Royal Australian Air Force
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The Royal Australian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Australia's armed forces, known for its roles in major conflicts from World War II to the present and its operation of advanced combat and support aircraft.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAAF | 1 |
| Royal Australian Air Force (historically, in variant forms) | 1 |
| Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol fleet | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Royal Australian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF
|
| alliance | ANZUS ⓘ |
| ceremonialChief |
Prince Charles
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles III
|
| conflict |
East Timor intervention
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Borneo Confrontation ⓘ
surface form:
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Malayan Emergency ⓘ Operation Okra ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in the Pacific
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| employer | Chief of Air Force ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1921-03-31 ⓘ |
| hasPersonnel | tens of thousands of active personnel ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Canberra
ⓘ
Russell Offices, Canberra ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Air and Space Interoperability Council
ⓘ
Five Eyes alliance ⓘ
surface form:
Five Eyes
|
| militaryBranchOf | Australian Defence Force ⓘ |
| motto |
Per Ardua ad Astra
ⓘ
surface form:
Per Ardua Ad Astra
|
| nativeName | Royal Australian Air Force self-link ⓘ |
| notableBase |
RAAF Base Amberley
ⓘ
RAAF Base Edinburgh ⓘ RAAF Base Williamtown ⓘ |
| operates | air bases across Australia ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Defence Force ⓘ |
| precededBy | Australian Flying Corps ⓘ |
| role |
aerial warfare
ⓘ
air defence ⓘ air mobility ⓘ close air support ⓘ humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ⓘ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ strategic strike ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | air warfare ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto |
Per Ardua ad Astra
ⓘ
surface form:
Through Struggle to the Stars
|
| usesAircraft |
Airbus A330 MRTT Phénix
ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
Beechcraft King Air ⓘ C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing EA-18G Growler
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
Boeing P-8 Poseidon ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing P-8A Poseidon
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ Pilatus PC-21 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
F88 Austeyr
subject surface form:
Mauser BK-27
this entity surface form:
Royal Australian Air Force (historically, in variant forms)