RAAF Base Edinburgh

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RAAF Base Edinburgh is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in South Australia, best known as a hub for maritime patrol, surveillance, and intelligence operations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Australian Air Force base
adjacentTo Edinburgh Parks industrial estate
contains Defence Science and Technology Group facilities
RAAF Edinburgh Air Weapons Range (nearby associated facility)
country Australia
elevation 67 feet
garrison No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit RAAF
No. 10 Squadron RAAF
No. 11 Squadron RAAF
No. 24 Squadron RAAF
No. 292 Squadron RAAF
No. 92 Wing Air Mobility Squadron
No. 92 Wing RAAF
hasPrimaryRole anti-submarine warfare support
intelligence operations
maritime patrol operations
search and rescue support
surveillance operations
hasRunway Runway 18/36
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasRunwayUse military
hostsAircraftType AP-3C Orion
MQ-4C Triton (planned)
P-8A Poseidon
hostsCapability maritime patrol aircraft operations
unmanned aerial surveillance
ICAOCode YPED
isHomeBaseOf RAAF P-8A Poseidon fleet
isMajorBaseFor Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol fleet
locatedNear Adelaide
location City of Salisbury, South Australia
Edinburgh, South Australia
namedAfter suburb of Edinburgh, South Australia
opened 1954
operator Royal Australian Air Force
partOf Australian Defence Force
previouslyUsedFor RAAF aircraft research and development
regionServed Indian Ocean
Pacific approaches to Australia
Southern Ocean
roleInDefence hub for Australian maritime domain awareness
support to border protection operations
support to coalition maritime operations
runwayLength 2442 metres
state South Australia
usedBy Australian Army
Defence Science and Technology Group
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Navy

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
RAAF Base Edinburgh ("RAAF Edinburgh Air Weapons Range (nearby associated facility)")
contains
Royal Australian Air Force
notableBase

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