Aviação Naval (Marinha Real Australiana)
The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Australian Navy, approved on 3 July 1947 and flying from HMAS Albatross at Nowra since 1948, took Sea Furies and Fireflies into the Korean War from HMAS Sydney, sent a helicopter flight to fight alongside the US Army in Vietnam, lost its jets and its last carrier in 1982–84, and is today an all-helicopter force built around the MH-60R Seahawk.
The Fleet Air Arm story: Sea Furies off Korea, a helicopter flight in Vietnam and a navy without a carrier
1917–1947: seaplanes flown by someone else
Australian naval aviation started long before there was an Australian naval air arm. The navy’s own lists include Sopwith Pups and Camels carried in Australian cruisers at the end of the First World War, and in 1929 it commissioned a seaplane carrier, HMAS Albatross, whose Supermarine Seagull III amphibians were flown and maintained by the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 101 Flight. That arrangement set the pattern for two decades: the ships were navy, the aircraft and many of the men were air force. An attempt in the 1920s to set up a navy-controlled air arm was given up, and Albatross went into reserve in April 1933 and was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1938. Only after the Second World War, with the Pacific campaign having shown what carriers could do, did the Commonwealth Defence Council approve a Fleet Air Arm of the navy’s own on 3 July 1947.
1948–1955: two carriers, a new air station and a war in Korea
The new arm grew quickly. The navy bought two Majestic-class light carriers from Britain; the first, HMAS Sydney, was commissioned on 16 December 1948, and the wartime airfield at Nowra, built for the RAAF and used by the Royal Navy as HMS Nabbington, was commissioned as HMAS Albatross on 31 August 1948. Sydney’s air group was British in all but roundels: Hawker Sea Furies in 805 and 808 Squadrons and Fairey Fireflies in 817 Squadron. In 1951 it went to war. Between 31 August 1951 and 25 January 1952 Sydney operated off Korea; the Australian War Memorial records more than 2,000 sorties, 13 aircraft lost and three aircrew killed, while Wikipedia, citing the official histories, gives 2,366 combat sorties and nine aircraft shot down by flak. It was done with piston-engined aircraft at the very end of their era.
1955–1982: Melbourne, Skyhawks and Trackers
HMAS Melbourne, commissioned on 28 October 1955, brought the jet age: de Havilland Sea Venom fighters, Fairey Gannet anti-submarine aircraft and Sycamore helicopters, while the borrowed HMAS Vengeance (1952–55) bridged the gap. The fixed-wing force was expensive and accident-prone; the decision in 1963 to buy Grumman S-2 Trackers and McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawks gave it a second life. Twenty Skyhawks were built for Australia in two batches; ten were lost and two pilots killed. Melbourne’s own record is shadowed by two collisions, with the destroyer HMAS Voyager on 10 February 1964 (82 killed) and with USS Frank E. Evans on 3 June 1969 (74 killed). On 5 December 1976 a fire deliberately lit by a member of the Fleet Air Arm at Nowra destroyed or badly damaged 12 of the 13 Trackers in service; replacements were bought second-hand from the United States.
1967–1971: the navy’s helicopter war in Vietnam
The Fleet Air Arm’s only combat of the Vietnam War was fought by helicopter crews serving inside a US Army unit. The RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam, whose formation was announced on 14 July 1967, joined the US Army’s 135th Assault Helicopter Company, and the joint unit called itself EMU, for Experimental Military Unit. The Australian War Memorial dates the navy detachment’s operations with the US Army from October 1967; four contingents of navy pilots, observers, aircrew and maintainers rotated through until June 1971, flying UH-1 troop-carriers and gunships. Five members of the flight were killed. The unit received the Unit Citation for Gallantry in 2018. HMAS Sydney, meanwhile, had become a fast troop transport, making 25 voyages to Vietnam between 1965 and 1972. A plan to send navy Skyhawk pilots was dropped in February 1969 by ministerial direction.
