Editor's Foreword

396 THE MILITARY BALANCE 2010
Reserve
Training
Wing
13 Sqn (Darwin); 21 Sqn (Williams); 22
Sqn (Richmond); 23 Sqn (Amberley); 24
Sqn (Edinburgh); 25 Sqn (Perth); 26 Sqn
(Williamtown); 27 Sqn (Townsville); 28 Sqn
(Canberra); 29 Sqn (Hobart).
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT 109 combat capable
BBR 15: 15 F-111C Aardvark; (24 F/A-18F Super Hornet
from 2010)
RECCE 4 RF-111C Aardvark*
FGA 71: 55 F/A-18A Hornet; 16 F/A-18B Hornet
LIFT 33 Hawk Mk127
MP 19 AP-3C Orion*
AWACS 6 B-737 Wedgetail (being delivered)
TPT 33: 4 C-17 Globemaster; (5 KC-30B MRTT being
delivered); 2 B-737 BBJ (VIP); 12 C-130H Hercules; 12
C-130J Hercules; 3 CL-604 Challenger (VIP)
TRG 70: 62 PC-9/A (incl 4 PC-9/A(F) for tgt marking); 8
Beech 300 Super King Air (navigation trg);
HELICOPTERS • UTL 5–7 S-76 (civil contract)
RADAR • AD RADAR 8
OTH-B Jindalee 4
Tactical 4
MSL • TACTICAL •
ASM AGM-84A Harpoon; AGM-142E Raptor; AGM-158
JASSM (on order)
AAM AIM-120 AMRAAM; AIM-9M Sidewinder; AIM-
132 ASRAAM: AIM-7M Sparrow;
BOMBS
Conventional Mk 82 500lb GP; Mk 84 2,000lb GP; BLU-
109/B 2,000lb penetrator
Laser-guided Paveway II/IV
INS/GPS guided JDAM (on order)
Paramilitary
Border Protection Command
Border Protection Command (BPC), has assumed responsibility
for operational coordination and control of
both civil and military maritime enforcement activities
within Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The
BPC is staffed by military and civilian officials from Defence,
Customs, the Australian Fisheries Management
Authority (AFMA) and the Australian Quarantine Inspection
Service (AQIS).
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 10:
PSOH 1 Triton
PSO 1
PCC 8 Bay
AIRCRAFT
MP/Surv 14: 6 BN-2B Islander; 5 DHC-8 Dash 8; 3
F406 Caravan II
SAR 1 AC50 Shrike
HELICOPTERS • UTL 1 Bell 206L LongRanger; 1 Bell
214
DEPLOYMENT
AFGHANISTAN
NATO • ISAF 1,350; 1 inf BG with (1 mot inf coy; 1 armd
recce sqn); 1 cdo BG with (elm 2 cdo bn); elms 1 arty regt;
1 hel gp with 2 CH-47D; 1 UAV det with Scaneagle; 25
Bushmaster IMV
UN • UNAMA 1 obs
ARABIAN GULF AND INDIAN OCEAN
Maritime Security Operations 1 FF; 1 AP-3C Orion
EGYPT
MFO (Operation Mazurka) 25
IRAQ
Army 80; 1 sy det
UN • UNAMI 2 obs
MALAYSIA
Army 115; 1 inf coy (on 3-month rotational tours)
Air force 13; 1 AP-3C Orion crew
MIDDLE EAST
UN • UNTSO 11 obs;
Air Force 313; 1 tpt det with 3 C-130 Hercules; 1 MP det
with 2 AP-3C Orion
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Army 38; 1 trg unit
SOLOMON ISLANDS
RAMSI (Operation Anode) 80; 1 inf pl; 4 OH-58 Kiowa; 2
S-70 Black Hawk; 2 Armidale PCO; 2 DHC-4 Caribou
SUDAN
UN • UNMIS 9; 6 obs
TIMOR LESTE
ISF (Operation Astute) 650 1 inf bn HQ; 2 inf coy; 1 AD
bty; elm 1 cbt engr regt; 1 hel det with 4 S-70 Black Hawk;
3 C-130
UN • UNMIT 3 obs
FOREIGN FORCES
New Zealand Army: 9 (air navigation) trg
Singapore Air Force 230: 1 school located at Pearce with
PC-21 trg ac; 1 op trg sqn located at Oakey with 12 AS-332
Super Puma Spt/AS-532 Cougar utl
United States US Pacific Command: Army 29; Navy 21;
USAF 63; USMC 25; 1 SEWS located at Pine Gap; 1 comms
facility located at NW Cape; 1 SIGINT stn located at Pine
Gap