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Australia’s Naval Aviation Capability As a matter of urgency, the Government will acquire a fleet of at least 24 new naval combat helicopters to provide eight or more aircraft concurrently embarked on ships at sea. These new aircraft will possess advanced ASW capabilities, including sonar systems able to be lowered into the sea and air-launched torpedoes, as well as an ability to fire air-to-surface missiles. Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030 1 Australia’s future naval aviation capability is given considerable priority in the recent Defence White Paper. In order to understand why naval aviation is vital, we first need to learn more about the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and what it contributes to the joint force. The story of aviation in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) divides naturally into three distinct chapters. The first runs from World War I to the end of World War II. It is characterised largely by cruiser-borne reconnaissance aircraft, but includes the use of fighter aircraft launched from gun turret platforms on one way missions to counter the Zeppelin and sea plane threat during 1917-18. The second chapter covers the era of carrier aviation, spanning from 1947 through to the early 1980s and encompassing participation in the Korean War, the introduction of both jets and helicopters at sea, and, as an adjunct, the RAN’s helicopter activities in Vietnam. The third chapter covers the modern, all-helicopter era with their contribution to Australian Defence Force (ADF) military and peacekeeping operations around the globe. In the modern era, the FAA’s mission remains simply to provide the aviation capabilities required to fight and win at sea. To do this in the Australian context, the FAA is structured around the embarked flight in one of any of Australia’s air capable warships. In its elemental form, an embarked flight consists of a single aircraft, 4-6 aircrew, 10-14 maintainers and a logistic support package that enables extended independent operations for up to six months. The flight is posted to and fully integrated within the parent ship and remains throughout under the command of the ship’s commanding officer. A modern warship has significant power projection capabilities, yet the range at which targets may be detected and identified with onboard sensor systems remains limited by the fundamental laws of physics. Naval combat helicopters, fitted with radar, active and/or passive sonar, magnetic anomaly detection, forward looking infrared and electronic support measures systems, as well as a range of anti-surface and anti-submarine weapons, significantly extend a ship’s detection ranges, maximising offensive reach and reducing vulnerability to undetected attack.
268 australian maritime issues 2009: spc-a annual Today, the RAN’s aviation force, which is home based at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, NSW, comprises: • The Commander Fleet Air Arm (COMFAA) and his headquarters. • 723 Squadron operating the AS-350BA Squirrel primarily in the training role. • 816 Squadron, operating the S-70B-2 Seahawk primarily in the antisubmarine role. • 817 Squadron, operating the Sea King Mk50A/B primarily in the utility role. • The Naval Air Station with its associated aviation support facilities. COMFAA is responsible to the Fleet Commander for providing a naval aviation capability and to the Chief of Air Force, through the Fleet Commander, for operational airworthiness. The squadrons are commanded by COMFAA and are responsible for training maintainers and aircrew for embarked flights and providing technical and operational support to the flights as required. ‘Unrivalled’ is the FAA motto. Whether operating at sea or ashore the men and women of the FAA are elite members of the RAN (Defence)
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