1982–2011: no carrier, and a helicopter navy
The end of fixed-wing flying came through politics rather than battle. On 25 February 1982 Australia agreed to buy the British carrier HMS Invincible to replace Melbourne; after the Falklands War the British withdrew the offer, Melbourne was decommissioned on 30 June 1982, and no replacement was bought. Carrier-borne fixed-wing aviation ended on 30 June 1983, the last A-4G flights were on 30 June 1984, ten Skyhawks were sold to New Zealand, and 851 Squadron, the last fixed-wing unit, disbanded in August 1984. What remained was a helicopter navy: Sea Kings from 1976, Squirrels from 1984, and S-70B-2 Seahawks for the new frigates from 1988. Its flights went to the Gulf in 1990–91, to Bougainville, to East Timor in 1999 and to Iraq in 2003. Its worst day came on 2 April 2005, when the Sea King Shark 02 crashed on Nias during earthquake relief, killing nine.
2011–2026: the Romeo era, the Taipan failure and the drones
Two procurement failures shaped the modern arm. The SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite, contracted in 1997 for A$667 million, was grounded in 2006 and cancelled on 5 March 2008 after its cost had reached about A$1.1 billion; the 11 airframes went to New Zealand. The navy’s six MRH90 Taipans in 808 Squadron were withdrawn in April 2022, and the whole Australian MRH90 fleet was permanently grounded in September 2023 after a fatal Army crash. The success story is the MH-60R ‘Romeo’: chosen in June 2011, first delivered on 12 December 2013, 24 delivered by August 2016, one lost in the Philippine Sea in October 2021, and 13 more ordered to bring the fleet to 36, with deliveries planned from 2026. Training is on 15 EC135 T2+ helicopters at Nowra, shared with the Army, and 822X Squadron flies the uncrewed aircraft. The navy has no carrier and no fixed-wing combat aircraft; its two Canberra-class LHDs, with a ski jump that is not used, carry helicopters.
The Fleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy) in numbers
Serviço
- Nome oficial
- Fleet Air ArmThe Royal Australian Navy calls it the Fleet Air Arm; English is Australia’s only official language, so there is no other official name. Wikipedia titles the article "Fleet Air Arm (RAN)" to distinguish it from the British Fleet Air Arm
- Fundada
- 3 July 1947Approved by the Commonwealth Defence Council on 3 July 1947. The first carrier, HMAS Sydney, and the air station HMAS Albatross were both commissioned in 1948, which is why 1948 is often given as the start
- Parte de
- Royal Australian NavyA force command of the navy
- Sede
- HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South WalesHome of all flying squadrons and of the Fleet Air Arm Museum
- Comandante
- Commodore Don Dezentje (UNVERIFIED)Name from the Wikipedia infobox; not confirmed on a navy page during this research
- Lema
- UnrivalledAs given in the Wikipedia infobox
Força
- Pessoal
- No current Fleet Air Arm personnel figure was found on the navy pages reached
- helicópteros de combate
- 23 MH-60R Seahawk24 delivered 2013–2016, one lost in October 2021; 13 more on order for a fleet of 36
- Helicópteros de treinamento
- 15 EC135 T2+Shared with the Army at 723 Squadron; flown by Navy, Army and civilian instructors
- Fixed-wing combat aircraft
- None since 1984Carrier fixed-wing flying ended on 30 June 1983; last A-4G flights 30 June 1984
- Aeronave não tripulada
- ScanEagle and Integrator (822X Squadron)ScanEagle from 2013; the S-100 ended on 30 June 2024; Integrator flying from October 2025 according to Wikipedia
- esquadrões voadores
- Cinco723, 725, 808, 816 and 822X
Infraestrutura
