Aircraft
|
Unit operating
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Number of aircraft
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Origin
|
Combat aircraft
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Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth multirole fighter aircraft
|
No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit (RAAF Base Williamtown)
No. 3 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown)
No. 77 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown)
No. 75 Squadron (RAAF Base Tindal)
|
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)[1]
|
United States
|
AEW&C and EW aircraft
|
Boeing E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft
|
No. 2 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown)
|
6[2]
|
Australia
|
Boeing EA-18G Growler Electronic Warfare aircraft
|
No. 6 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley)
|
12[3]
|
United States
|
MC-55A Peregrine Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare (ISREW) aircraft
|
Surveillance and Response Group (SRG) (RAAF Base Edinburgh)
|
4 on order [4]
|
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)[5]
|
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[6])
|
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[7]
|
United States
|
Helicopters
|
AgustaWestland AW139 SAR helicopter
|
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base East Sale
RAAF Base Pearce
RAAF Base Tindal
RAAF Base Williamtown[8]
|
6 (contracted with CHC Helicopter)[9]
|
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[10]
|
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
|
1 (3 on order)[11][12]
|
United States
|
MQ-28 Ghost Bat
|
TBD
|
8 (10 Block 1s and 3 Block 2s on order)[13][14]
|
Australia
|