List of current Royal Australian Air Force aircraft
This is a list of the current Royal Australian Air Force aircraft in operation:
Current aircraft
Future acquisitions
Air 6000 Ph2A/2B: Lockheed F-35A prototype
- AIR 6000: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multirole fighter[3][4]
- A possible total of 100 F-35As are to be purchased under Project Air 6000 to replace the Hornets and Super Hornets.
- AIR 6000, Phase 2A/2B, Stage 1: 14 F-35A fighters have been approved for purchase for service entry from 2014.
- 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. These will replace all F/A-18F fighters in service.
Air 7000 Ph2B: P-8A and P-3C
- AIR 7000: ADF Maritime ISR capability replacement[5]
- Programme to replace the AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft with a manned MPA/UAV mix.
- AIR 7000, Phase 1B: Purchase of 7 high altitude, long endurance maritime surveillance UAV. The MQ-4C Global Hawk was originally selected for the role, but the decision has been delayed until after the manned portion is introduced.
- AIR 7000, Phase 2B: Purchase of 8 Boeing P-8A Poseidon manned MPA has been given first-pass approval for service entry from 2018.
- AIR 8000: Battlefield Airlift[6]
- Programme to replace or purchase additional air transport aircraft.
- AIR 5428: Pilot Training System[9]
- Programme to replace PC-9/A training aircraft and training syllabus.
- Air 5428, Phase 1: Unknown number of advanced training aircraft, along with flight training screening and syllabus. Aircraft numbers are to be determined by the winning bidder, but aircraft type selected by RAAF.
- Boeing EA-18G Growler. On 23 August 2012, the Australian Government announced that 12 RAAF Super Hornets would be fitted with Growler capability at a cost of $1.5 billion, making the Royal Australian Air Force the only military other than the U.S. to operate the Growler's electronic jamming equipment. In May 2013, Australia announced it would keep all 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets and order 12 new-built EA-18G Growlers.
See also
Notes
- A. ^ This aircraft is considered an interim capability to cover the retirement of the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou and the introduction of its replacement under the much troubled Project Air 8000 Phase 2.
- B ^ The aircraft are both leased from the Canadian firm Macdonald Dettwiler and Associates.[10] Training on the UAVs is provided by a third aircraft operated by No. 5 Flight RAAF.[11]
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