- Estações aéreas
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- HMAS Albatross, Nowra — all squadrons, MH-60R, EC135, uncrewed aircraft
The navy names HMAS Albatross as the operating base of the MH-60R and EC135 fleets
- Carriers (former)
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- HMAS Sydney — 1948–1958 as a carrier, then fast transport to 1973
- HMAS Vengeance — on loan 1952–1955
- HMAS Melbourne — 1955–1982
No carrier since 30 June 1982; the planned purchase of HMS Invincible agreed in February 1982 fell through
- Aviation ships today
- Two Canberra-class LHDs, destroyers and frigatesHMAS Canberra (2014) and Adelaide (2015) carry helicopters; the ski jump is retained but not used. MH-60R flights embark in the Hobart-class destroyers and Anzac-class frigates
- MH-60R flights
- 14 plannedNaval News reports a plan for 14 Romeo flights for deployments of up to 90 days
- Museu
- Fleet Air Arm Museum, NowraOpened 1990 at HMAS Albatross
- Abrigos reforçados
- NenhumNo cavern or hardened aircraft shelters are recorded at Nowra in the sources checked
How the Fleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy) is organised
A force command of the Royal Australian Navy with five flying squadrons, all at HMAS Albatross, Nowra: 808 and 816 fly the MH-60R Seahawk, 725 trains its crews, 723 trains Navy and Army helicopter crews on the EC135 T2+ and 822X flies uncrewed aircraft. The MH-60R, 23 in service with 13 more on order for a fleet of 36, is the navy’s only combat aircraft; it has had no fixed-wing combat aircraft since 1984. MH-60R flights embark in the Hobart-class destroyers and Anzac-class frigates, and the two Canberra-class LHDs carry helicopters.
Fleet Air Arm
A force command of the Royal Australian Navy, approved by the Commonwealth Defence Council on 3 July 1947, with its headquarters at HMAS Albatross, Nowra. The Wikipedia infobox names Commodore Don Dezentje as Commander Fleet Air Arm; the navy’s own Fleet Air Arm page does not name the commander, so neither the name nor a start date has been confirmed by the navy. The air station is commanded separately, by Captain Paul Hannigan according to Wikipedia.
816 Squadron
The operational MH-60R Seahawk squadron that provides flights for the navy’s destroyers and frigates. It arrived at Nowra with Fireflies in May 1949 and later flew Gannets, Trackers and, from 1992 to 2012, the S-70B-2 Seahawk; Wikipedia records it disbanded in 1982 and re-formed in 1992.
808 Squadron
Re-formed in 2011 with the MRH90 Taipan and recommissioned on 11 July 2013, it converted to the MH-60R after the navy stopped flying its six MRH90s in April 2022, and now forms Romeo flights alongside 816 Squadron. Its earlier lives were with Sea Furies, including off Korea, and Sea Venoms.
725 Squadron
Recommissioned on 11 June 2015 as the MH-60R training squadron, converting crews to the Romeo; the navy has 23 in service and 13 more on order for a fleet of 36. It first served from 1958 to 1975 with Fireflies and then Wessex helicopters.
723 Squadron
The Joint Helicopter School, first commissioned on 7 April 1952, which flew the navy’s first helicopter and first jet. Since March 2016 it has trained Navy and Army pilots, aircrewmen and warfare officers on 15 EC135 T2+ helicopters, flown by Navy, Army and civilian instructors.
822X Squadron
Formed on 25 October 2018 as the RAN’s first developmental (X) squadron, flying the ScanEagle and, according to Wikipedia, the Boeing Insitu Integrator from October 2025; its Schiebel S-100 operations ended on 30 June 2024. The navy’s Fleet Air Arm page also lists AMAFTU and an Aviation Support Unit within the command.
