Country ORBAT

Australia

13 platform lines · 23 mapped sites · 16 deployable units

Personnel & posture

Active personnel: 60k
Reserve / mobilization pool: 25k
Mobilization window: ~30 days to full field army
Alliance: AUKUS / Five Eyes
GDP (est.): $1690B

Order of battle

RAN
- Collins-class SSK6
  Until AUKUS SSN
- Hunter-class frigate0 – 6
  Under construction
- Canberra-class LHD2
  Amphibious
RAAF
- F-35A72
  Fifth-generation
- P-8 Poseidon14 – 15
  ASW & ISR
- EA-18G Growler12
  Electronic attack
Army
- Boxer CRV211
  Mechanized recon
- M1A1 Abrams (planned)75
  Heavy armor
AUKUS
- SSN transition3 – 5
  Nuclear sub program
Army
- M777 / Hawkei fires120 – 150
  Light & medium artillery
Air defense
- NASAMS / RBS-7024 – 40
  Short & medium SAM
Precision strike
- Tomahawk / NSM (planned)50 – 200
  Long-range strike expansion
Mobilization
- ADF deployable force60,000 – 85,000
  Active + active reserve

Bases & infrastructure (23)

Australia Ministry of Defense
hub
National command and crisis coordination
command
Australia Army Headquarters
military base
Ground forces command and mobilization center
army
Australia Primary Air Base
airport
Combat aviation and airlift hub
air
Australia Naval Base
port
Fleet homeport and coastal defense
naval
Australia Main Seaport
port
Strategic maritime trade and logistics gateway
trade
Australia Defense Industrial Complex
factory
Ammunition, vehicles, and sustainment production
manufacturing
Australia Munitions plant
factory
Artillery shells, small arms, explosives
ammunition
Australia Oil & gas refinery
factory
Fuel processing and petrochemicals
energy
Australia Integrated Air Defense Site
military base
Long-range SAM coverage for capital region
air_defense
Australia Early Warning Radar
military base
Air and missile tracking
air_defense
Australia Combined Arms Training Area
military base
Brigade-level exercises and mobilization
training
Australia Border Defense Outpost
military base
Frontier surveillance and rapid response
army
Australia Cyber Command Center
hub
Offensive/defensive cyber operations
cyber
Australia Forward Corps HQ
military base
Theater-level ground command
army
Australia Secondary Airfield
airport
Dispersal, training, and surge capacity
air
Russell Offices (Canberra)
hub
Australian Defence Force HQ.
command
RAAF Base Darwin
airport
Northern tier US-Australia hub.
air
Pine Gap joint facility
research
SIGINT & satellite ground station.
sigint
ASC Osborne shipyard
factory
Collins sub & Hunter frigate.
naval
Pilbara iron ore ports
port
China-dependent ore export.
minerals · shipping
Edinburgh Defence Precinct
factory
Land systems & vehicles.
vehicles
Shoalwater Bay training area
military base
US-Australia exercises.
army
Pilbara iron ore ports
port
China-dependent iron ore export.
minerals · shipping

Deployable units (16)

1st Mechanized Brigade (Australia)armor
3rd Infantry Division HQarmy
7th Artillery Regimentarmy
Air Defense Battalion (capital)sam
Special Operations Task Grouparmy
Coastal Defense Regimentnavy
Tactical UAV Squadrondrone
Logistics Support Brigadefacility · Supply and transport hub
Armored Cavalry Squadronarmor
Combat Aviation Wing (detachment)air
Collins-class submarine flotillanavy · 6 conventional subs — AUKUS transition
Hunter-class frigate programnavy · Future surface combatant
F-35A Lightning II wingair · 72-airframe program
P-8 Poseidon squadronair · Maritime patrol
Boxer CRV mechanized battalionarmy · Wheeled IFV
Tomahawk acquisition cellfacility · Long-range strike — new capability

Theater glossary

AUKUS: Australia-UK-US submarine & technology pact.
ADF: Australian Defence Force — Indo-Pacific focus.
Pine Gap: Joint US-Australia signals intelligence base.
Chokepoint: Narrow sea or land passage where trade or military traffic can be blocked.
Rare earth: Elements used in magnets, motors, and precision weapons — China dominates refining.
SPR: Strategic Petroleum Reserve — emergency crude stockpile.
TSMC: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — advanced logic fab cluster.
Hormuz: Strait of Hormuz — ~20% of global oil transits.
Malacca: Strait of Malacca — busiest shipping lane between Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Suwałki corridor: Poland–Lithuania land bridge — NATO logistics vulnerability.
Cobalt belt: DRC–Zambia mining corridor — battery supply chain.
Lithium triangle: Chile–Argentina–Bolivia brine deposits — EV battery input.
Grain corridor: Black Sea / Danube export routes — global food security.
Red Sea corridor: Bab el-Mandeb through Suez — Houthi interdiction risk.
Taiwan Strait lane: Kaohsiung–Busan chip & container sea lane under blockade exercise.
Black Sea grain lane: Odesa/Danube export routes under missile and mine threat.
Horn access lane: Djibouti–Massawa–Assab Red Sea port competition axis.