Australia
Australia
Capital:
Canberra
Major
cities: Melbourne
Sydney
Perth
Historical
The aboriginal people of Australia lived in relative peace for thousands of years.
Australia was initially used as a penal colony by the British to hold heir criminals.
The white settlers began to move further and further in land displacing the aboriginal Australians. Similar to how whites in the U.S. displaced the native people, many aboriginal Australians no longer live on their traditional lands and many live in poverty. The white population on the other hand, as in the U.S., have enjoyed the fruits of stealing other peoples lands and the resources on the land.
16 NOV 2011- An
entire U.S. marine Task Force, approximately 2,500 troops, are to be
stationed in Australia.
Military
presence in Papua New Guinea?
Military
presence in East Timor?
Part
of the ANZUS defense pact between Australia, New Zealand and the
United States. The pact binds Australia with New Zealand and the U.S.
with Australia, separately.
Military
Forces
28,000
active duty
40,000
reserve
Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF)
17,375
personnel
F-35A stealth fighter aircraft (2)
F-35A stealth fighter aircraft (2)
F/A-18F Super Hornet (replaced the F-111 fighter bomber aircraft)-24
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AP-3
Orion maritime patrol aircraft (19)
Boeing
Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft (2)
BAe
Hawk trainer aircraft (33)
PC-9
trainer aircraft (67)
Beechcraft
King Air light transport utility aircraft (8)
UH-1
helicopters
C-17
Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft (5)
C-130H
Hercules transport aircraft (8)
C-130J
Super Hercules transport aircraft (12)
Airbus
KC-30 Multi-role taker transport aircraft (2)
Boeing
737 AEW aircraft
AGM-142
air launched cruise missiles for the F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft.
The AGM-142 has a 78 km (48 mile) range.
IAI
Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (3)
Skylark
unmanned aerial vehicles?
RAAF
Base Amberley
Airfield
defense guards. Wear blue grey berets.
Royal
Australian Navy (RAN)
14,215
personnel
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Canberra Class LHD (2)
Capable of carrying between 18 to 24 helicopters, 4 LCM, and 1,046 soldiers.
L01 HMAS Adelaide
L02 HMAS Canberra
Australian Naval Ensign
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Australian Naval Jack
Canberra Class LHD (2)
Capable of carrying between 18 to 24 helicopters, 4 LCM, and 1,046 soldiers.
L01 HMAS Adelaide
L02 HMAS Canberra
Frigates
(10)
Collins
Class Submarines (6)
Armidale
Class Patrol Boats (14)
Mine
Warfare Vessels (6)
Landing
Craft, Heavy (3)
Balikpapan Class
Bay
Class landing ship dock (1)
HMAS Choules (L100)
Hydrographic Survey vessel (6)
HMAS Choules (L100)
Hydrographic Survey vessel (6)
Replenishment
Ships (2)
S-70
Seahawk helicopters (15)
Eurocopter
Ecureuil helicopters used for training (6)
Bell
429 helicopters used for training (3)
SH-3
Sea King helicopters used for Anti-Submarine Warfare, amphibious
assault, and search and rescue operations.
Penguin
Mk 2 anti-ship missiles for the Sea Sprite helicopters.
Penguin
Mk 3 anti-ship missiles for aircraft
AGM-84
Harpoon missiles for F/A-18, and AP-3C Orion aircraft
UGM-84
Harpoon anti-ship missiles for Collins class submarines
ANZAC
class frigates with Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Sea Sparrow
anti-aircraft missiles
Clearance
Diving Teams (CDT) for maritime clearance.
Army
30,235
regular active duty personnel
16,900
active reserve personnel
12,496
standby or inactive reserve personnel
Army
Headquarters at Victoria Barracks in Sydney
Robertson
Barracks near Darwin (Tiger attack helicopters with the 1st Aviation
Regiment)
Holsworthy
Camp outside of Sydney
Lavarack
Barracks in Townsville, Queensland
Woodside
Barracks near Adelaide, South Australia
Army
Aviation Centre near Oakey, Queensland
Lane
Pine Barracks in Singleton, New South Wales
Gallipoli
Barracks in Brisbane, Queensland. Headquarters of the Deployable
Joint Force
M1A1SA
tanks. Made up of parts from U.S. Army and Marine Corps M1A1 tanks.
To replace the Leopard 1 tanks.(73)
ASLAV-25
(257)
M-113
armored personnel carrier (431)
Bushmaster
Protected Mobility Vehicle (PMV). Fits a machine gun or Remote
Weapons Station (838)
Hawkei 4x4 light armored vehicle
Land Rovers
Land Rovers
Unimog
trucks
Leopard
1 tanks (retired?)
MAG-58
machine guns
SR-25
sniper rifles
SR-95
sniper rifles
HK417
marksman rifles
Uses
the Austrian made Steyr AUG assault rifle. Called the F88 Austeyr in
Australia.
M4
carbine
F89
Minimi machinegun
Browning
Hi-Power pistols
Parker
Hale Model 82 sniper rifles
Army Aviation
Tiger ARH attack helicopters with Hellfire anti-tank missiles and 70mm rockets.
(22)
S-70
Blackhawk helicopters
OH-58
Kiowa Scout helicopters
CH-47
Chinook transport helicopters
Australian
Special Air Service (SAS)
1st
Commando Regiment 1 CDO REGT
2nd
Commando Regiment 2 CDO REGT
Artillery
M777 towed 155mm howitzers (35)
M198 towed 155mm howitzers (36)
L118 towed 105mm light guns (112)
Copperhead
155mm Precision Guided munitions
M101
105mm?
M40
106mm?
Anti-aircraft
RBS-70
surface-to-air missiles
Rapier
surface-to-air missiles?
Scan
Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles
Skylark
unmanned aerial vehicles
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
State police forces
Local police forces
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Local police forces
Intelligence
Australian
Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
Defense
Intelligence Organization (DIO)
Defense
Signals Directorate (DSD)
Australian
Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO)
Joint
Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG)
Pine
Gap facility- Electronic eavesdropping facility used by Australian
and U.S. intelligence agencies. Uses the Echelon system.
Alice
Springs facility used by the U.S. and Australia for electronic
eavesdropping.?
North
West Cape intelligence gathering facility.
Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station
Geraldton
facility at Kojarena, 20 miles east of Geraldton (250 miles north of
Perth). Linked to the ECHELON system.
Australian
soldiers fought in Vietnam War.
29
OCT 10- The Australian government admits to having Australian special
forces train Afghan militiamen in Australia. The Afghans are
supposedly being trained to fight against Taliban forces.
Aborigine
people
The
Aboriginal Australian people have a shorter life expectancy and
suffer much higher rates of imprisonment, poverty, and disease than
any other group of people in Australia.
2004- Sporadic
rioting by aboriginal Australian people after the death of an
aboriginal youth being chased by police.
Australian military pictures
Australian military pictures
