| 中華民國空軍 | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1920–present |
| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Part of | The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Emblem |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Electronic warfare | E-2T/C, C-130HE |
| Fighter | F-16A/B Block 20, Mirage-2000-5Di/Ei, F-CK-1A/B/C/D, F-5E/F |
| Helicopter | S-70C-1/1A, S-70C-6 |
| Reconnaissance | RF-5E, RF-16 |
| Trainer | AT-3B, T-34 |
| Transport | C-130H, Fokker 50, Beechcraft B-1900C, Boeing 730-800 |
Aircraft Inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighter Aircraft | ||||||
| Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon |  United States | Multirole Fighter | F-16 A/B Block 20 | 145 | 120 F-16A and 30 F-16B received. About 8-10 F-16A/B Block 20 is at Luke AFB, USA, for advance training. 8 F-16A/B are assigned to 12th TRS as recon aircraft with yet unknown recon pod. | |
| Dassault Mirage 2000-5 |  France | Multirole Fighter | Mirage 2000-5EI/DI | 56 | 48 Mirage 2000Ei and 12 Mirage 2000Fi received | |
| AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo | Taiwan | Multirole Fighter | F-CK-1A/B | 126 | 131 F-CK-1 IDF received. At least 1 wing expected start the upgrade to F-CK-1C/D standard by end of 2008 | |
| Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II | United States | Fighter | F-5E/F | 33+ | 308 F-5E/F built locally under license by AIDC from 1973 to 1986. The number of 33 refer to F-5F two seaters only, but should have similar number of F-5E single seater in service along side. Besides the limited number of F-5E/F in service, there's another ~90 to 100 in reserve status. | |
| Early Warning Aircraft | ||||||
| Grumman E-2 Hawkeye | United States | Airborne Early Warning | E-2T E-2C Hawkeye 2000 | 4 2 | 4 E-2T authorized upgraded to Hawkeye 2000 standard on 10/2008. 2 E-2T sent to US on June 23, 2010 for the planned upgrade. #2503 crashed landed during touch-and-go practice without lower landing gears on 03/20/97. Damages were very extensive that another E-2C body was used to rebuilt by Singapore Aerospace, but still sporting #2503's b/n. | |
| Reconnaissance Aircraft | ||||||
| Northrop RF-5E Tigergazer | United States | Reconnaissance | RF-5E | 6 | 7 low airframe hours F-5E sent to Singapore Aerospace and converted to RF-5E Tigergazer. | |
| Lockheed RF-16 Fighting Falcon | United States | Multirole Fighter/Reconnaissance | F-16 A/B Block 20 | 8 | 8 F-16A/B are assigned to 12th TRS as recon aircraft with yet unknown recon pod. | |
| Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
| AIDC AT-3 Tzu Chung | Taiwan | Advance Trainer | AT-3A/B | 36/17 | Also 2 A-3 attack version were built, 901 and 902, retired and on display. | |
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor | United States | Basic Trainer | US-1A | 40 | ||
| Transport Aircraft | ||||||
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | Tactical Transport ELINT | C-130H C-130HE | 19 1 | 20 received. #1310 lost on 10-10-1997. Last 8 C-130H received in 1990s believed to be C-130H-30 version. Modified in Taiwan | |
| Beechcraft 1900C | United States | VIP Transport | B-1900C | 11 | 12 received. 2 are use for airbase radar calibration. Several B-1900 also fly down to Kangshan AB daily for Air Force Academy transport training needs. | |
| Fokker F50 |  Netherlands | VIP Transport | F50 | 3 | ||
| Boeing 737 | United States | VIP Transport | B737-800 | 1 | Air Force One | |
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Sikorsky S-70C Blue Hawk | United States | Search and Rescue | S-70C-1/1A/6 | 17 | 10 S-70C-1, 3 S-70C1A, 4 S-70C-6 | |
| Eurocopter EC-225 |  European Union | Search and Rescue | EC-225 | 0+3+17 | 3 ordered on Feb 2010, with option for 17 more. Delivery Oct 2011 | |
Missile inventory
| Missile | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air-to-air missiles | ||||||
| AIM-120 AMRAAM | United States | Medium-range | AIM-120C-5 AIM-120C-7 | 120 218 | Ordered | |
| AIM-7 Sparrow | United States | Medium-range | AIM-7M | 605 | 600 in 1992 F-16 deal, 5 in 2006 for Shootex in Luke AFB | |
| MBDA MICA | France | Medium-range | 960 | |||
| Sky Sword II | Taiwan | Medium-range | TC-2 | 250+ | ROCAF received new batch of new model of TC-2, ordered from CSIST, number unknown. | |
| AIM-9 Sidewinder | United States | Short-range | AIM-9B AIM-9J/N AIM-9M AIM-9M-2 | 570 2066 900 192 | AIM-9B: 350 in 1955, 220 in 1959.(Believe all AIM-9B missiles were rebuilt to AIM-9E, then rebuilt again to AIM-9J/N, might all had retired/scrapped, but can't confirm.) AIM-9J/N: 1850 in 1974, 216 in 1983.(At least 1314 AIM-9J/N missiles were rebuilt/upgraded to AIM-9P4 standard.) AIM-9M: 900 in 1997. AIM-9M-2: 182 in 2003, 10 in 2006. Total 3728 AIM-9 missiles received. | |
| R550 Magic | France | Short-range | R550 | 480 | ||
| Sky Sword I | Taiwan | Short-range | TC-1 | 300 | ||
| Air-to-ground missiles | ||||||
| AGM-65 Maverick | United States | Air-to-ground | AGM-65B AGM-65G AGM-65G2 | 500 40 234 | Ordered | |
| Anti-ship missiles | ||||||
| AGM-84 Harpoon | United States | Anti-ship | AGM-84L | 110 | 60 + 50 upgrade kits ordered | |
| AGM-84 Harpoon | United States | Anti-ship | AGM-84G | 8 | 58 ordered, 50 upgraded to AGM-84L version | |
Air Defence Systems
| Platform | Origin | Type | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAC-2 batteries with 200 GEM missiles | United States | SAM | 3 | Upgrading to PAC-3 batteries. 1 battery is done and sent back to Taiwan, 2nd battery had just authorized to send to US for upgrade and refurbish. |
| PAC-3 batteries with 444 PAC-3 missiles | United States | SAM | 7 | Ordered |
| Sky Bow I/Sky Bow II/Sky Bow III batteries | Taiwan | SAM | 6 | Sky Bow I missiles phased out by 2015; Sky Bow III missiles to be introduced |
| MIM-23 HAWK batteries | United States | SAM | 19 | With 932 rounds of missiles. Expect to replace by 12 Sky Bow II batteries after in 2010 Currently 12 Phase III and 7 Phase I batteries. |
| Skyguard radar system with RIM-7M Sparrow SAM |  Switzerland | SAM with OTO 35mm AAA | 24 | 6 batteries, each with 4 radars, introduced into service 1980, with 500 RIM-7M missiles and launchers entered service in 1991. Airbase defense |
| Antelope System with TC-1 AAM | Taiwan | SAM with Bofors 40mm/L70 AAA | 6 | 6 batteries, airbase defense |
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