List of aircraft of the RAN

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This is a list of aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy.

[edit] Current

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service	Notes
Sikorsky S-70	United States	ASW	Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk	16	Operated by 816 Squadron
SH-2 Seasprite	United States	OPV	SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite	11	Scrapped from service as of 5 March 2008^[1]
MRH 90	Europe	Transport Helicoper	TTH: Tactical Transport Helicopter	2	4 more to be delivered.
Eurocopter AS350	Europe	Training helicopter	Squirrel AS350BA	13	Operated by 723 Squadron
Agusta A109	Italy	Training helicopter	Augusta A109E	3	Operated by 723 Squadron^[2]

[edit] Historic

AS 350BA Squirrel utility light helicopter
Auster J/5G Autocar trainer
Avro 504L biplane
Bell Iroquois UH-1B utility helicopter
Bristol Sycamore HR-50 utility helicopter
CAC/Aermacchi MB 326H jet trainer
CAC Wirraway trainer/generaql purpose aircraft
CAC CA-32/OH-58 Kiowa/Bell 206B-I utility helicopter
de Havilland Sea Venom jet all-weather fighter
de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane trainer
de Havilland Vampire jet fighter
Douglas Dakota transport/radar trainer
Fairey IIID surveillance aircraft
Fairey Firefly ASW aircraft
Fairey Gannet ASW aircraft
Grumman Tracker ASW aircraft
Hawker Sea Fury fighter
Hawker Siddeley 748 turbro prop transport/fleet electronic warfare trainer
McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk jet fighter/attack aircraft
Sopwith Baby
Sopwith Camel biplane fighter
Sopwith Pup biplane fighter
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
Supermarine Sea Otter flying boat
Supermarine Seagull III flying boat
Supermarine Walrus or (Seagull V)
Supermarine Spitfire fighter
Wackett Widgeon Mk I
Westland Scout AH-1 utility helicopter
Westland Wessex ASW/utility helicopter
Westland Seaking

[edit] Notes

^ "Seasprite Helicopters to be Cancelled" (Press release). Department of Defence. 5 March 2008. http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/Fitzgibbontpl.cfm?CurrentId=7480. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
^ ADF Serials Agusta N42- list retrieved 2007-08-30.

v t e Australian Defence Force aircraft serial number designations

RAAF Series One 1921-34	A1 DH.9A A2 S.E.5 A3 504 A4 Pup A5 Wapiti A6 DH.9 A7 Cirrus Moth A8 DH.50A A9 Seagull A10 IIID A11 Southampton A12 Bulldog

RAAF Series Two 1935-63	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A37 A37 A38 A39 A40 A41 A42 A43 A44 A44 A45 A46 A47 A48 A49 A50 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A56 A57 A58 A59 A60 A61 A62 A63 A64 A65 A66 A67 A68 A69 A70 A71 A72 A73 A74 A75 A76 A77 A78 A79 A80 A81 A82 A83 A84 A85 A86 A87 A88 A89 A90 A91 A92 A93 A94 A95 A96 A97 A98 A99 A100

RAN Series Prior to adoption of Tri-Service designations	N1 Firefly N2 Dakota N3 Gannet N4 Sea Venom N5 Sycamore N6 Vampire N7 Wessex N8 Scout N9 Iroquois N10 Quail N11 Jindivik N12 Tracker N13 Skyhawk N14 MB-326 N15 HS 748 N16 Sea King

RAAF Series Three/ Tri-Service Series 1964-present	A1 Sioux A2 Iroquois A3 Mirage III A4 Caribou A5 Alouette III A6 Viscount A7 MB-326 A8 F-111 A9 Orion A10 HS 748 A11 Falcon 20 A12 One-Eleven A13 Link Trainer A14 PC-6 A15 Chinook A16 (not used) A17/N17 Kiowa A18 Nomad A19 CT/4 A20 707 A21 Hornet A22/N22 Ecureuil A23 PC-9 N24 Seahawk A25 Black Hawk A26 Falcon 900 A27 Hawk N28 Kalkara N29 Seasprite A30 Wedgetail A31 (not used) A32 King Air A33 (not used) A34 (not used) A35 (not used) A36 BBJ1 A37 Challenger 604 A38 Tiger A39 KC-30A MRTT A40/N40 MRH-90 A41 Globemaster III N42 A109E A44 F/A-18F Super Hornet A45 Heron A69 Phantom

Aircraft of the RAAF Aircraft of the RAN Aircraft of the Australian Army

v t e Royal Australian Navy

Components	Fleet Air Arm · Submarine Service · Patrol Boat Group · Clearance Diving Teams · Naval Reserve

History	Procurement programme

Ships and aircraft	Current fleet · All ships · Aircraft

Other	Bases · Naval College · Navy memorial · Museum · Australian White Ensign

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