One Team

Built on the proud history and traditions of the Australian Flying Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force, we will fight and win by generating integrated kinetic and non-kinetic air and space effects across the sea, land, air, space and cyber operating domains.

Swift

Air Force provides immediate and responsive military options across the spectrum of operations as part of a Whole of Government joint or coalition response.

Decisive

We exploit the air power characteristics of persistent and precision effect, flexibility, perspective, reach, penetration, versatility and responsiveness.

Resilient

We are leaders in: command and control of air and space operations; intelligence, surveillance and response; and targeting.

Respected

We are the leaders for strategic, operational, tactical, technical and logistic management of Australia's military aviation capability.

Air Force Balloon pilot SQNLDR Samuel Wright, Air Force Balloon ground crew FSGT Gavin Patching and Camp Leader Julia Psyhogios inside the Air Force Balloon inflate.

Air Force Balloon visits the Very Special Kids Camp at Somers

21 March 2019

The Air Force Balloon successfully brought smiles to community members’ faces during its visit to the Very Special Kids Camp at Somers, Victoria from 23-24 February.

Our People

Professionalism, mastery and continuous improvement in everything we do.

Our Mission

Capability focussed, operationally ready and driven to succeed.

Technology

Aircraft, Surveillance, Command and Control, and Combat Support Capability.

Events

Air Force Newspaper, Air Shows, Exercises and Air Force 2021.

RESPECT, EXCELLENCE, AGILITY, DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, TEAMWORK

Flying operations

General information about significant aircraft movements, flypasts, exercises and training activities.
For routine flying information visit Defence Aircraft Noise

F/A-18A/B Hornet flypast for Newcastle Jets RAAF Round

16 Mar 2019

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will conduct a flypast of McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday, 16 March in support of the Newcastle Jets RAAF Round.

DATE: Saturday, 16 March, 2019

TIME: 5:30pm – 5:40pm

VENUE: Newcastle,

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C-17A Globmaster flypast for Canberra Skyfire 2019

16 Mar 2019

Amongst the Australian Defence Force (ADF) activities planned for Canberra Skyfire 2019 will be a flypast over Lake Burley Griffin by an Air Force C-17A Globemaster from No. 36 Squadron at around 6.55pm on Saturday 16 March.

The C-17A

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