[RN7]

AUSTRALIAN ARMY 2016

Army
Manpower: 29,000

Command

Division HQ (1st Division): Brisbane QLD

• Combat Training Centre: Tully QLD
• 1st Signal Regiment: Enoggera QLD
• 39th Operational Support Battalion: Sydney NSW
• 2/30th Training Group: RMAH Malaysia

Manoeuvre

1st Brigade: Darwin NT

• 1st Armoured Regiment: Darwin NT
• 5th Battalion RAR: Darwin NT
• 7th Battalion RAR: Edinburgh SA
• 8/12th RAA: Darwin NT
• 1st Combat Engineer Regiment: Darwin NT
• 1st Combat Signals Regiment: Darwin NT
• 1st Combat Support Battalion: Darwin NT

3rd Brigade: Townsville QLD

• 2nd Cavalry Regiment: Townsville QLD
• 1st Battalion RAR: Townsville QLD
• 2nd Battalion RAR (Amphibious trained): Townsville QLD
• 3rd Battalion RAR: Townsville QLD
• 4th RAA: Townsville QLD
• 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment: Townsville QLD
• 3rd Combat Signals Regiment: Townsville QLD
• 3rd Combat Support Battalion: Townsville QLD

7th Brigade: Enoggera QLD

• 2/14th Light Horse Regiment: Enoggera QLD
• 6th Battalion RAR: Enoggera QLD
• 8/9th Battalion RAR: Enoggera QLD
• 1st RAA: Enoggera QLD
• 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment: Enoggera QLD
• 7th Combat Signals Regiment: Enoggera QLD
• 7th Combat Support Battalion: Enoggera QLD

16th Aviation Brigade: Enoggera QLD

• 1st Aviation Regiment: Darwin NT
• 5th Aviation Regiment: Townsville QLD
• 6th Aviation Regiment: Sydney NSW

6th Combat Support Brigade: Sydney NSW

• 1st Intelligence Battalion: Sydney NSW
• 6th Engineer Support Regiment: Enoggera QLD
• 7th Signals Regiment: Cabarlha QLD
• 16th Air Land Regiment: Woodside SA
• 19th Chief Engineer Works: Sydney NSW
• 20th Surveillance & Target Acquisition Regiment: Enoggera QLD

17th Combat Support Brigade: Sydney NSW

• 17th Signal Regiment: Sydney NSW
• 2nd Forces Support Battalion (Reserve): Hobart TAS
• 9th Forces Support Battalion: RAAF Amberley QLD
• 10th Forces Support Battalion: Townsville QLD
• 1st Close Health Battalion: Sydney NSW
• 2nd General Health Battalion: Enoggera QLD
• 3rd Health Support Battalion (Reserve): Adelaide SA
• 1st Military Police Battalion: Sydney NSW
• 1st Psychology Unit: Sydney NSW

Special Operations Command

Special Operations Command HQ: Sydney NSW

• SAS Regiment: Perth WA
• 1st Commando Regiment (Reserve): Sydney NSW
• 2nd Commando Regiment: Holsworthy NSW
• Special Operations Engineer Regiment: Holsworthy NSW
• Special Operations Logistics Squadron: Sydney NSW
• Special Operations Training Centre: Singleton NSW
• Parachute Training School. Nowra NSW

Reserve Organisation
Manpower: 28,700 (including 12,500 Standby reserve)

Command

Division HQ (2nd Division): Sydney NSW

• 8th Signal Regiment: Sydney NSW
• 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment (Reserve): Cairns QLD
• North-West Mobile Force (Reserve): Larrakeyah NT
• The Pilbara Regiment (Reserve): Karratha WA

Manoeuvre

4th Brigade (Reserve): Melbourne VIC

• 4/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment: Melbourne VIC
• 5/6th Battalion RAR: Melbourne VIC
• 8/7th Battalion RAR: Ballarat VIC
• 2/10th Light Battery: Melbourne VIC
• 2nd Engineer Regiment: Melbourne VIC
• 108th Signals Squadron: Melbourne VIC
• 4th Combat Support Battalion: Melbourne VIC
• Melbourne University Regiment: Melbourne VIC

5th Brigade (Reserve): Sydney NSW

• 1/15th Royal NSW Lancers: Parramatta NSW
• 1/19th Battalion, Royal NSW Regiment: Orange NSW
• 4/3rd Battalion, Royal NSW Regiment: Cardiff NSW
• 23rd Light Battery: Sydney NSW
• 5th Engineer Regiment: Holsworthy NSW
• 142nd Signal Squadron: Sydney NSW
• 5th Combat Support Battalion: Sydney NSW
• Sydney University Regiment: Sydney NSW

