“With Polderman as writer and Harpia as publisher, this book is the definitive source on today’s ROKAF. The book should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in this nearly unstable part of the world and what the South Koreans will bring into any future conflict.” - The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation Since the early 1950s, the heavily industrialized nation of South Korea has seen steady growth and is now the world’s seventh-largest exporter and 11th-largest economy overall. As the Cold War on the Korean peninsula gathered momentum, the development of the Republic of Korea Air Force became one of the nation’s top priorities. While initially dependent on the United States for its aircraft, Korea’s aviation industry has matured rapidly, and the ROKAF’s use of indigenously manufactured equipment is on the rise. Modern South Korean Air Power provides a detailed look at the aircraft and armament, as well as the organization and the modernization process of the Republic of Korea Air Force.