Personnel
Defence White Paper 2016A quick glance
Global
Regional
Australia has a strategic interest in an international order that manages strategic risks and threats effectively such as terrorism and cyber attacks
Australia needs to work closely with our neighbours to ensure the stability and prosperity of our region
Military personnel increasing to 62,400
Competitive tension between US and China
East China Sea military escalation
Rogue nations with nuclear weapons
Rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria and the group’s rapid spread across the Middle East
98% of our international trade volume travels by sea
Pacific island population growth, ethnic tensions, political instability and climate change
South China Sea disputes
Return of Daesh fighters to the region
Expanding military
SUBMARINES12$50b+
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTERS72
$15.3b
ARMOURED VEHICLESTBC
$14b+
FUTURE FRIGATES9
$30b+
LANDING HELICOPTER DOCKS2
$3.1b
MQ-4CUAVS7
$3b+
There are currently 6 Collins submarines
There are currently 71 F/A-18 fighters
There are currently 3 Adelaide and 10 ANZAC
Class frigates
Larger than aircraft carrier capability
decommissioned in 1982New capability
There are currently 233 ASLAV and 700 M113
1,200 detected cyber security incidents in 2015
Modernisation of Southeast Asian military power
= 1,000 personnel
58,000
62,400 5,000
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FundingDefence spending achieves 2% of GDP in 2020-21
A $26.3b increase in annual defence spending
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Submarine contenders
Length: 97m
Tonnage: 4,500
Range: TBCkm
Crew: 60
Length: 90m
Tonnage: 4,000
Range: 19,300km
Crew: 33
Length: 84m
Tonnage: 4,000
Range: 11,000km
Crew: 65
7 in serviceJAPANESE SORYU
GERMAN TYPE 216
FRENCH SHORTFIN BARRACUDA
$32.4b
2016-17
$42.4b
2020-21
$36.8b
2018-19
$49.7b
2022-23
$34.2b
2017-18
$45.8b
2021-22
$39.1b
2019-20
$52.9b
2023-24
$55.7b
2024-25
$58.7b
2025-26
2% GDP
$32.4b2016
$58.7b2025
$26.3b increase
PERSONNEL
$3.3bOTHER SPEND
$1.1bSUSTAINMENT
$8.3bNEW
CAPABILITY
$13.6b
Source: Industry journals and media