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38 DEFENCE BY STATE
ADM’s Defence Industry Guide 2023 | Edition 57 | www.defencesuppliers.com.au
DEFENCE AROUND AUSTRALIA
DEFENCE IN THE NT
The Northern Territory and northern Australia are strategically important to the defence of Australia and to support- ing 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 is home to:
• A large portion of Australia’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters
• 75 per cent of Australia’s Armidale Class Patrol Boats
• A squadron of F-35s.
• NORFORCE 60% of personnel are
Indigenous soldiers drawn from the areas they patrol
Defence expenditure in the 2019-
2020 financial year was $2.2 billion, equivalent to 8.6% of the Territory’s gross product and 4.8% of total defence expenditure.
To find out more about the Territory’s defence presence and defence industry sup- port go to defence.nt.gov.au
BASES: Bradshaw Training Area,
Timber Creek; Defence Establishment Berrimah, Berrimah; Delamere Range Facility, Katherine; Headquarters, Northern Command, Darwin; Kangaroo Flats Training Area, Berry Springs; Larrakeyah Barracks, Larrakeyah;
Joint Defence Establishment Pine Gap; Mount Bundey Training Area, Mount Bundey; RAAF Darwin, Winnellie; RAAF Tindal, Katherine; Robertson Barracks, Palmerston
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