Four Gulfstream G550 aircraft, designated the MC-55A Peregrine will be based at RAAF Base Edinburgh, providing electronic warfare support to naval, air and land forces.
Adelaide will be the centre of Australia’s strategic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleet, complementing the fleet of P-8A Poseidon aircraft based at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
Twelve maritime surveillance aircraft are based at RAAF Base Edinburgh, also the location for deep level maintenance thanks to a new purpose-built Defence 373 deep maintenance and modification facility (DMMF).