| Category | South Korea | North Korea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active-duty personnel | 575,0001 | 930,000 | |||
| Military units | 3 army headquarters | 16 corps headquarters | |||
| 10 corps headquarters2 | 31 infantry divisions2 | ||||
| 2 mechanized infantry divisions2 | 15 armored brigades2 | ||||
| 21 infantry divisions2 | 24 infantry brigades2 | ||||
| 7 special forces brigades | 25 special forces brigades | ||||
| 8 independent infantry brigades | armor | infantry | marine | --- | |
| 1 aviation brigade | --- | ||||
| 2 surface-to-surface missile battalions | surface-to-surface missile battalions3 | ||||
| Equipment | 1,560 tanks | 3,500 tanks | |||
| 1,550 armored personnel carriers | 1,960 armored personnel carriers | ||||
| 4,200 field artillery pieces | 7,800 field artillery pieces | ||||
| 140 multiple rocket launchers | 2,500 multiple rocker launchers | ||||
| 5,300 mortars | 11,000 mortars | ||||
| 12 surface-to-surface missiles | 70 surface-to-surface missiles |
---means negligible.
1 Includes 25,000 marines.
2 Includes subordinate armor and artillery units.
3 Number of units unknown.
Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1989- 1990, London, 1989, 165-66; and Republic of Korea, Ministry of National Defense, Defense White Paper, 1989, Seoul, 138-40.
| Category | South Korea | North Korea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | 40,000 | 70,000 | ||||
| Military units1 | 22 ground attack | interceptor squadrons | 3 bomber regiments | |||
| 1 reconnaissance squadron | 18 ground attack regiments | |||||
| 1 search-and-rescue squadron | surface-to-surface missile battalions2 | 4 transport squadrons | 6+ transport regiments | 2 defense artillery divisons | ||
| 5 surface-to-surface missile battalions | 7 air defense regiments | |||||
| 2 air defense artillery brigades | ||||||
| 1 counterinsurgency squadron | ||||||
| Equipment | ||||||
| Fighter aircraft | 90 F-5A | B | 40 J-7 | |||
| 36 F-16C | D | 160 J-6 | ||||
| 204 F-5E | F | 100 J-5 | ||||
| 130 F-4 | 40 Q- 5 | |||||
| 20 RF-4 | 5 | 10 Su-25 | ||||
| 23 A-37 | 24 MiG- 29 | |||||
| 46 MiG- 23 | ||||||
| 120 MiG- 21 | ||||||
| 300 MiG- 17 | ||||||
| 20 Su- 7 | ||||||
| Bombers | 0 | 80 H- 5 | ||||
| Antisubmarine aircraft | 251 | 0 | ||||
| Transport | 37 | 280 | ||||
| Helicopters | 4003 | 142 |
1 Data on transportation, helicopter, and training units not
available.
2 Number of units unknown.
3 In army and naval aviation units. The army, navy, and air force
have an additional 263
support aircraft, including helicopters, trainers, and
transports.
Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1989- 1990, London, 1989, 165-66; and Republic of Korea, Ministry of National Defense, Defense White Paper, 1989, Seoul, 1990, 138, 141.
| Category | South Korea | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | 35,000 | 40,000 |
| Military units | 3 fleet commands | East Coast Fleet |
| 1 aviation command | West Coast Fleet | |
| 1 amphibious command | ||
| 1 logistics command | ||
| 1 mine-warfare command | ||
| 1 training command | ||
| Equipment | 3 minisubmarines | 24 submarines |
| 11 destroyers | 2 frigates | |
| 17 frigates | 4 corvettes | |
| 11 missile-attack craft | 29 missile-attack craft | |
| 68 patrol boats | 330 patrol boats | |
| 9 minesweepers | 40 minesweepers | |
| 52 amphibious craft | 125 amphibious craft | |
| 10 Grumman S-2 aircraft | ||
| 35 Hughes 500-MD helicopters |
Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1989- 1990, 1989, London, 165-66; and Republic of Korea, Ministry of National Defense, Defense White Paper, 1989, Seoul, 1990, 141.