What the Fleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy) flies today
Cada tipo de cobrança, com link para sua página no Livro das Feras, quando houver. Os números indicam as aeronaves registradas, não as aeronaves disponíveis em um determinado dia.
| Tipo | Papel | Em serviço | Desde | Unidades | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikorsky MH-60R SeahawkEm serviço | Helicóptero de guerra antissubmarino e antissuperfície | 23 | 2013 | 24 delivered between December 2013 and August 2016; one lost on 13 October 2021. 13 more on order for a fleet of 36. | ||
| Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2+Em serviço | Helicóptero de treinamento | 15 | 2016 | 15 in the joint Navy and Army training fleet. | ||
| Boeing Insitu ScanEagle and IntegratorEm serviço | Ship-launched uncrewed surveillance aircraft | 2013 | Two ScanEagles bought in June 2015 after leasing from March 2013; Integrator numbers not published. |
Sob encomenda
| Tipo | Encomendado | Primeira entrega | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikorsky MH-60R SeahawkSob encomenda | 13 | 2026 | 13 more ordered to bring the fleet to 36: 12 to replace the MRH90 in 808 Squadron plus one attrition replacement (the US approved a sale of 12 for an estimated US$985 million in October 2021; the expansion to 36 was announced in May 2022).
MaisNaval News reported in April 2025 that the first two were due in the second quarter of 2026 and all 13 by the end of 2026, with final operating capability in 2032. Whether deliveries have begun was not confirmed during this research. |
Every type the Fleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy) has retired
28 types, from the Sopwith Pup and Camel 2F.1 to the Schiebel Camcopter S-100. Os números máximos representam as aeronaves incorporadas à frota ao longo de toda a sua vida útil, e não a força total da frota em uma data específica.
| Tipo | Papel | Pico | Servido | Substituído por | Notas | |
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| Schiefel Camcopter S-100 | Rotary uncrewed aircraft | 6 | 2016–2024 | Integrator | Six operated since 2016. | |
| NHIndustries MRH90 Taipan | Multi-role transport helicopter | 6 | 2011–2022 | MH-60R | Six navy aircraft out of 46 bought for the ADF. | |
| Bell 429 GlobalRanger | Interim training helicopter | 3 | 2012–2019 | EC135 | Three, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk | Frigate-based anti-submarine helicopter | 16 | 1988–2017 | MH-60R | 16 operated. | |
| Eurocopter AS350B/BA Squirrel | Training, utility and ship’s flight helicopter | 1984–2017 | EC135 | The Wikipedia list gives 24; not corroborated in a second source. | ||
| AgustaWestland A109E Power | Helicóptero de treinamento e utilitário | 4 | 2007–2012 | Four, per the Wikipedia list. | ||
| Westland Sea King HAS.50/50A/50B | Helicóptero antissubmarino e utilitário | 12 | 1974–2011 | MRH90 and MH-60R | 12 operated according to the Wikipedia list. | |
| Kaman SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite | Anzac-class frigate helicopter | 11 | 2004–2008 | MH-60R | 11 bought; never fully operational. | |
| GAF Jindivik and BAE Kalkara target drones | Target drones | 1966–2008 | The Wikipedia list gives 42 Jindiviks (1966–2000) and 21 Kalkaras (1998–2008). | |||
| CAC/Bell 206B-1 Kiowa | Light utility and survey helicopter | 6 | 1973–2000 | Six, per the Wikipedia list. | ||
| Hawker Siddeley HS 748 Series 2 | Transport and electronic warfare training | 2 | 1973–2000 | Dois. | ||
| Bell UH-1B Iroquois | Search and rescue, training and transport helicopter | 7 | 1964–1989 | Seven, per the Wikipedia list. | ||
| Westland Wessex HAS.31A/31B | Carrier anti-submarine, search and rescue and transport helicopter | 27 | 1962–1989 | Rei do Mar | 27, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| McDonnell Douglas A-4G and TA-4G Skyhawk | caça-bombardeiro embarcado | 20 | 1967–1984 | Ten ordered in 1965 and ten in 1969 (eight A-4G and two TA-4G each); ten lost. | ||
