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![US Approves Sale of F-16 Upgrades for South Korean Air Force US Approves Sale of F-16 Upgrades for South Korean Air Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-150603-f-ea289-083.jpg)
US Approves Sale of F-16 Upgrades for South Korean Air Force
By Ankit Panda
The proposed sale has a value of $194 million.
![South Korea’s F-35A Fighters to Achieve Initial Operating Capability This Month South Korea’s F-35A Fighters to Achieve Initial Operating Capability This Month](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-12.jpeg)
South Korea’s F-35A Fighters to Achieve Initial Operating Capability This Month
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Republic of Korea Air Force is expected to declare initial operating capability for its first batch of F-35As on December 17.
![South Korea Set to Receive Additional F-35s in 2020 Amid North Korean Complaints South Korea Set to Receive Additional F-35s in 2020 Amid North Korean Complaints](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1-3.jpg)
South Korea Set to Receive Additional F-35s in 2020 Amid North Korean Complaints
By Ankit Panda
The fighters, a cornerstone of South Korea's aerial strike capabilities, will elevate tensions with North Korea.
![South Korea to Procure 20 More F-35 Stealth Fighters South Korea to Procure 20 More F-35 Stealth Fighters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1-3.jpg)
South Korea to Procure 20 More F-35 Stealth Fighters
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Republic of Korea Air Force is expected to begin receiving twenty more F-35 fighter aircraft beginning in 2021.
![US Approves Sale of Air-to-Air Missiles to South Korea US Approves Sale of Air-to-Air Missiles to South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1000w-q95-1.jpg)
US Approves Sale of Air-to-Air Missiles to South Korea
By Ankit Panda
South Korea has been approved to purchase 120 AIM-120C-7/C-8 missiles.
![South Korea to Publicly Display F-35A Stealth Fighter for First Time in October South Korea to Publicly Display F-35A Stealth Fighter for First Time in October](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1-3.jpg)
South Korea to Publicly Display F-35A Stealth Fighter for First Time in October
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Republic of Korea Air Force will publicly display the F-35A for the first time during Armed Forces Day on October 1.
![2 More Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in South Korea 2 More Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1-3.jpg)
2 More Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in South Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The F-35A fighter jets landed at a South Korean military base on July 15.
![First 2 Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in South Korea First 2 Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2019-04-01-at-1.05.14-pm.jpg)
First 2 Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in South Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The F-35A fighter jets landed at a South Korean military base on March 29.
![South Korea to Receive First Two F-35A Stealth Fighters by the End of March South Korea to Receive First Two F-35A Stealth Fighters by the End of March](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180720-f-xa522-204.jpg)
South Korea to Receive First Two F-35A Stealth Fighters by the End of March
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The two aircraft are expected to be operationally deployed in April or May 2019.
![South Korea to Develop Air-Launched Indigenous Long-Range Bunker Buster Cruise Missile South Korea to Develop Air-Launched Indigenous Long-Range Bunker Buster Cruise Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f0205060_59b8af4e82cfc.jpg)
South Korea to Develop Air-Launched Indigenous Long-Range Bunker Buster Cruise Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new missile, to be modeled after the Taurus KEPD 350, is to be carried by the KF-X fighter aircraft currently under development.
![South Korea Signs Deal for 90 Bunker-Buster Cruise Missiles South Korea Signs Deal for 90 Bunker-Buster Cruise Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f0205060_59b8af4e82cfc.jpg)
South Korea Signs Deal for 90 Bunker-Buster Cruise Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The new missiles are intended to enhance the ROK military's long-range, precision-strike capability.
![South Korea Upgrades KF-16 Fighter Jets With Enhanced Situational Awareness Capability South Korea Upgrades KF-16 Fighter Jets With Enhanced Situational Awareness Capability](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-hmd.jpg)
South Korea Upgrades KF-16 Fighter Jets With Enhanced Situational Awareness Capability
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Republic of Korea Air Force K-16s will be upgraded with JHMCS II.
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