-flight

The Korean Air Force on Friday announced it has decided to scrap the F-35A fighter jet that had been damaged after hitting an eagle in January.

2023.12.1

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Polish pilots learn the FA-50

Korean and Polish air force pilots pose in front of a T-50 trainer aircraft at Korea's 1st Fighter Wing in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, as the Polish service members begin their training to operate the FA-50 aircraft.

2023.2.22

The Korean Air Force’s stealth fighter F-35A Freedom Knight being fueled midair by the multipurpose aerial tanker KC330 on Tuesday. This is the first time the Air Force has published a photo of an F-35A during aerial refueling since the fighter was added to the Korean arsenal in 2019. The image came a day after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in the East Sea. The distance that the missiles traveled were the same as two airbases: Cheongju in North Chungcheong and Gunsan in North Jeolla. Korean F-35As are stationed in Cheongju while U.S. F-16s are located in Gunsan.[KOREA AIR FORCE]

Thirsty F-35A

This is the first time the Air Force has published a photo of an F-35A during aerial refueling since the fighter was added to the Korean arsenal in 2019.

2023.2.21

Firefighters pour water onto the site of a warplane crash in Hoengseong County, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) east of Seoul, on Dec. 26. [YONHAP]

KA-1 crashes in Hoengseong County, 2 pilots safe: Air Force

A Korean KA-1 light attack aircraft crashed in a northeastern county on Monday, with its two pilots having safely escaped, the Air Force said.

2022.12.26

Flying high

The Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team flies above Gangneung, Gangwon, on Thursday in preparation for an air show.

2022.10.13

A domestically developed KF-21 fighter jet is seen in the air above the 3rd Flight Training Wing of the Air Force base in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Korea's KF-21 fighter jet successfully completes first flight test

Korea’s domestically developed fighter jet KF-21 successfully completed its first flight test on Tuesday, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The KF-21 supersonic jet prototype took off from the runway of the 3rd Flight...

2022.7.19

Afghans bound for Korea board a Korean Air Force transport plane at the Kabul airport Tuesday, local time. The Korean government flew three military aircraft to Pakistan earlier this week to airlift 390 Afghan evacuees, including 100 children. [FOREIGN MINISTRY]

[THINK ENGLISH] 아프간인 391명 인천으로 공수

Three Korean military planes are airlifting some 390 Afghans out of the war-torn country, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, to come to Korea.

2021.8.31