10 May 2010

Australian Defence Force

Some additional stats learned from Anzac Day:
ADF is 56,325 strong.

Army = 28,246 (go Army!)
Air Force = 14, 177
Navy = 13,902
Reservists = 20, 790
Civilians = 20,812

Bet you didn't know (I sure didn't)!
The ADF claims jurisdiction over more of the earth than any other country--about 27.2M sq km or 5% of the planet! Even ahead of Russia and the USA.

2009-2010 defense spending equalled $26.6B.
Ranked 13th in the world for military spending.
Top five for spending are:

  • Israel
  • Vietnam
  • Singapore
  • USA
  • Pakistan
Their current deployment areas: Afghanistan, Middle East, Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Timor, Solomon Islands & Border Protection. 

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