Royal Australian Air Force
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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) er luftforsvaret til Australia. RAAF ble opprettet i mars 1914 som Australian Flying Corps og ble et selvstendig luftforsvar i mars 1921.
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[rediger] Materiell
(Tall er fra 2006).
- 71 F/A-18 Hornet – jagerfly, produsert i Australia under lisens av McDonnell Douglas.
- 35 F-111 Aardvark – bombefly.
- 19 P-3C Orion – maritimt kontroll- og angrepsfly, oppgradert til AP-3C standard.
- 24 C-130H Hercules – og C-130J Hercules transport.
- 14 DHC-4 Caribou – taktisk transportfly.
- 33 BAe Hawk – treningsfly.
- 67 Pilatus PC-9 – avanserte treningsfly.
- 24 PAC CT/4 – basis treningsfly.
- 5 Boeing 707 – fire stk er kombinerte tank- og transportfly og ett fly er utelukkende til transport.
- 3 Bombardier Challenger 604 – VIP transport.
- 2 Boeing Business Jet – VIP transport.
[rediger] Fremtidig Materiell
Det er planlagt 100 F-35A som skal ta over for F/A-18 Hornet og F-111 Aardvark.
[rediger] Skvadroner
- No. 1 Squadron - General Dynamics F-111 (Ground Attack)
- No. 2 Squadron - Boeing Wedgetail (AEW&C) (operational 2007)
- No. 3 Squadron - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Air Defence)
- No. 6 Squadron - General Dynamics F-111 (Training/Ground Attack)
- No. 10 Squadron - Lockheed P-3C Orion (Maritime Patrol)
- No. 11 Squadron - Lockheed P-3C Orion (Maritime Patrol)
- No. 33 Squadron - Boeing 707 (AAR)
- No. 34 Squadron - Boeing 737, Bombardier Challenger 604 (Transport)
- No. 36 Squadron - Lockheed C-130H Hercules (Transport)
- No. 37 Squadron - Lockheed C-130J Hercules (Transport)
- No. 38 Squadron - De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (Transport)
- No. 75 Squadron - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Air Defence)
- No. 76 Squadron - BAE Systems Hawk 127 (Advanced Training/Close Support)
- No. 77 Squadron - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Air Defence)
- No. 79 Squadron - BAE Systems Hawk 127 (Advanced Training/Close Support)
- No. 292 Squadron - Lockheed P-3C Orion (Training/Maritime Patrol)
- No. 2 OCU - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Training & Type Conversion)
