The Royal Australian Air Force is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally
Australian Flying Corps Bristol Fighter F-2B (McCaughey Battleplane), Palestine, 1918
A Handley Page Hampden of No. 455 Squadron, based at RAF Leuchars in Scotland, May 1942
The aircrew and ground staff of No. 467 Squadron at RAF Waddington, England, celebrate Avro Lancaster R5868 "S for Sugar" completing 100 operations, May 1944
P-40E Kittyhawk piloted by Keith Truscott, commander of No. 76 Squadron, at Milne Bay, New Guinea, September 1942
The Australian Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia and its national interests. It consists of three services: the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian
Royal Australian Air Force
…The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally, the governor-general of Australia is the de jure commander-in-chief…
The retirement of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne without replacement in 1982 marked a shift away from the policy of "forward defence".
Australian soldiers lead a column of American troops during Exercise Kangaroo '89, which was held in northern Australia.
A RAAF C-130 Hercules being unloaded at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, during April 2003
Australian Army ASLAV armoured vehicles in Afghanistan during 2011