This is a list of the current Royal Australian Air Force aircraft in operation:
Aircraft | Unit operating | Number of aircraft | Origin |
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Combat aircraft | |||
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth multirole fighter aircraft | No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit (RAAF Base Williamtown) No. 3 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown) | 63 in service (72 total ordered) | United States |
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter aircraft | No. 1 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) | 24 | United States |
Patrol aircraft | |||
Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and anti submarine warfare aircraft | No. 11 Squadron (RAAF Base Edinburgh) | 12 (2 on order) | United States |
AEW&C and EW aircraft | |||
Boeing E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown) | 6 | Australia |
Boeing EA-18G Growler Electronic Warfare aircraft | No. 6 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) | 12 | United States |
MC-55A Peregrine Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare (ISREW) aircraft | Surveillance and Response Group (SRG) (RAAF Base Edinburgh) | 4 on order | United States |
Transport aircraft | |||
Alenia C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifter | No. 35 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) | 10 | Italy |
Lockheed C-130J Hercules medium transport | No. 37 Squadron (RAAF Base Richmond) | 12 (20 on order to replace and expand current fleet) | United States |
Boeing C-17 Globemaster heavy transport | No. 36 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) | 8 | United States |
Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport | No. 33 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) | 7 (1 VIP configured) | Spain/France |
Boeing BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) VIP transport | No. 34 Squadron (Defence Establishment Fairbairn) | 2 | United States |
Dassault Falcon 7X VIP transport | No. 34 Squadron (Defence Establishment Fairbairn) | 3 | France |
Beechcraft King Air 350 light transport | No. 32 Squadron (RAAF Base East Sale) | 12 | United States |
Helicopters | |||
AgustaWestland AW139 SAR helicopter | RAAF Base Amberley | 6 (contracted with CHC Helicopter) | Italy |
Training aircraft | |||
Diamond DA40NG | Australian Air Force Cadets | 8 (under civilian registrations) | Austria |
Pilatus PC-21 | Central Flying School (RAAF Base East Sale) No. 2 Flying Training School (RAAF Base Pearce) No. 4 Squadron (FAC training) (RAAF Base Williamtown) | 49 | Switzerland |
BAe Hawk 127 lead-in fighter trainer | No. 79 Squadron (RAAF Base Pearce) No. 76 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown) | 33 | United Kingdom |
Beechcraft King Air 350 navigation & specialised trainer | No. 32 Squadron (RAAF Base East Sale) | 12 | United States |
Remotely piloted aircraft | |||
MQ-4C Triton | No. 92 Wing | 6 on order; 1 more planned | United States |
Loyal Wingman (Boeing Airpower Teaming System) | TBD | 1 (6 prototypes to be acquired) | Australia |
Ownership of 12 historic aircraft was transferred from Temora Aviation Museum to the RAAF in July 2019; they continue to be maintained by museum staff but operated by the RAAF as the Temora Historic Flight with pilots inducted into the RAAF Reserve. No. 100 Squadron was reformed in March 2021 as the Air Force Heritage Squadron to operate airworthy warbirds based at the RAAF Museum and Temora.
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