Navy 13,230 personnel
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FLEET AIR ARM (RAN FAA)
Australian Navy Aviation Group
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Naval Aviation 990
• HELICOPTER 16 combat capable. Total 40 Helicopters.
Anti-Submarine Warfare 1 sqn with 16 ASW hel:
16 S-70B-2 Seahawk
1 sqn with
SH-2G(A) SeaSprit
Anti-Surface Warfare 1 sqn with 8 ASuW hel:
6 Sea King Mk50A/Mk50B; 2 MRH-90 (NH-90) (additional ac on order)
Support & Training 1 sqn with 16 Spt/Trg hel:
13 AS-350BA Ecureuil; 3 Agusta A109E
• FACILITIES
Fleet Command - Navy 1 HQ located at Stirling
Naval Systems Comd - Navy 1 HQ located at
Canberra
Maritime Heaquarters - Potts Point
Naval Aviation Force - Nowra
HMAS Albatross
No.723 Squadron - AS-350B
No.805 Squadron - SH-2G
No.816 Squadron - S-70B-2
No.817 Squadron - Sea King Mk50
Navy Bases Located at Sydney (NSW),
Darwin (NT), Cairns (QLD),
Garden Island (WA),
Jervis Bay (NSW),
Nowra
(NSW), Flinders(SA).
4/5 Generation Fighters 
