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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 full replacement and expansion of the existing 12 C-130J Super Hercules fleet to 20 aircraft. [125] ... List of current Royal Australian Air Force aircraft;
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 base was a major United States Army Air Forces base during 1942 and 1943. In September 1942, General Douglas MacArthur and Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey, Australian commander of New Guinea Force, decided the key to defending Australia was in New Guinea.
This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force airstrips, aerodromes and bases. The air force also owns and maintains "bare bases" in remote areas of Australia. These bases have runways and buildings, but only a caretaker staff.
F/A-18F Super Hornet of No. 1 Squadron, 2013 This is a list of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft squadrons. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was formed in 1921 and traces its lineage to the previous Australian Flying Corps that served during World War I. The list also includes those squadrons that were under Australian and British operational control during World War II, and squadrons ...
On formation, the squadron's first commanding officer was a Royal Air Force officer, Squadron Leader J.A.S. Brown. [2] As Australia's only fleet co-operation squadron No. 9 Squadron operated amphibious aircraft from the Royal Australian Navy's heavy and light cruisers; each cruiser was assigned a single Seagull or Walrus amphibian. [3]
No. 34 Squadron Falcon 7X, November 2019. No. 34 Squadron is the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit responsible for the transport of VIPs, including members of the Australian government, the Governor-General, senior Australian Defence Force personnel, and visiting dignitaries. [1]