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Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and anti submarine warfare aircraft. No. 11 Squadron (RAAF Base Edinburgh) 12 (2 on order) [ 1 ] United States. AEW&C and EW aircraft. Boeing E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft. No. 2 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown) 6 [ 2 ] Australia.
RAAF F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler combat aircraft flying in formation during 2022. Many aircraft types have served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) since it was formed in March 1921. [ 1 ] This is a list of RAAF aircraft, those types that have served and been retired by the RAAF.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. [ 4 ] Constitutionally the Governor-General of Australia is the de jure Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force.
1984–1990. In service. 1984–2021. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operated McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft between 1984 and 2021. The Australian Government purchased 75 A and B variants of the F/A-18 in 1981 to replace the RAAF's Dassault Mirage III fighters. The Hornets entered service with the RAAF between 1984 and ...
The Royal Australian Air Force operates a number of specialised aircraft to transport the Monarch of Australia and other members of the Royal family, the Governor General of Australia, the Prime Minister of Australia, senior members of the Australian government and other dignitaries. The RAAF's current Special Purpose Aircraft are two leased ...
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) traces its history back to the Imperial Conference held in London in 1911, where it was decided aviation should be developed within the Armed Forces of the British Empire. Australia implemented this decision, the only country to do so, by approving the establishment of the Central Flying School (CFS) in 1912.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operates eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft. Four C-17s were ordered in mid-2006 to improve the ability of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to operate outside Australia and its region. The aircraft entered service between November 2006 and January 2008, the second pair being ...
RAAF Museum is the official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force located at RAAF Williams Point Cook, Victoria, Australia. The museum displays aircraft of significance to the RAAF from its inception as the Australian Flying Corps to the present.