8th Brigade (Reserve): Sydney NSW

• 12/16th Hunter River Lancers: Tamworth NSW
• 2/17th Battalion, Royal NSW Regiment: Sydney NSW
• 41st Battalion, Royal NSW Regiment: Lismore NSW
• 7th Light Battery: Sydney NSW
• 8th Engineer Regiment: Newcastle NSW
• 155th Signal Squadron: Sydney NSW
• 8th Combat Support Battalion: Sydney NSW
• University of New South Wales Regiment: Sydney NSW

9th Brigade (Reserve): Adelaide SA

• A Squadron. 3/9th SA Mounted Rifles: Adelaide SA
• 10/27th Battalion, Royal SA Regiment: Adelaide SA
• 12/40th Battalion, Royal TAS Regiment: Hobart TAS
• 6/13th Light Battery: Adelaide SA
• 3rd Field Squadron: Adelaide SA
• 144th Signal Squadron: Adelaide SA
• 9th Combat Support Battalion: Adelaide SA
• Adelaide University Regiment: Adelaide SA

11th Brigade (Reserve): Townsville QLD

• B Squadron. 3/4th Cavalry Regiment: Townsville QLD
• 9th Battalion, Royal QLD Regiment: Enoggera QLD
• 25/49th Battalion, Royal QLD Regiment: Enoggera QLD
• 31/42nd Battalion, Royal QLD Regiment: Townsville QLD
• 5/11th Light Battery: Townsville QLD
• 11th Engineer Regiment: Townsville QLD
• 141st Signal Squadron: Townsville QLD
• 11th Combat Support Battalion: Townsville QLD
• Queensland University Regiment: Brisbane QLD

13th Brigade (Reserve): Perth WA

• A Squadron. 10th Light Horse Regiment: Perth WA
• 11/28th Battalion, Royal WA Regiment: Perth WA
• 16th Battalion, Royal WA Regiment: Perth WA
• 3rd Light Battery: Perth WA
• 13th Field Squadron: Perth WA
• 109th Signal Squadron: Perth WA
• 13th Combat Support Squadron: Perth WA
• Western Australia Regiment: Fremantle WA

Other Army Establishments

• Army Recruitment Training Centre: Kapooka NSW
• Royal Military College: Canberra ACT
• Combined Arms Training Centre: Puckapunyal VIC
• Land Warfare Centre: Canungra QLD
• Army Logistics Training Centre: Bonegilla and Bandiana VIC
• Army Aviation Training Centre: Oakley QLD

Army Equipment
MBT: 59 M1A1 (possibly up to 90 Leopard 1A3 held in storage)
AIFV: 253 (253x ASLAV-25 all variants)
APC: 431 (431x M113AS4)
MRAP: 1,192 (1,052x Bushmaster, 31x Jackal, 12x Husky, 8x MV-10, 89x HMT Extenda II)
ART: 290 (54x M777A2 155mm, 36x M198 155mm, 112x L118/119 105mm, 188x 81mm Mortars)
ARV: 45 (15x ASLAV-F, 17x ASLAV-R, 13x M88A2)
VLB: 5 (5x Biber)
AT: Javelin MANPAT and 84mm Carl Gustav
SAM: 36 (36x RBS-70 MANPAD)
RADAR: 34 (3x Giraffe, 31x LCMR)

Army Aircraft
Attack Helicopter: 22 (22x Tiger)
Heavy Transport Helicopter: 11 (4x CH-57D, 7x CH-47F Chinooks)
Medium Transport Helicopter: 67 (33x NH-90, 34x S-70A Black Hawk) (* 8x NH-90 on order)
Light Helicopter: 30 (29x Bell OH-58 Kiowa, 1x EC-135) (* 14x EC-135 on order)
UAV: 10 (10x RQ-7B Shadow 200)


Abbreviations
ACT: Australian Capital Territory
NSW: New South Wales
NT: Northern Territory
QLD: Queensland
RAAF: Royal Australian Air Force
RAN: Royal Australian Navy
RAR: Royal Australian Regiment
RAA: Royal Australian Artillery
SA: South Australia
SAS: Special Air Service Regiment
TAS: Tasmania
VIC: Victoria
WA: Western Australia