| Grumman S-2E and S-2G Tracker | Aeronave antissubmarino de porta-aviões | 32 | 1967–1984 | 32 in all, per the Wikipedia list, including second-hand replacements after the 1976 fire. | ||
| CAC/Aermacchi MB-326H | Treinador a jato | 10 | 1970–1983 | Ten, per the Wikipedia list. | ||
| Westland Scout AH.1 | Survey and utility helicopter | 2 | 1963–1977 | Two, per the Wikipedia list. | ||
| Douglas C-47 Dakota | Transport and navigation trainer | 4 | 1949–1977 | HS 748 | Quatro. | |
| de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.53 | Caça todo-tempo embarcado | 39 | 1956–1973 | Skyhawk | 39, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| de Havilland Sea Vampire T.22 and Vampire T.34 | Treinador a jato | 13 | 1954–1972 | MB-326H | 13, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| Fairey Gannet AS.1 and T.2 | Aeronave antissubmarino de porta-aviões | 36 | 1955–1967 | Tracker | 36, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| Fairey Firefly AS.5, AS.6 and trainers | Carrier anti-submarine and strike aircraft | 108 | 1948–1966 | Gannet | 108, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| Bristol Sycamore HR.50/51 | Search and rescue and training helicopter | 13 | 1953–1965 | Wessex | 13, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 | caça-bombardeiro embarcado | 1948–1962 | Sea Venom | Sources disagree: the Wikipedia aircraft list gives 101, the Wikipedia Sea Fury article was read as giving 31. Neither could be checked against a navy source. | ||
| CAC Wirraway | Treinador | 17 | 1948–1957 | 17, per the Wikipedia list. | ||
| Supermarine Sea Otter | Air-sea rescue amphibian | 3 | 1948–1953 | Sycamore | Three, per the Wikipedia list. | |
| Supermarine Seagull III and Seagull V (Walrus) | Ship-borne spotter amphibians | 1925–1947 | The Wikipedia list gives nine Seagull III (1925–1936) and 24 Seagull V/Walrus (1935–1947). | |||
| Sopwith Pup and Camel 2F.1 | Ship-borne fighters | 1917–1919 | The Wikipedia list gives three Pups and seven Camels. |
Where the Fleet Air Arm flies from
Os pinos pretos representam bases ativas, os pinos ocos representam aeródromos que foram desativados. HMAS Albatross at Nowra, commissioned on 31 August 1948, is the navy’s only air station and the home of every Fleet Air Arm squadron; nearby Jervis Bay Airfield is its satellite, with no aircraft permanently based according to the sources checked. HMAS Nirimba at Schofields in western Sydney was a naval air station from 1952 to 1956 and an apprentice school until 1994; its airfield has been dismantled. At sea the squadrons fly from destroyers, frigates and the two Canberra-class LHDs.
| Base | OACI | Status | Pista | Unidades e aeronaves |
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| HMAS AlbatrossNaval Air Station NowraNova Gales do Sul, cidade de Shoalhaven (perto de Nowra) | YSNW | Ativo | 03/212,046 m08/262,094 m |
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| Jervis BayJervis Bay Territory | YJBY | Ativo | 08/261,919 m15/331,522 m |
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| HMAS Nirimbaformer RAN Air Station SchofieldsNew South Wales, Blacktown (Schofields, now Nirimba Fields), western Sydney | Fechado em 1994 |
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Who is stationed where in the Fleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy)
Unidades voadoras por base, unidades atuais primeiro. Every current Fleet Air Arm squadron — 723, 725, 808, 816 and 822X — is at Nowra; the X in 822X marks a developmental squadron, a first for the RAN. The Royal Navy’s wartime Mobile Naval Air Bases, the New Zealand Skyhawks of No. 2 Squadron RNZAF and the RAAF and contractor lodgers at Nowra are listed and marked as not part of the Fleet Air Arm. Where Wikipedia’s articles disagree on dates, the entry says so.
