The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF; Chinese: 中華民國空軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Kōngjūn) is the aviation branch of the armed forces of the Republic of China. The ROCAF's primary mission is the defense of the airspace over and around the ROC. Priorities of the ROCAF include the development of long range reconnaissance and surveillance networks, increasing battle effectiveness, procuring counterstrike weapons, next generation fighters, and hardening airfields and other facilities to survive a surprise attack.
Aircraft Inventory[]
Combat Aircraft[]
CAMCO F-ZS-1E Zhàn Sǔn x 798 (Air Superiority Fighter)- CAMCO F-JG-2C Jīngguó x 632 (Multirole Fighter)
- CAMCO F-W-3 Wēilóng x 300+ (Multirole Fighter)
Dassault Mirage 4000EZ x 154 (Air Superiority Fighter)
Ground Attack Aircraft[]
- // Panavia Panther x 240 (Attack Aircraft)
- / SEPECAT Jaguar x 440 (Attack Aircraft)
Bombers[]
- Avro Vulcan B.3Zh x 224 (Strategic Bomber)
- De Havilland Mosquito II Mk.70 x 120 (Infiltrator Aircraft)
AWACS Aircraft[]
- De Havilland Nimrod KJ-1 x 12 (AWACS Aircraft)
- CAMCO KJ-2 x 12 (AWACS Aircraft)
- CAMCO KJ-3 x 60 (AWACS Aircraft)
Reconnaissance Aircraft[]
- CAMCO RF-ZS-1F Zhàn Sǔn x 48 (Reconnaissance Aircraft)
- Canadair Challenger 850 x 8 (SIGINT Aircraft)
- Scottish Aviation Shadow R.1 x 4 (Surveillance Aircraft)
- Vickers Airseeker RC.4 x 6 (SIGINT Aircraft)
Electronic Warfare Aircraft[]
- Bristol R.200M/D x 4 (SIGINT/ELINT Aircraft)
- CAMCO EF-ZS-1D Zhàn Sǔn x 40 (Electronic Warfare Aircraft)
- Alenia EC-27J Spartan x 24 (Electronic Warfare Aircraft)
Transport Aircraft[]
- Alenia C-27J Spartan x 44 (Tactical Transport)
- Britten-Norman Trislander x 28 (Utility Transport)
- CAMCO Y-20A x 50 (Strategic Transport)
- CAMCO YY-20A/B x 12 (Aerial Tanker)
- Canadair CRJ700 x 22 (VIP Transport)
- Canadair CC-177 Stingray x 30 (Strategic Airlifter)
- De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter x 170 (Utility Transport)
- De Havilland Canada DHC-9 Bison x 78 (Tactical Transport)
- Fokker 60 x 10 (VIP Transport)
- Short Belfast x 40 (Strategic Airlifter)
- Vickers VC-7 x 12 (Transport/Aerial Tanker)
- Vickers K.4 x 30 (Aerial Tanker)
- Vickers VC-14 x 12 (Transport)
Helicopters[]
- CAMCO Z-8 x 24 (Utility/Transport Helicopter)
- / CAMCO/Harbin Z-20S x 16 (SAR Helicopter)
- Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma x 6 (Transport Helicopter)
- Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma x 6 (SAR/Utility Helicopter)
- Harbin Z-9 x 20 (Utility Helicopter)
- Westland Wyvern x 14
Trainer Aircraft[]
- CAMCO AT-3 Zìqiáng x 86 (Advanced Jet Trainer)
- CAMCO F-ZS-1F Zhàn Sǔn x 200 (Conversion Trainer)
- CAMCO F-JG-2D Jīngguó x 158 (Conversion Trainer)
- / CAMCO T-6A/B Hǎiyàn x 400 (Primary Trainer)
- / CAMCO T-7 Báilù x 300+ (Primary Trainer)
- CAMCO T-8 Qiánfēng x 350 (Jet Trainer)
- CAMCO T-9 Shānyīng x 30 (Jet Trainer)
- CAMCO T-15 Gú x 40+ (Advanced Jet Trainer)
- Dassault Mirage 4000DZ x 40 (Conversion Trainer)
