List of equipment of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces explained

Army & Marine Corps

Rifles & SMG

• Daewoo K1A Assault Carbine
• Daewoo K2 Assault Rifle
• Daewoo K7 Silencer-Mounted SMG
• Daewoo K11 Advanced Assault Rifle and Air-Burst Smart Grenade Launcher
• Heckler & Koch MP5
• Heckler & Koch HK416
• Colt M4A1
• Colt M16A1 (in use with reserve forces)
• MAC-11

Pistols

• • Daewoo K5 IMI Jericho 941F Tactical
• Heckler & Koch USP9 Tactical
• Beretta 92FS
• Glock 17

Shotguns

• Remington 870
• Daewoo USAS-12
• Mossberg 500
• Benelli M4 Super 90

Machine guns/Support weapons

• Daewoo K3 Light Machine Gun
• Daewoo K4 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher
• Daewoo K11 Advanced Assault Rifle and Air-Burst Smart Grenade Launcher
• S&T Daewoo K12 General-Purpose Machine Gun
• S&T Daewoo K6 Heavy Machine Gun
• M60D General-Purpose Machine Gun

Sniper rifles

• Heckler & Koch PSG-1
• Heckler & Koch MSG-90
• Steyr SSG 69
• SIG Sauer SSG 3000
• Accuracy International AWM
• S&T Daewoo K14

Anti-tank munitions

• BGM-71 TOW
• Panzerfaust 3
• AT-13 Metis-M
• M72 LAW
• M40 106mm recoilless rifle
• KSTAM

Tanks

• M48A3K & M48A5K Patton MBTs
• K1(K1E1) & K1A1(K1A2) MBTs
• K2 Black Panther MBT
• T-80U & T-80UK

Armored vehicles

• M113
• K200 & K200A1 series
• BMP-3
• K532
• KM900
• Doosan Barracuda
• K21 KNIFV
• KAAV7A1
• K808(8X8) & K806(6X6) wheeled armored vehicle in 2016

Artillery

• M101 105mm Howitzer
• KH178 105mm Howitzer
• KH179 155mm Howitzer
• M114 155mm Howitzer
• M115 203mm Howitzer
• M107 175mm SP Howitzer
• M110 203mm SP Howitzer
• K55 155mm SP Howitzer
• K9 Thunder 155mm SP Howitzer
• K10 Artillery Munitions Carrier
• M270A1 MLRS
• K-136 Kooryong MRLS

Surface-to-Surface Missile

• Hyunmoo Hyunmoo I SSM(185 km ~ 250 km) / Hyunmoo II SSM(300 km ~ 500 km) / Hyunmoo III SLCM(1000 km ~ 1500 km)
• ATACMS

Self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicles

• K30 Biho SPAAG
• K263A1

The K-SAM Pegasus is categorized under "Missile"

Aviation

• AH-64E
• AH-1S
• AH-1F
• CH-47D
• UH-60P
• UH-1
• Hughes 500MD
• Bo 105
• Surion

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

• IAI Searcher
• KAI Duck Hawk (KRQ-101 Night Intruder 300)
• KAI Kus-9
• IAI Heron-1

Support vehicles

• KM451 Ambulance Vehicle
• KM450 Utility Truck
• DoDaam Aegis Robot
• RXV Unmanned Vehicle
• KM131 Jeep
• KM250 Cargo Truck
• KM1500 heavy truck

Navy

Rifles & SMGs

• Heckler & Koch HK416
• Heckler & Koch MP5
• Daewoo K1A
• Daewoo K2

Pistols

• Daewoo K5
• IMI Jericho 941F Tactical
• Beretta 92FS
• Heckler & Koch USP9 Tactical
• SIG Sauer P226

Machine Guns

• Daewoo K3
• Daewoo K6

Sniper Rifles

• KAC SR-25

Submarines

• SX 756 Dolgorae("Dolphin")-class submarine
• KSS-I Changbogo class (U209) submarine
• KSS-II Sohn Won-il class (U214) submarine
• KSS-III

Destroyers

• Gwanggaeto the Great class destroyer (KD-I)
• Chungmugong Yi Sunshin class destroyer (KD-II)
• King Sejong the Great class destroyer (KDX-III)

Frigates

• Ulsan-class frigate
• Inchon class frigate

Corvettes

• Donghae class PCC
• Pohang class PCC

Missile craft

• Pae Ku-52
• Pae Ku-51

Patrol craft

• Sea Dolphin/Kiruki-class
• PKM Chamsuri class
• PK-X Gumdoksuri class

Mine warfare ships

• Wonsan class MLS
• Yang-yang class MSH
• Ganggyeong class MHC
• Geumsan (aka Kum San) class MSC (ex-USN MSC-268 class)
• Nam-yang class MSC (ex-USN MSC-294 class)

Amphibious

• Dokdo class LPH
• Gojoonbong class LST
• LCM
• LCU-72 Mulkae
• LSM-655 Ko Mun
• Hovercraft

