Royal Australian Air Force aircraft

Current Fleet

F/A-18 Hornet: multi-role fighter for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions

F-111: supersonic long-range strike aircraft

AP-3C Orion: maritime patrol aircraft

C-17 Globemaster: our first heavy transport aircraft

C-130 Hercules: ubiquitous medium transport aircraft

DHC-4 Caribou: versatile tactical light transport aircraft

Challenger CL-604: VIP transport for up to 9 passengers

BBJ (Boeing Business Jet): VIP transport for up to 30 passengers

Pilatus PC-9/A: basic training aircraft of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), also used for aerobatics and forward air control

Hawk: initial or lead-in fighter trainer

King Air: versatile aircraft primarily used for training, also used for other transport tasks

KC-30A MRTT: the new KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports will replace the Boeing 707

Wedgetail AEW&C: our first airborne early warning and control aircraft

JSF: the Joint Strike Fighter is the most likely aircraft to replace the Hornets and F-111s

F/A-18F Super Hornet: upgraded multi-role fighter will replace the F-111s

Future acquisitions

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