Royal Australian Air Force

From new missiles to intelligence aircraft, the Royal Australian Air Force is getting a makeover in 2025.

According to data from Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleet Discovery Military tool, combined open requirements for training aircraft of all mission types total an eye-opening 1,051 aircraft.

The RAAF this year plans to recommend to its government how to move forward on fielding CCAs, with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat "a very strong contender."

The Royal Australian Air Force has taken the first steps to explore how to replace its fleet of BAE Systems Hawk training aircraft.

Australia expects to use a series of demos with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA this year to define its investment plan for such a capability, an official says.

Anduril is trying to interest the Royal Australian Air Force in its Fury CCA and would consider local production, the company's president says.

Australia is starting the process of transitioning its attack helicopter fleet to the Boeing AH-64E Apache as it looks to reach IOC in 2028, an official says.

L3Harris expects to deliver the first MC-55A Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force this year, after several program delays.

The Australian government says the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASM is now operationally ready for use on its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet.

Boeing Defense Australia has won a contract worth to enhance air and ground capabilities of the RAAF Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft.

The Australian Defense Department will spend A$650 million ($404 million) on another batch of extended-range Advaned Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM-ER).

A raid in Yemen inaugurates a new era in U.S. battlefield airborne electronic attack that may be defined by 50 years of continuous evolution.

Saab says it will provide TactiCall communications system to the Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAS being developed by Boeing, which has also drawn DOD interest.

The Royal Australian Air Force has now received all 72 of its ordered Lockheed Martin F-35As that it started taking delivery of in December 2018.

Australia is working to modernize, upgrade, and strengthen its strategic capabilities across the spectrum of its missions and the work is beginning to show.

The limited arrangement has U.S. and Australian personnel flying the Australian-made uncrewed system.

U.S. Naval Air Systems Command announced the award Sept. 10.

A Royal Australian Air Force remote systems operator has become the first in the service to complete training on the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.

As European nations grow increasingly worried about security in the Indo-Pacific region, their air forces explore scenarios for operating there.

RAAF chief Air Marshall Stephen Chappell says he signed a letter of intent with Luftwaffe commander Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz.

Lockheed Martin ended a seven-month delivery suspension after the F-35 Joint Program Office accepted F-35s with “truncated” capabilities.

This was the first time RAN fired the NSM since it acquired the missile in January 2023.

Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at the Northern Territory’s RAAF Base Tindal in Australia.

Australia’s new defense strategy includes pricey acquisitions for both the Australian navy and air force, but data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool suggest that a commensurate increase in aviation-related contract opportunities may not be in the offing.

A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.