Support ships

• Cheonji class AOE (Combat Auxiliary Support Ships)
• Cheonghaejin class ASR (Submarine rescue ship)
• Pyeongtaek class ATS (ex-USN Edenton class)

Aviation

• P-3C
• Bell 206 JetRanger
• Cessna F406
• Hughes 500MD
• Aérospatiale SA 316
• Westland Lynx
• Super Lynx Mk.99
• UH-60
• RC-800

Anti-ship/Cruise missiles

• Sea Skua
• SSM-700K Sea Star (Hae Sung)
• AGM-119 Penguin
• Harpoon, Harpoon Block II
• MM38 Exocet

Land Attack Cruise missile

• Hyunmoo III

Ship-to-Air Missile

• RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
• RIM-116 RAM
• RIM-66 Standard

Torpedo/Anti-submarine

• Hong Sang Eo (Red Shark) rocket-based torpedo (K-ASROC)
• K745 LW Blue Shark torpedo
• K731 HW White Shark torpedo
• Mark 46 torpedo
• SUT

Air Force

Rifles & SMGs

• Heckler & Koch HK416
• Heckler & Koch MP5
• Daewoo K1A
• Daewoo K2

Pistols

• Daewoo K5
• IMI Jericho 941F Tactical
• Beretta 92FS
• Heckler & Koch USP9 Tactical
• SIG Sauer P226
• M1911A1

Fighter aircraft

• F-4D/E Phantom II
• F-5E/F Tiger II
• F-16C/D & KF-16C/D
• F-15K Slam Eagle
• FA-50 Golden Eagle
• A-37B
• KFX (In Development)

Support aircraft

• C-130 Hercules
• CN-235
• BAe 748
• Boeing 737-3Z8
• Hawker 800XP

Trainers

• KT-1
• T-50 Golden Eagle
• Bae Hawk 67MK
• KO-1

Helicopters

• UH-1H
• CH-47D
• AH-1
• Aérospatiale AS 332
• VH/HH-60
• Ka-32
• Surion
• Korean Multi-purpose Helicopter ("KMH") (in development)
• Bell 427 Helicopter (Co-developed by KAI and Bell)
• AH-64 Apache^{[1] [2]}

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

• IAI Harpy

Special Forces Small Arms

Rifles and Carbines

• Heckler & Koch HK416 (In use mainly with the UDT/SEALs)
• Colt M4A1
• Daewoo K1
• Daewoo K2 (K2C carbine ready for distribution and is in field testing)
• Daewoo K11
• FN SCAR-L

SMGs

• Daewoo K-7
• Heckler & Koch MP5 (MP5SD, MP5N, MP5A2)
• Heckler & Koch MP7 (In use with 707 Special Mission Battalion)
• Brügger & Thomet MP9 (In use with 707 Special Mission Battalion)

Pistols

• Heckler & Koch USP (In .45 ACP)
• Daewoo K5 (Standard sidearm)
• Beretta 92FS
• IMI Jericho 941F Tactical
• Sig Sauer P226 (in use mainly with the Navy)
• Various revolvers (in use mainly with JSA personnel)
• M1911A1

Sniper Rifles

• Heckler & Koch MSG-90
• Heckler & Koch PSG-1
• Steyr SSG 69
• SIG Sauer SSG 3000
• Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Magnum
• S&T Daewoo K14
• KAC SR-25

Missile

Anti-air systems

• M167 Vulcan
• GDF-001 35mm AAA
• K-SAM Pegasus
• MIM-14 Nike-Hercules
• MIM-104C PAC-2, 3
• Javelin
• MIM-23 Hawk
• FIM-92A Stinger ATAS
• Mistral
• KP-SAM Shingung
• SA-16 Igla
• SA-18 Grouse
• RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
• KM-SAM
• RIM-116 RAM
• RIM-66 Standard SM-2
• K-SAAM

Ballistic missiles

• Baekgom
• Hyunmoo-1, 2, 4
• Honest John
• ATACMS

Surface attack munitions

• AGM-65 Maverick
• AGM-88 HARM
• AGM-84K SLAM-ER
• AGM-142 Have Nap
• JDAM
• KEPD 350
• AGM-130
• Mark 84
• Paveway(All variants)
• CBU-58
• CBU-87
• CBU-97
• LAU-3
• LAU-68
• Hyunmoo-3

Air-to-air munitions

• AIM-120 AMRAAM
• AIM-9
• AIM-7

See also

• Military of South Korea
• Republic of Korea Air Force
• Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command
• 707th Special Mission Unit

Notes and References

1. Web site: First AH-64 Apache Guardian arrives in South Korea for army. 2018-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180204182421/https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2016/06/08/First-AH-64-Apache-Guardian-arrives-in-South-Korea-for-army/2111465397948/#. 2018-02-04. live.
2. Web site: South Korea completes deployment of its 36 AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters. airrecognition.com. 2018-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205000828/http://airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2017/january/3260-south-korea-completes-deployment-of-its-36-ah-64e-apache-guardian-helicopters.html#. 2018-02-05. live.