'RAAF' stands for 'Royal
Australian Air Force,' the RAAF is the airforce of The
Commonwealth Of Australia, the RAAF was the second airforce in the world to be formed, behind the RAF. The current main fighter for the RAAF is the F/A-18 Hornet; this will be surpassed by the F-35 Lightning. The RAAF use the C-17 Globemaster and the slightly outdated C-130 Hercules aswell as the DHC-4 Caribou for transport; whilst still using the F-111 for bombing. VIP
transports include 737 BBJs, and CL-604s. For the role of Maritime patrol the AP-3C orion is used.