- 816 SquadronMaritime combat helicopter squadron · active
- Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
- 808 SquadronMaritime combat helicopter squadron · active
- Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk (MRH90 Taipan to April 2022)
- 725 SquadronMH-60R training squadron · active
- Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
- 723 SquadronHelicopter training squadron (Joint Helicopter School) · active
- Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2+
- 822X SquadronUncrewed aircraft development squadron · active
- Boeing Insitu ScanEagle
- No. 453 Squadron RAAF, Nowra FlightAir traffic control (RAAF lodger) · active
- Air Affairs Australia (contractor)Civil contractor: target towing and jet support · civil
- Learjet 35/36
- No. 2 Squadron RNZAF1991–2001
- McDonnell Douglas A-4K and TA-4K Skyhawk
- RAN Historic Flight1985–1999
- Hawker Sea Fury, Fairey Firefly, de Havilland Sea Venom, Grumman Tracker, Douglas C-47 Dakota, Bell Iroquois, Westland Wessex and Scout
- RAN Kalkara target drone flight1998–2008
- BAE/Beechcraft MQM-107E Kalkara
- Mobile Naval Air Base No. 5 (HMS Nabswick), Royal Navy1945–1945
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Fleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy) milestones, 1914 to today
23 January: the seaplane carrier HMAS Albatross is commissioned; her Seagull III amphibians are flown by the RAAF’s No. 101 Flight.
3 July: the Commonwealth Defence Council approves a Fleet Air Arm for the Royal Australian Navy.
31 August: the air station at Nowra is commissioned as HMAS Albatross. 16 December: the carrier HMAS Sydney is commissioned.
31 August: HMAS Sydney begins her Korean deployment with 805, 808 and 817 Squadrons. 14 October: Typhoon Ruth wrecks seven aircraft on deck.
25 January: Sydney ends her Korean deployment: 13 aircraft and three aircrew lost. 13 November: HMAS Vengeance commissioned on loan from Britain.
28 October: HMAS Melbourne is commissioned, bringing Sea Venoms and Gannets.
10 February: Melbourne collides with HMAS Voyager; 82 of Voyager’s crew are killed.
First A-4G Skyhawks and S-2E Trackers delivered. October: the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam begins operations with the US Army’s 135th Assault Helicopter Company.
June: the last RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam contingent is withdrawn; five members of the flight were killed in the war.
5 December: arson at Nowra destroys or damages 12 of the 13 Trackers in service. Sea Kings enter service with 817 Squadron.
25 February: Australia agrees to buy HMS Invincible; the offer is later withdrawn after the Falklands War. 30 June: Melbourne is decommissioned.
30 June: carrier-borne fixed-wing flying ends.
30 June: last A-4G Skyhawk flights. August: 851 Squadron, the last fixed-wing squadron, disbands.
2 April: Sea King Shark 02 crashes on Nias, Indonesia, during earthquake relief; nine are killed.
5 March: the SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite project is cancelled.
12 December: the first MH-60R Seahawk is delivered.
April: the navy stops flying its six MRH90 Taipans; the expansion of the MH-60R fleet to 36 is announced in May.
4 May: a Chinese J-10 drops flares in the path of an MH-60R from HMAS Hobart over the Yellow Sea. 30 June: S-100 operations end.
Todas as guerras em que a Aviação Naval lutou
Missões e perdas onde constam nos registros, e um espaço em branco honesto onde não constam.
- Guerra da Coreia 1951–1952 Ground attack, armed reconnaissance, artillery spotting, escort and combat air patrol from HMAS Sydney
- Guerra do Vietnã 1967–1971 Troop lift, gunship escort, resupply and medical evacuation as part of a US Army assault helicopter company
- Guerra do Golfo 1990–1991 Ship’s flights for the maritime interception force and the coalition fleet: surface search and forward mine search
- apoio à conferência de paz de Bougainville 1994 Helicopter support for operations on Bougainville in 1994
- Intervenção em Timor-Leste 1999–2000 Helicopter transport and logistics from ships for the Australian-led International Force East Timor
Everything people ask about the Fleet Air Arm (Royal Australian Navy)
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Cada tipo com uma página no Livro das Feras, primeiro em serviço e depois pelo ano em que deixou a frota.
Todos os fatos foram verificados.
- Royal Australian Navy: Aircraft (capabilities page)Lists two current crewed types: MH-60R Seahawk and EC-135 T2+.
