Sallim-cheong

Korea Forest Service

KFS

History C/N

The Korea Forest Service is charged with maintaining South Koreas forest lands. The Forest Service began in 1948 as the Office of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture. It was raised to its current status in 1967. It is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The current chief is Ha young-Je. The agency is headquartered at the Daejeon Government Complex.

News

Entrol S-64 Simulator for Korea Forest Service

May 26, 2025 · Spanish company Entrol to deliver by end 2026 its S-64 FTD Level 6 simulator to the Korea Forest Service
Erickson Delivers 8th S-64 to Korea Forest Service

Dec 6, 2022 · Erickson delivered a S-64E Air Crane helicopter to the Korea Forest Service (KFS), the eighth since starting operations with this model in 2001.
More Erickson S-64 Air Crane Ordered

Jan 11, 2020 · Korea Forest Service (ninth for KFS) and the Italian firefighters (two for VdF) ordered the S-64F heavy lift helicopters
Erickson Delivered K8 to Korean Forest Service

Dec 23, 2019 · Erickson delivered a second S-64, K8, to the Korean Forest Service completing the order for 2019
Erickson Delivered K7 to Korean Forest Service

Nov 26, 2019 · A remanufactured Erickson S-64E aircrane, the K7, was loaded onto the Antonov An-124 cargo plane at the manufacturing facility in Medford, Oregon for delivery to South Korea’ Forest Service
Russia Offers Upgrade Ka-32A11M to South Korea

Oct 16, 2019 · Russian helicopters featuring the Ka-32, Ka-226T, Mi-171A2 and Ansat at the International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition ADEX 2019 in Seoul Airport, South Korea, October 15-20. The Ka-32A11M upgrade with glass cockpit, more powerful VK-2500PS-02 engi

Jan 10, 2018 · Korea Forest Services Orders Two More S-64E
Jan 3, 2018 · South Korea Forest Service Bell 412 Contract
Mar 12, 2017 · Erickson to Build S-64E for Korea Forest Service
Feb 4, 2016 · First Civil Kamov Ka-32 NVG Modification

Oct 22, 2015 · HSC to Repair 4 South Korea Forest Aviation Ka-32
Oct 19, 2015 · LG Discusses Overhall of South Korea Ka-32
Oct 8, 2015 · Russian Support for South Korea KA-32 Engines
Jan 28, 2014 · Ka-32 service and maintenance centre in Korea

Models

2007-	Russian Helicopters Ka-32A11BC
2005-	Sikorsky Erickson S-64
2004-2006	Russian Helicopters Ansat
1993-	Kamov ka-32

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