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[5][6]
- 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.
- A possible total of 100 F-35As are to be purchased under Project Air 6000 to replace the Hornets and Super Hornets.
Air 7000 Ph2B: P-8A and P-3C
- AIR 7000: ADF Maritime ISR capability replacement[7]
- 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.
- Programme to replace the AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft with a manned MPA/UAV mix.
- AIR 8000: Battlefield Airlift[8]
- Programme to replace or purchase additional air transport aircraft.
- AIR 8000, Phase 2: Purchase of 10 tactical medium-sized aircraft to replace the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou. The Australian Defence Minister has announced the purchase of 10 C-27J Spartan and not the C-295 [9][10] (procurement dragged on for over a decade since original Air 5190 requirement). The Spartans are due to start arriving in 2015.
- Programme to replace or purchase additional air transport aircraft.
- AIR 5428: Pilot Training System[11]
- Programme to replace PC-9/A training aircraft and training syllabus.
- Air 5428, Phase 1: 49 Pilatus PC-21 ordered in 2015 for entry into service by 2019.[12]
- Programme to replace PC-9/A training aircraft and training syllabus.
- 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.
- Gulfstream G550 In late 2015 the RAAF ordered two Gulfstream G550 aircraft to be delivered by 30 November 2017. The aircraft will be used for signals and electronic intelligence gathering.[13] Both Australian Aviation and FlightGlobal have reported that the aircraft will possibly form the replacement for the electronic intelligence-gathering role performed by the RAAF's AP-3 Orions.[13][14]
See also
- List of aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III in Australian service
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Australian service
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet in Australian service
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 leased from the Canadian firm Macdonald Dettwiler and Associates.[15] Training on the UAVs is provided by a third aircraft operated by No. 5 Flight RAAF.[16]
References
- ↑ Waldron, Greg. "RAAF receives final Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft". Flight International, June 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Airheadsfly.com". airheadsfly.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Pilatus PC-9/A trainer". RAAF Website. Archived from the original (url) on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ↑ "MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System". http://www.airforce.gov.au. RAAF. Retrieved 3 July 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "JSF Joint Strike Fighter". Royal Australian Air Force website. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ↑ "Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft AIR 6000 Phase 2A/B". Defence Materiel Organisation. May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "AIR 7000 Phase 1B/2B". Defence Materiel Organisation. June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "AIR 8000 Battlefield Airlift". Defence Materiel Organisation. December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ Smith MP, Stephen (2012-05-10). "New Battlefield aircraft for the Air Force". Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel – Joint Media Release. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ Ellery, David (2012-05-10). "New airlifters confirmed for RAAF". The Sydney Morning Herald. smh.com.au: Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ "AIR 5428 Ph 1 Pilot Training System". Defence Materiel Organisation. December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "Lockheed's "Team 21" finally confirmed as AIR 5428 winning bidder". Australian Aviation.
- 1 2 "Defence confirms acquisition of two ISR and EW Gulfstreams". Australian Aviation. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ Waldron, Greg (4 January 2016). "L-3 G550 contract suggests new Australian surveillance deal". Flightglobal. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Walters, Patrick (8 September 2010). "Heron on the wing to guide Diggers". The Australian. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Andrew (April 2010). "Nankeen. The RAAF enters the UAV era with Heron lease". Australian Aviation. No. 270. Fyshwick: Phantom Media. p. 31. ISSN 0813-0876.
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