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