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DEFENCE AROUND AUSTRALIA
DEFENCE IN THE NT
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY and northern Australia are strategically important to the defence of Australia and to sup- porting the ADF operations in the region.
The Northern Territory is home to 10% of Australia’s permanent Defence Force personnel, across all services. The Northern Territory boasts:
• 70 per cent of Australia’s Abrams Main Battle Tanks
• 77 per cent of Australia’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters
• 70 per cent of Australia’s Armidale Class Patrol Boats
• A squadron of FA18 Hornet fighters.
Defence recurrent expenditure in the Northern Territory is more than $1 billion per year, equivalent to 7.9% of the Territory’s state final demand and 6.1% of the total Australian Defence expenditure.
To find out more about the Territory’s defence presence and defence industry support go to www.defencesupport.nt.gov.au
Bases:
Bradshaw Training Area,
Timber Creek; Defence Establishment Berrimah, Berrimah; Headquarters, Northern Command, Darwin; Larrakeyah Barracks, Larrakeyah; HMAS Coonawarra, Larrakeyah; Joint Defence Establishment Pine Gap, RAAF Darwin, Winnellie; RAAF Tindal, Katherine; Robertson Barracks, Palmerston
DEFENCE IN VICTORIA
VICTORIA sees $8 billion of defence spending annually, with 20,000 people working across roughly 400 Defence companies. With a focus on vehicles and manufacturing, Victoria has a vibrant defence community from universities, Primes and SMEs along with uniformed and APS personnel.
The Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions is responsible for defence industry investment support and trade facilitation. It promotes Victorian defence capabilities to the Commonwealth, Australian and international prime contractors and the broader market.
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