Australian Armed forces

Australia
Population
26,037,300
Military budget
34.4 billion $
Active personnel
60,330
Nuclear weapons
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Canberra
Area: 7,692,024 km2
Population: 26,037,300
Etnic groups: English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4%
Religions: Protestant 30.1%, Catholic 25.3%, other Christian 2.9%, Orthodox 2.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Muslim 2.2%, Hindu 1.3%, other 1.3%, none 22.3%, unspecified 9.3%

Military branches

(Australian Defense Force) Australian Army; Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force); Royal Australian Air Force; Joint Operations Command (JOC).

Military service

17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces.

Military expenditures

Military budget
34.4 billion $
Percent of GDP
2

Manpower

Active personnel
60,330
Reserve
29,740
Available
5,316,464

Land Forces

Tanks
59
AFV
1,796
Artillery
235
Self-propelled guns
0
Rocket artillery
0
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber

AFVs

TypeNameNumber
- HMT Extenda 31

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
- -

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
- -

Air Forces

Total aircraft
433
Fighters
0
Multirole
133
Attack
0
Helicopters
130
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Multirole aircraft

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
- AgustaWestland AW139 6
- Eurocopter EC135 T2+ 15

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
45
Aircraftcarriers
2
Destroyers
3
Frigates
8
Corvettes
0
Submarines
6
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- Hobart class 3

Frigates

TypeNameNumber

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- -

Submarines

TypeNameNumber

Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.