{"id":24909,"date":"2016-02-26T15:31:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T04:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=24909"},"modified":"2016-02-26T15:40:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T04:40:08","slug":"dwp-2016-the-future-raaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/dwp-2016-the-future-raaf\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP 2016: the future RAAF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160218RAAF8164169_165-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24913 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160218RAAF8164169_165-1.jpg\" alt=\"A No 6 Squadron F\/A-18F Super Hornet takes off during Exercise Cope North Guam 2016. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Cope North Guam 2016 (CNG16) is a Commander Pacific Air Forces sponsored multilateral field training exercise with the United States Air Force (USAF), Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the period 10 to 26 February 2016. Conducted from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, CNG16 involves a large force employment air combat exercise with dissimilar air combat training and a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA\/DR) exercise phase. The HA\/DR exercise enhances training and coordination for disaster relief efforts, in particular medial support and aeromedical evacuations. CNG16 involves over 2000 personnel and approximately 100 aircraft which are designed to increase the combat readiness and interoperability of the USAF, JASDF and RAAF.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160218RAAF8164169_165-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160218RAAF8164169_165-1-205x132.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>The<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/WhitePaper\/Docs\/2016-Defence-White-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016 Defence White Paper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emphasises the importance of a potent strike and air combat capability for the defence of\u00a0Australia and its national interests. Over the next decade, Defence has<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/WhitePaper\/Docs\/2016-Defence-Integrated-Investment-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">committed to invest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between $44.2 and $56.1 billion in key air capability developments. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RAAF\u2019s current air combat capability is built on a fleet that combines 24 F\/A-18F Super Hornets and 71 F\/A-18A\/B Hornets with six E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control platforms and five KC-30A multi role tanker transports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the key platforms which the RAAF will acquire and develop over the next decade:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The RAAF is<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/casg\/aboutcasg\/ourstructure\/air\/jointstrikefighterdivision\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">currently in the process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of acquiring fifth-generation F-35A Lightening II Joint Strike Fighters to replace the ageing Hornet. 72 F-35As will begin to enter operational service from 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 EA-18G Growlers will enter service from 2018 and provide electronic warfare support<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance and response aircraft will be acquired for a total of 15 aircraft by the late 2020s<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft will be acquired from the early 2020s to complement the surveillance capabilities of the Poseidon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two additional C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft have already been acquired to bring the total to 8 heavy lift C-17As<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two additional KC-30A refuellers will be introduced into service before the end of this decade for a total of seven, and consideration will be given to a follow-on acquisition of further air-to-air refuellers, to take the refueller fleet to nine aircraft<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/WhitePaper\/Docs\/2016-Defence-White-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016 DWP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has stated that options to replace the Super Hornets in the late 2020s will be considered at the time, according to future developments in technology, the strategic environment and Australia\u2019s experience in operating the JSF. It could include either a fourth operational squadron of JSFs or possibly a yet to be developed unmanned combat aerial vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/WhitePaper\/Docs\/2016-Defence-Integrated-Investment-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">investment in air combat capability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be targeted at better connecting the communications, sensor and targeting systems of RAAF platforms such as the JSF, E-7A Wedgetail and Growler. The<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/WhitePaper\/Docs\/2016-Defence-White-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DWP acknowledges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that realising the full potential of new acquisitions like the F-35 and Growler is dependent on investment in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and ensuring resilient networking capabilities between these platforms and other arms of the ADF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strike and air combat workforce is<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/WhitePaper\/Docs\/2016-Defence-Integrated-Investment-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set to increase<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by around 500 ADF positions. Investment is also planned for new infrastructure and facilities to support strike and air combat capability. The key highlighted proposals included upgrading facilities at RAAF Bases Tindal, Williamtown, Scherger, Learmonth and Curtin as well as on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Dedicated infrastructure work to support the JSF will take place at RAAF Bases Williamtown, Edinburgh, Townsville, Tindal, Darwin, Curtin, Learmonth, Pearce and Scherger. New dedicated facilities will also be built at RAAF Amberley to house and support the Growler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The future ground-based air-defence system, which will be operated by the Army, will replace the current short-range RBS-70 air-defence system with a short-range man-portable surface-to-air system by the early 2020s. This will then be later supplemented by a medium-range surface-to-air missile system in the mid-to-late 2020s. The air combat fleet will also acquire advanced air defence and high-speed long-range strike weapons capable of attacking land and maritime targets. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2016 Defence White Paper emphasises the importance of a potent strike and air combat capability for the defence of\u00a0Australia and its national interests. 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