- Royal Australian Navy: MH-60R Seahawk23 in service, 13 on order, 36 approved; 808, 816 and 725 Squadrons; first delivered 12 December 2013; announced 15 June 2011; based at HMAS Albatross.
- Royal Australian Navy: EC-135 T2+15 helicopters flown by Navy, Army and civilian instructors in 723 Squadron at HMAS Albatross; first delivered 31 March 2016; first flight 16 January 2015 (N52-001).
- Royal Australian Navy: Fleet Air Arm (force command page)723 and 725 training squadrons; 808 and 816 deployable MH-60R squadrons; 822X developmental uncrewed squadron; AMAFTU and Aviation Support Unit.
- Memorial de Guerra Australiano: Guerra da Coreia 1950–53O HMAS Sydney, com os esquadrões 805, 808 (Sea Fury) e 817 (Firefly), realizou mais de 2.000 missões; perdeu três tripulantes e 13 aeronaves; e 340 australianos morreram na guerra.
- Memorial de Guerra Australiano: Guerra do Vietnã 1962–75A Marinha Real Australiana (RAN) contribuiu com um destacamento de helicópteros que operou com o Exército dos EUA a partir de outubro de 1967; 523 australianos morreram em consequência da guerra.
- ASPI The Strategist: China’s latest unsafe interception at sea was no accident (8 May 2024)4 May 2024: Chinese J-10 dropped flares in the path of an MH-60R from HMAS Hobart over the Yellow Sea during Operation Argos; Defence: unsafe and unprofessional; China’s statement quoted.
- Naval News: Australia: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? (7 April 2025)23 MH-60R in service, 13 on order, 36 planned; 24 delivered December 2013 – August 2016; first two of the new batch due Q2 2026, all 13 by end 2026; 14 flights planned; 50,000 flying hours February 2025.
- Naval News: Australia Cans Planned CAMCOPTER S-100 Acquisition (20 September 2023)SEA 129 Phase 5 Block 1 sole-source S-100 buy dropped after the Defence Strategic Review; RAN had operated six S-100s since 2016.
- Naval News: Lockheed Martin Australia Welcomes MH-60R Seahawk Fleet Expansion (9 May 2022)Announcement of additional MH-60Rs bringing the fleet to 36.
- Naval News: United States Approves Possible FMS of MH-60R Helicopters to Australia (9 October 2021)DSCA notification: 12 MH-60R for an estimated US$985 million.
- A Short History of HMAS Albatross — Naval Historical Review, Naval Historical Society of Australia, 30 June 20041939 decision, RAAF operations from 7 May 1942, Royal Navy from late October 1944, reversion to the RAAF March 1946, Fleet Air Arm approved 3 July 1947, commissioning 31 August 1948, first squadrons May 1949 and November 1950.
- Australian Naval History on 5 December 1976 — Naval Historical Society of AustraliaTracker hangar fire at HMAS Albatross; 816 and 851 Squadrons left with one serviceable Tracker.
- The Remarkable Story of the Naval Heritage Flight (NHF) and the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) — Carl Robinson and Terry Hetherington, Naval Historical Review, December 2021RAN Historic Flight formed early 1985 at HMAS Albatross, grounded 1999, nine aircraft transferred to HARS in December 2018; Scout crash at an air show in November 1985.
- HMAS Nirimba — End of an Era — 1993 — Naval Historical Society of AustraliaSchofields from 1941 to closure: HMS Nabthorpe 18 February 1945, RAAF Schofields from 9 June 1946, RAN takeover March 1952, commissioned HMAS Nirimba 1 April 1953, flying ceased 4 January 1956, apprentice training to January 1992 intake, closure December 1993.
- Air Affairs Nowra facility opened by PM — Australian Defence Magazine, April 2016Opened 24 March 2016 at the Albatross Aviation Technology Park; Jet Aircraft Support Contract from 1 October 2015; seven Learjets; staff grew from 35 to about 85.
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