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Military and Security Forces

Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force (2023)the Army includes a Special Operations Command, while the Navy includes a Naval Aviation Forcethe Australian Federal Police is an independent agency of the Attorney-Generalâ€™s Department; it, along with state and territorial police forces are responsible for internal security; the Australian Border Force is under the Department of Home Affairs

Military Service Age and Obligation

0: 17 years of age (with parental consent) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1973) (2023)

Note 1: foreign nationals who are permanent residents, particularly New Zealanders, or those who have applied for citizenship or overseas candidates who have appropriate experience and qualifications from an overseas military can apply to join the ADF

Note 2: women have served in all roles, including combat arms, since 2013; in 2022, they comprised about 20% of the military

Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths

approximately 60,000 active troops (30,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2023)

Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions

the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems; in recent years, the US has been the largest supplier of arms; the Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms; the defense industry also participates in joint development and production ventures with other Western countries, including the US and Canada (2023)

Military Deployments

note: since the 1990s, Australia has deployed more than 30,000 personnel on nearly 100 UN peacekeeping and coalition military operations, including in Cambodia, Rwanda, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, and East Timor

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Military Expenditures

2% of GDP (2023 est.)2% of GDP (2022)2.1% of GDP (2021)2.1% of GDP (2020)2% of GDP (2019)