皇家澳大利亚海军航空兵在东帝汶进行的维和行动充分显示了它在联合作战行动中的重要作用。 皇家澳大利亚海军自从“墨尔本”号航空母舰1982年退役以来就一直没有动用过固定翼作战飞机。该舰随后被作为废旧钢铁卖给别国,从而使A-4G型“天鹰”(Skyhawk)轻型舰载攻击机和S-2E/G型“追踪者”(Tracker)舰载反潜直升机失去了搭载平台。从那时起,皇家澳大利亚海军就只好用完全由旋转翼飞机组成的前线航空作战能力对付 The peacekeeping operations carried out by Royal Australian Navy Aviation in East Timor fully demonstrated its important role in joint operations. The Royal Australian Navy has not used fixed-wing combat aircraft since the aircraft carrier “Melbourne” retired in 1982. The ship was subsequently sold to other countries as scrap steel, losing the A-4G Skyhawk light carrier attack aircraft and the S-2E / G Tracker carrier-based anti-submarine helicopter Powered platform. Since then, the Royal Australian Navy has had to deal with front-line aviation combat capabilities consisting entirely of rotary-wing aircraft