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-17A Globemaster: heavy transport aircraft

B737-AEW&C Wedgetail: our first airborne early warning and control aircraft

C-130 Hercules: medium transport aircraft

CL-604 Challenger: VIP transport for the Australian Government

B737 BBJ Boeing Business Jet: VIP transport for the Australian Government

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

Hawk 127: lead-in fighter trainer

K350 King Air: versatile aircraft primarily used for ALO training, also used for other transport tasks

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

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

DHC-4 Caribou: tactical light transport aircraft

Future acquisitions

Retired