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Defence around Australia
DEFENCE INTHE NT
THE NORTHERN Territory and north- ern Australia are strategically important to the defence of Australia and to supporting the Australian Defence Force operations in the region. The Northern Territory is home to 10% of Australia’s permanent Defence Force personnel, across Army, Navy and Air Force. The Territory’s total Defence population (including personnel and their families) is approximately 15,000.
The Northern Territory boasts:
• 70% of Australia’s Abrams Main
Battle Tanks
• 77% of Australia’s Tiger Armed
Reconnaissance Helicopters
• 70% 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.
Bases:
Bandiana, Puckapunyal, Watsonia, East Sale, Broadmeadows, Victoria Barracks, Swan Island, Defence Plaza, Williams, Cerberus
DEFENCE IN NSW
THERE ARE more uniformed and civilian Defence personnel based in New South Wales than any other Australian State or Territory. NSW is home to
over 80 Defence sites including RAAF Williamtown, RAAF Richmond, HMAS Albatross, Fleet Base East, Headquarters Joint Operations Command, and Holsworthy Barracks. NSW is also home to Systems Program Offices (SPOs) in areas including Naval Aviation, Tactical Fighter, Airborne Early Warning and
Control, Group Telecommunications, and Guided Missile Frigate. For more information visit www.defence.nsw.gov.au
Bases:
Australian Headquarters Joint Operations Command; (HQJOC), Bungendore;
Blamey Barracks, Kapooka; Defence Establishment Orchard Hills, Orchard Hills; Garden Islands Precinct, Potts Point;
HMAS Albatross, Nowra; HMAS Kuttabul, Potts Point HMAS Penguin, Mosman;
HMAS Waterhen, Waverton; HMAS
Watson Wentworth Watsons Bay; Liverpool Military Area, Liverpool Lone Pine Barracks, Singleton; Navy Fleet Headquarters, Potts Point; Navy Base East, Potts Point; RAAF Glenbrook, Glenbrook RAAF Richmond, Richmond; RAAF Wagga, Wagga Wagga; RAAF Williamtown, Williamtown; Randwick Barracks, Randwick; Victoria Barracks Sydney, Paddington; Department of Defence Offices: Defence Plaza Sydney, Sydney
DEFENCE IN QUEENSLAND
QUEENSLAND HAS a strong history of equipping and sustaining the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Queensland is
the country’s second largest defence employer and home to approximately
25 per cent of ADF personnel. For more information,
go to www.defenceindustries.qld.gov.au
Capability. Delivery. Support.
A Defence capability consists not only of the hardware that is the most tangible element of the capability but also a supplier’s ability to deliver and support all elements of that capability.
This is where Mercedes-Benz stands out from the crowd.
Not only is Mercedes-Benz the only company able to supply the full range of protected and unprotected military logistics vehicles, with payloads from 0.5 to 110 tonne, but we also have an award winning record of delivering the capability that is required, not only that which is contracted.
Supplemented by a proven system that has supported our vehicles in the Australian Defence Force in peacetime and every major land operation since 1978, you have total capability delivery that you can rely upon.
Mercedes-Benz: a proven and reliable partner of the Australian Defence Force – Past, Present and Future.
For more information please contact Mercedes-Benz Australia/ Pacific on (03) 9566 9266 or military_support@daimler.com
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