| Military branches | Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army (includes Special Operations Command), Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force), Royal Australian Air Force (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription (abolished 1973); women allowed to serve in all roles (2021) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 2.1% of GDP (2021 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.9% of GDP (2019) 1.9% of GDP (2018) 2% of GDP (2017) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Australian Defense Force has approximately 59,000 total active troops (29,600 Army; 15,000 Navy; 14,400 Air Force) (2020) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western (mostly US-origin, particularly aircraft) weapons systems; since 2015, the US is 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 (2020) |
| Military deployments | approximately 700 Middle East (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
