Editing Royal Australian Air Force (section)

==Equipment==
{{See also|List of current Royal Australian Air Force aircraft}}

=== Aircraft ===
 [[File:RAAF F-35 taking off during the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition 2017.jpg|thumb|A F-35A taking off during the Australian International Airshow]]
[[File:A41-206 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III RAAF (9639221235).jpg|thumb|A C-17A Globemaster III]]
[[File:RAAF BAe Hawk AVV Creek.jpg|thumb|A BAE Hawk on approach]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat aircraft]]
|-
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|Boeing F/A-18E/F]]
| [[United States]]
|[[Multirole combat aircraft|multirole]]
| [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet#Variants|F/A-18F]]
| 24<ref name="World Air Forces 2024">{{cite web|last = Hoyle |first = Craig |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=98881|title = World Air Forces 2024|publisher= [[FlightGlobal]] |year= 2023 |access-date= 27 December 2023}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]]
| United States
|[[Stealth aircraft|stealth]] [[Multirole combat aircraft|multirole]]
| [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II#Variants|F-35A]]
| 72<ref name="DefenceJSFDec2024">{{cite press release |title=Final F-35A aircraft delivered |url=https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-12-19/final-f-35a-aircraft-delivered |website=[[Defence Australia|Department of Defence]] |access-date=20 December 2024 |date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
|10-18 provide conversion training
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]]
|-
| [[Boeing E-7 Wedgetail]]
| United States
| [[Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C]]
|[[Boeing E-7 Wedgetail#Australia|E-7A]]
|6<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| [[Electronic-warfare aircraft|Electronic warfare]]
|-
| [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|Boeing EA-18G]]
| United States
| [[Radar jamming and deception|radar jamming]] / [[Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses|SEAD]]
|
| 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
|[[Gulfstream G550]]
|United States
|[[SIGINT]] / [[ELINT]]
 |[[Gulfstream G550#Variants|MC-55A]]
|
|4 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| [[Maritime patrol aircraft|Maritime patrol]]
|-
|[[Boeing P-8 Poseidon]]
| United States
| [[Anti-submarine warfare|ASW]] / [[Maritime patrol aircraft|patrol]]
|
|12
|2 on order<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| [[Aerial refueling|Tanker]]
|-
| [[Airbus A330 MRTT]]
| [[France]]
|  refueling / transport
|[[Airbus A330 MRTT#Variants|KC-30A]]
| 7<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| [[Military transport aircraft|Transport]]
|-
| [[Boeing 737]] 
| United States
| [[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]]
| [[Boeing Business Jet|MAX 8 BBJ]]
| 2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series3/A36.htm|title= Boeing BBJ |publisher= airforce.gov.au |date=|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|Boeing C-17]]
| United States
| [[Airlift#Strategic airlift|strategic airlifter]]
|
| 8<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
| [[Alenia C-27J Spartan]]
| [[Italy]]
| utility transport
|
| 10<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
| [[Beechcraft Super King Air]]
| United States
| [[Utility aircraft|utility]] / transport
| [[Beechcraft Super King Air#Variants|350]]
| 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 3 used for [[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISTAR]] mission<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroaustraliamag.com/raaf-disband-no-38-squadron/|title=RAAF to disband No.38 Squadron |publisher= aeroaustraliamag.com |date=|accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dassault Falcon 7x]]
|France
|[[Air transports of heads of state and government|VIP transport]] 
|
|3<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2019/08/third-and-final-dassault-falcon-7x-joins-raaf-spa-fleet/|title=Third and Final Dassault Falcon 7X Joins RAAF SPA Fleet|access-date=2022-02-17|date=2019-08-23|work=Australia Aviation}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules]]
| United States
| [[Airlift#Tactical airlift|tactical airlifter]]
|[[C-130J#Variants|C-130J-30]]
| 12<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 20 replacement C-130J on order 
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"|
[[Trainer aircraft]]
|-
|[[BAE Systems Hawk|BAE Hawk]]
| [[United Kingdom]]
|primary trainer
|[[BAE Systems Hawk#Hawk 127|Hawk 127]]
|33<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
|
|-
|[[Pilatus PC-21]]
| [[Switzerland]]
| trainer 
|
|49<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 
|-
| [[Beechcraft Super King Air]]
| United States
| multi-engine trainer
| [[Beechcraft Super King Air#Variants|350]]
| 4<ref name="World Air Forces 2024"/>
| 
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]]
|-
|[[Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton|MQ-4C Triton]]
|United States
|[[Atmospheric satellite#HALE|HALE]] maritime [[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance|ISR]]
| 
| 1<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Ferrier |first1=Scott |title=Arrival of the first MQ-4C Triton on track |url=https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-06-12/arrival-first-mq-4c-triton-track |website=Department of Defence |access-date=23 June 2024 |date=12 June 2024}}</ref>
|3 on order<ref>{{cite news |title=First Australian Triton lands at Tindal |url=https://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/news/first-australian-triton-lands-at-tindal |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=Australian Defence Magazine |date=17 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat|MQ-28 Ghost Bat]]
|[[Australia]]
|[[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle|UCAV]]
|[[Loyal Wingman]]
|
|13 on order (10 Block 1s and 3 Block 2s)<ref>{{cite news |title=Update: Australia funds three MQ-28A Block 2 aircraft, key systems |url=https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/update-australia-funds-three-mq-28a-block-2-aircraft-key-systems |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=Janes |date=12 February 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dowling |first1=Hannah |title=Government backtracks on Loyal Wingman order figures |url=https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/05/government-backtracks-on-loyal-wingman-order-figures/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |work=Australian Aviation |date=18 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author1=Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy |title=Albanese Government invests further $400 million in next generation loyal wingman drone |url=https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2024-02-09/albanese-government-invests-further-400-million-next-generation-loyal-wingman-drone |website=Department of Defence Ministers |access-date=22 June 2024 |date=9 February 2024}}</ref>
|}

