Current Aircraft
| Aircraft Type | Unit Operating | Number of Aircraft | Origin | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||||
| Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornet multirole fighter | No. 3 Squadron | 71 | United States | |
| No. 75 Squadron | ||||
| No. 77 Squadron | ||||
| No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit | ||||
| Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter | No. 1 Squadron | 24 (12 of which are wired for conversion to EA-18G Growler Electronic Warfare aircraft). The 24 Super Hornets were ordered to fill the capability gap between the F-111C retirement in December 2010 and the introduction of the F-35A. IOC was achieved on 8 December 2010. | United States | |
| No. 6 Squadron | ||||
| Patrol aircraft | ||||
| Lockheed AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft | No. 10 Squadron | 19 | Australia | |
| No. 11 Squadron | ||||
| AEW&C aircraft | ||||
| Boeing Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft | No. 2 Squadron | 6 | United States Australia |
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| Transport aircraft | ||||
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster heavy transport | No. 36 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) | 6 | United States | |
| Lockheed C-130J Hercules medium transport | No. 37 Squadron (RAAF Base Richmond) | 12 | United States | |
| Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport | No. 33 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) | 5 | Spain | |
| Boeing BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) VIP transport | No. 34 Squadron (Defence Establishment Fairbairn) | 2 | United States | |
| Bombardier Challenger CL-604 VIP transport | No. 34 Squadron (Defence Establishment Fairbairn) | 3 | Canada | |
| Beechcraft King Air 350 light transport | No. 38 Squadron (RAAF Base Townsville) | 8 (This aircraft is considered an interim capability to cover the retirement of the de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou and the introduction of its replacement under the much troubled Project Air 8000 Phase 2.) | United States | |
| Training aircraft | ||||
| Pilatus PC-9/A advanced trainer | Central Flying School (RAAF Base East Sale) | 65 | Australia | |
| No. 2 Flying Training School (RAAF Base Pearce) | ||||
| Forward Air Control Development Unit (RAAF Base Williamtown). | ||||
| BAe Hawk 127 lead-in fighter trainer | No. 76 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown) | 33 | United Kingdom | |
| No. 79 Squadron (RAAF Base Pearce). | ||||
| Beechcraft King Air 350 light transport | No. 32 Squadron (RAAF Base East Sale) | 8 | United States | |
| Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | ||||
| IAI Heron UAV | Joint RAAF-Army unit (The aircraft are both leased from the Canadian firm Macdonald Dettwiler and Associates. Training on the UAVs is provided by a third aircraft operated by No. 5 Flight RAAF.) | 3 | Israel | |
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