- Founded
- 31 March 1921 (105 years ago) ( 1921-03-31 )
- Country
- Australia
- Type
- Air and space force
- Role
- Aerial warfare
- Size
- 16,085 Active personnel , 5,499 Reserve personnel , 262 Aircraft
- Part of
- Australian Defence Force
- Headquarters
- Russell Offices , Canberra
- Mottos
- Latin : Per Ardua ad Astra , "Through Struggle to the Stars"
- March
- Royal Australian Air Force March Past ("Eagles of Australia"), by Squadron Leader Ron Mitchell
- Anniversaries
- RAAF Anniversary Commemoration – 31 March
- Engagements
- Second World War Berlin Airlift Korean War Malayan Emergency Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation Vietnam War East Timor War in Afghanistan Iraq War Military intervention against ISIL 2026 Iran war