===Armament===
[[File:GBU-24 xxl.jpg|thumb|right|Paveway II laser-guided bomb]]
[[File:AIM 9L Sidewinder (modified) copy.jpg|thumb|right|AIM-9L Sidewinder]]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#aabccc;" |Name
! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;" |Origin
! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;" |Type
! style="text-align: center; background:#aabccc;" |Notes
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Air-to-air missile]]
|-
| [[ASRAAM]]
| [[United Kingdom]]
| [[Infrared homing|IR guided missile]]
|420 units<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
| [[AIM-120 AMRAAM]]
| [[United States]]
| [[beyond-visual-range missile]]
| 535 units<ref name="sipri1">[http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php Trade Registers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513073842/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php |date=13 May 2011 }}. Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved on 23 December 2017.</ref>
|-
| [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]]
| United States
| IR guided missile
|1466 units, of which 216 are [[AIM-9X]]<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Air-to-surface missile]]
|-
| [[AGM-88 HARM]]
| United States
| [[anti-radiation missile]]
|26 units<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
| [[AGM-154]]
| United States
| [[Joint Standoff Weapon|joint standoff]] [[glide bomb]]
| 50 units<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
| [[AGM-158]]
| United States
| [[Standoff missile|standoff]] [[air-launched cruise missile]]
|80 units ([[AGM-158 JASSM#AGM-158B JASSM-ER|B variant]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Robin |date=2022-07-25 |title=Australia approved for JASSM-ER package |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/australia-approved-for-jassm-er-package |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201111236/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/australia-approved-for-jassm-er-package |archive-date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Janes |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[General-purpose bomb]]
|-
| [[JDAM]]
| United States
| [[precision-guided munition]]
|350 units<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
| [[GBU-15]]
| United States
|precision-guided munition
| 100 units<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
| [[GBU-12 Paveway II]]
| United States
|[[laser-guided bomb]]
| 350 units<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | [[Anti-ship missile]]
|-
| [[Joint Strike Missile]]
| [[Norway]]
| Anti-ship and land attack cruise missile
| $4 million per unit. To be equipped on F-35.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Probyn |first1=Andrew |title=Australia to build long-range missiles for defence warships and jets {{!}} 9 News Australia |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOLdov-Rk2I |access-date=22 August 2024 |work=9 News Australia |agency=9 News Australia}}</ref>
|-
|[[AGM-158C LRASM]]
|United States
|Stealth long range anti-ship missile.
|200 units<ref name="sipri1" /> will be integrated onboard F/A-18F.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2022 |title=Lockheed gets $49M to integrate LRASM missiles on Australian Super Hornets |url=https://defbrief.com/2022/03/01/lockheed-gets-49m-to-integrate-lrasm-missiles-on-australian-super-hornets/}}</ref>
|-
|[[Penguin (missile)|Penguin Mk 2]] {{Citation needed|date=April 2025|reason=KDA (and FFI) statement from 2021/22:"Penguin MK2/7 is still in use in Spain, Turkey, Greece, New Zealand and Brazil".}}
|Norway
|
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|-
|[[Mark 54 torpedo]]
| United States
|[[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-sub]] weapon
|300<ref name="sipri1" />
|-
|[[Harpoon (missile)|AGM-84 Harpoon]]
| United States
|
|200<ref name="sipri1" />
|}