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AIR 6000, Phase 2A/2B, Stage 2: 58 F-35A fighters have been approved for purchase bringing total on order to 72 aircraft. Stage 1&2 will replace all F/A-18A/B fighters in service. AIR 6000, Phase 2C: around 28 additional F-35A fighters planned for purchase.
The RAAF established the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in March 1941, which then became the Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) in 1951. [86] The service merged with the RAAF in 1977; however, all women in the Australian military were barred from combat-related roles until 1990.
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 1990.
See Royal Australian Air Force VIP aircraft: BAC One-Eleven: BAC One-Eleven 217EA: United Kingdom: Twin-engine 28-seat VIP transport aircraft: 1967–1990: Two aircraft. Operated by No. 34 Squadron RAAF. See Royal Australian Air Force VIP aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS 748: HS.478 Series 2: United Kingdom: Twin-engine light VIP transport aircraft ...
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has operated forty-eight Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. The type entered Australian service in December 1958, when No. 36 Squadron accepted the first of twelve C-130As, replacing its venerable Douglas C-47 Dakotas.
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 Australian Government announced in February 2020 that it would spend $1.1 billion upgrading RAAF Base Tindal to expand Australian and US air force capabilities into the Indo-Pacific region. Works will include extending its runway and increasing fuel storage so that US long-range bombers and Australian refuelling aircraft can use the base. [9]
The RAAF's current Special Purpose Aircraft are two leased Boeing Business Jets and three Dassault Falcon 7x which are operated by No. 34 Squadron RAAF and are based at Canberra Airport. The Boeing Business Jets are custom configured Boeing 737-700s fitted with facilities such as conference tables, offices suites, secure satellite and ...