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Peninsula Shield Force Australia

The Peninsula Shield Force is the military arm of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Members of PSF: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. As of March 2011, the Peninsula Shield Force was commanded by Saudi Major General Mutlaq bin Salem Al-Azima and has about 40 thousand troops.

Australia is a country located in Oceania with an area of 7,692,024 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 25,760 km). The capital of Australia is Canberra. The number of inhabitants is 25,807,800.

Australia has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty. In 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced an enhanced trilateral security partnership called “AUKUS” which would build on existing bilateral ties. The Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems. USA is the largest supplier of arms. The Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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105.4 billion $
34.4 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
2 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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696,550
60,330

Reserve personnel

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520,000
29,740

Available for military

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11,870,201
5,316,464

Land Forces

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Tanks

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1,767
73
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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16,249
1,582
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Total artillery

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3,040
229
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Self-propelled artillery

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739
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Rocket artillery

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407
0

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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2,122
361
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Fighter

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141
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Multirole

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255
96
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Attack

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157
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Helicopters

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793
95
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UCAV (combat drone)

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6
0

Navy

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Total naval

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205
45
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
3
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Frigates

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11
7
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Corvettes

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21
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Submarines

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0
6

Nuclear weapons

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Australia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

Peninsula Shield Force

Data not available

Australia

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.