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Australia

East Asia & Pacific · Canberra

Rank #32 of 173

62.9Strength score

Photos

Australian Army soldiers distribute clothes in Vinh Than hamlet
Australian Army soldiers distribute clothes in Vinh Than hamletSSG Robert R. Ellis · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Royal Australian Navy Ships in Sydney Harbour
Royal Australian Navy Ships in Sydney HarbourJustARandomEditor123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Royal Australian Air Force aircraft take off (8603905)
Royal Australian Air Force aircraft take off (8603905)U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Hetlage · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance88
  • Air power57
  • Manpower75
  • Land forces55
  • Naval power66
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$35.3B #17
Budget as % of GDP
1.92% #77
Spending per person
$1,279 #18
GDP
$1.80T #15
Population
27,614,411 #55

Manpower

Active personnel
58,540 #65
Reserve personnel
21,450 #33
Paramilitary
0
Total personnel
79,990 #61

Land forces

Tanks
27 #44
Armoured vehicles
662 #24
Self-propelled artillery
—
Towed artillery
48 #40
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
2 #41

Air power

Total aircraft
367 #32
Fighter jets
87 #28
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
30 #29
Helicopters
73 #39
Attack helicopters
6 #22

Naval power

Total naval vessels
31 #40
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
2 #6
Submarines
6 #16
Destroyers
3 #11
Frigates
7 #19
Corvettes
—
Patrol vessels
13 #40

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Australia uses (186)

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IILockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIFighter aircraft M1 AbramsM1 AbramsMain battle tanks McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetMcDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetFighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIFighter aircraft North American P-51 MustangNorth American P-51 MustangFighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft Boeing F/A-18 Super HornetBoeing F/A-18 Super HornetFighter aircraft Curtiss P-40 WarhawkCurtiss P-40 WarhawkFighter aircraft Avro LancasterAvro LancasterBombers TigerTigerAttack helicopters Dassault Mirage IIIDassault Mirage IIIFighter aircraft FGM-148 JavelinFGM-148 JavelinAnti-tank guided missiles

Weapons made in Australia (36)

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Owen GunOwen GunSubmachine guns Bushmaster Protected Mobility VehicleBushmaster Protected Mobility VehicleMine-protected vehicles (MRAP) Sentinel ACSentinel ACOther tanks Austen submachine gunAusten submachine gunSubmachine guns F1 submachine gunF1 submachine gunSubmachine guns CA-15CA-15Fighter aircraft Pacific-class patrol boatPacific-class patrol boatPatrol vessels Armidale-class patrol boatArmidale-class patrol boatPatrol vessels Bathurst-class corvetteBathurst-class corvetteCorvettes Arafura-class offshore patrol vesselArafura-class offshore patrol vesselPatrol vessels Fremantle-class patrol boatFremantle-class patrol boatPatrol vessels Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5Assault rifles

Others in the region

  1. 3China93.9 VS
  2. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.79.4 VS
  3. 7Korea, Rep.77.9 VS
  4. 11Japan73.7 VS
  5. 17Viet Nam69.4 VS
  6. 22Thailand67.5 VS
  7. 23Indonesia67.4 VS
  8. 25Myanmar66.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance 2025 via Wikipedia (personnel, land, fighters, transport, naval); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (aircraft_total, helicopters) · Year 2025 · ↗