Australia military

Global rank #20

Australia ranks #20 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $35.3B on defense (1.9% of GDP) and has 59K active personnel.

Key statistics

Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), World Bank (2025), IISS The Military Balance (2024), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026).

Equipment inventory

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Australia: Aircraft (20)

F-35A Lightning IIFighter Jet · United States72 F-35Aconfirmed

PC-21Transport Aircraft · SwitzerlandTraining aircraftconfirmedHawk 127Transport Aircraft · United KingdomTraining aircraftconfirmedHawk Mk132Transport Aircraft · United Kingdom33confirmedF/A-18FFighter Jet · United States24confirmedP-8A (MPA)Maritime Patrol Aircraft · United StatesSpecial missionconfirmedC-130JTransport Aircraft · United States12confirmedEA-18G (EW)Fighter Jet · United StatesSpecial missionconfirmedBoeing MQ-28 Ghost BatUAV / Drone10confirmedC-27JTransport Aircraft · Italy10confirmedC-17Transport Aircraft · United States8confirmedKing Air 200/350 (C-12)Transport Aircraft · United States7confirmedA330 MRTTTransport Aircraft · Spain6confirmedE-7A (AEW)Transport Aircraft · United StatesSpecial missionconfirmed

S-100 CamcopterUAV / Drone · AustriaLight ISR, estimatedconfirmed

B-737BBJTransport Aircraft · United States2confirmedAeroVironment Wasp IIIUAV / Drone—confirmedBoeing Insitu RQ-21 BlackjackUAV / Drone—confirmedSeaFoxUAV / Drone · Germany—confirmedSealion (Bluefin-9)UAV / Drone · United States—confirmed

Australia: Helicopters (8)

AH-64D/EHelicopter · United StatesCombat helicopterconfirmedMH-60R SeahawkHelicopter · United StatesASWconfirmedTigerHelicopter · FranceCombat helicopterconfirmedH135Helicopter · FranceLight TPT, 5 leasedconfirmed

CH-47F ChinookHelicopter · United StatesCombat helicopterconfirmed

S-70/UH-60L/MHelicopter · United StatesCombat helicopter, 27 orderedconfirmedAW139Helicopter · Italy7confirmedBell 412Helicopter · United States2confirmed

Australia: Land (25)

HawkeiArmored Vehicle · Australia1,000confirmedBushmaster IMVArmored Vehicle · AustraliaestimatedconfirmedM113A1/A2 (incl variants)Armored Vehicle · United States416confirmedASLAVArmored Vehicle · Australia257confirmedLAV-25Armored Vehicle · Canadaincl variantsconfirmedM252Artillery System · United Kingdom81mm MORconfirmedM1A2 AbramsTank · United States75 M1A2 SEPv3 AbramsconfirmedM777A2Artillery System · United Kingdom155mm TOWEDconfirmedL16A1Artillery System · United Kingdom81mm MORconfirmedM1A2 AbramsTank · United States27confirmedBoxer CRVArmored Vehicle · Germanyincl variantsconfirmedLAV-RArmored Vehicle · United States17confirmedM88A1Engineering Vehicle · United States13confirmedHusky 2GArmored Vehicle · South Africa12confirmedM142 HIMARSArtillery System · United States8confirmed

MV-10Armored Vehicle8confirmed

SP 155mm K9/K9A1 ThunderArtillery System · South Korea6confirmedBiberEngineering Vehicle · Germany5confirmed5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 gunArtillery System · United States—confirmedCarl GustafArtillery System · Sweden—confirmedDouble Eagle Mk IIMine Clearing Vehicle · Sweden—confirmedM224 mortarMortar · United States—confirmedM242 BushmasterSp Anti-Aircraft Gun · United States—confirmedM72 LAWRcl · United States—confirmedMk 15 Phalanx Block 1B CIWSArtillery System · United States—confirmed

Australia: Naval (24)

LCM 8Landing Craft · United Statescapacity either 1 MBT or 200 troopsconfirmedLCM-1ELanding Craft · Spain12confirmedCapePatrol Boat · Australiaof which 2 leasedconfirmedAnzacFrigate · AustraliaGER MEKO 200, 2 quad lnchr with RGM-84L Harpoon Block II AShM, 1 8-cell Mk 41 VLS with RIM-162B ESSM SAM, 2 triple 324mm SVTT Mk 32 ASTT with MU90 LWT, 1 127mm gun (capacity 1 MH-60R Seahawk hel)confirmedBluebottleUnmanned Surface Vessel · AustraliaSmall, DATAconfirmedCollins-class SubmarineSubmarine · Australia6confirmedArmidaleFrigate · AustraliaBay modconfirmedHobart-class DestroyerDestroyer · Australia3confirmedHuonMine Countermeasures Vessel · Australia3confirmedCanberraAmphibious Assault Ship · Spaincapacity 18 hel; 4 LCM-1E; 110 veh; 12 M1 Abrams MBT; 1,000 troopsconfirmedSupplyReplenishment Oiler · SpainESP Cantabria, capacity 1 MH-60R Seahawk helconfirmedBay-classLanding Ship · United Kingdomex-UK Bay, capacity 2 med hel; 32 MBT; 350 troopsconfirmedDevil Ray T38Unmanned Surface Vessel · United StatesSmall, UTLconfirmedHobart-class DestroyerDestroyer · AustraliaAegis Baseline 8.1 C2, 2 quad lnchr with NSM AShM, 6 8-cell Mk 41 VLS with SM-6 Block IA SAM/RIM-162A ESSM SAM, 2 twin 324mm SVTT Mk 32 ASTT with MU90 LWT/Mk 54 LWT, 1 MK 15 Phalanx Block 1B CIWS, 1 127mm gun (capacity 1 MH-60R Seahawk)confirmedLeeuwinSurvey Shipwith 1 hel landing platformconfirmedYoung EndeavourTraining Ship · Australia1confirmedADV GuidanceAuxiliary Ship—confirmedADV Ocean ProtectorAuxiliary Ship—confirmedADV ReliantAuxiliary Ship—confirmedAnzac-class frigateFrigate—confirmedArafura-class patrol vesselPatrol Boat—confirmedMV StokerAuxiliary Ship—confirmedMV SycamoreTraining Ship—confirmed

STS Young Endeavour IITraining Ship—confirmed

Australia: Missile (18)

NASAMS IIIMissile System · United StatesMedium-range SAMconfirmedAGM-114K/L/M/N/R Hellfire IIMissile System · United States—confirmedAGM-154C JSOWMissile System · United States—confirmedAGM-158A JASSMMissile System · United States—confirmedAGM-84A HarpoonMissile System · United States—confirmedAGM-88B HARMMissile System · United States—confirmedAGM-88E/G AARGM/AARGM-ERMissile System · United States—confirmedAGR-20A APKWSMissile System · United States—confirmedAIM-120C-5/C-7/D AMRAAMMissile System · United States—confirmedAIM-9X Sidewinder IIMissile System · United States—confirmedASRAAMMissile System · United Kingdom—confirmedFGM-148 JavelinMissile System · United States—confirmedGBU-10/-12/-16 Paveway IIMissile System · United States—confirmedGBU-31 JDAMMissile System · United States—confirmedGBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (Barad Had)Missile System · United States—confirmedGBU-54 Laser JDAMMissile System · United States—confirmedPaveway IVMissile System · United Kingdom—confirmedRBS-70Missile System · Sweden—confirmed

Australia: In development (1)

AHM-4 HACM Hypersonic Cruise MissileMissile System · United StatesJoint program with the USconfirmed

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