Military resources of South Korea 🇰🇷

Military forces of South Korea

🛩ī¸ Air forces 1602 active aircrafts
⚓ī¸ Naval forces 155 ships in fleet
🎖ī¸ Military ranks 75 ranks listed
đŸĒ– Active Troops 599,000 personnels
⛑ī¸ Reserve Troops 3,100,000 personnels

Key metrics for South Korea

Year 2022
Population51.6 million
GDP$1.7 trillion
Military Budget$46.4 billion
Share of GDP2.8%
GDP per capita$32,254
Military spends per capita $892
Inflation1%

Evolution of military expenditures

Historical Military Spends of South Korea

Map

Map of South Korea

Aircrafts produced by South Korea

Model Manufacturer Year Number
KF-21 Boramae KAI 2022
KT-1 Woongbi KAI 1991 178
KT-100 KAI 2011 23
KUH-1 Surion KAI 2010 170
T-5 Brave Eagle KAI 2020 17
T-50 Golden Eagle KAI 2002 200

Military ships built by South Korea

Class Type
Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin Guided-missile destroyer
Dokdo Landing platform helicopter
Donghae Surveillance corvette
Gumdoksuri Patrol boat
Gwanggaeto the Great Helicopter destroyer
Incheon Coastal defense frigate
KDX 2 Helicopter destroyer
LPX Assault helicopter carrier
Pohang Missile corvette
PSMM-5 Missile patrol vessel
Sejong the Great AEGIS missile destroyer
Solgae Air-cushioned landing craft
Ulsan Missile frigate

Military vehicles produced by South Korea

Model Type
K1A1 Rokit Heavy Main Battle Tank
K2 Black Panther Heavy Main Battle Tank

Firearms designed by South Korea

Model Category
K-1 / K-2 Assault rifle
K-11 Assault rifle
DAR-21 Bullpup assault rifle
USAS-12 Combat shotgun
K-3 Light machine gun
K-7 Submachine gun