Series 3 RAAF Aircraft | Australian Military Aviation History

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet [A44]

Oct 2, 2025 | 1SQN, Series 3 RAAF Aircraft

By the mid-1980s, the U.S. Navy faced the fact that its fleet of Grumman F-14 Tomcats and the original F/A-18 Hornets were not going to carry air superiority and strike capabilities into the next century. Programs like the Navy Advanced Tactical Fighter and the A-12...

Comparing the variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Jan 7, 2025 | American, Other Military Aviation, Series 3 RAAF Aircraft

Over the past decade, the F-35 has steadily gained international recognition as, not only one of the most easily identifiable, but arguably the most widely adopted fifth generation fighter in production today. Many customers are lining up to purchase or receive orders...

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II [A35]

Nov 18, 2024 | 3SQN, 75SQN, 77SQN, Series 3 RAAF Aircraft

The arrival of the first two Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft at RAAF Williamtown on December 10, 2018, marked the start of operations for Australia’s first fifth-generation fighter and paved the way for the Air Force’s transition to a...

Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton [A57]

May 31, 2024 | Series 3 RAAF Aircraft

The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton is a high-altitude long endurance (HALE) UAS in the service of No. 9 Squadron RAAF. This aircraft complements the Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

Aermacchi MB-326H [A7]

Mar 7, 2024 | Series 3 RAAF Aircraft

In the late 1950s the Aermacchi MB-326 was a new Italian produced military jet trainer which saw a production run of nearly twenty-five years. 776 of the trainers were built, 502 of them under licence, including ones for the Royal Australian Air Force. Cover photo:...