Australia's
Strategic Policy

The Defence Reform Program will allow Defence to reallocate approximately $900m to improve its capabilities with the aim of at least $300m being annually available for new major equipment/systems purchases. When added to existing funds, Defence will have available approximately $2,500m - $2,600m annually for new major equipment/systems purchases at the current level of overall Defence funding.
Previous Government decisions mean that Defence has agreements in place which will result in
approximately $11,000m in new major equipment/systems purchases over the next 10 years. This leaves approximately $14,000m available for expenditure on new initiatives over the next 10 years.
The above chart is broadly illustrative of expenditure on new major equipment/systems initiatives anticipated over the next 10 years against Defence’s four priority areas.
Types of equipment/systems that Defence anticipates purchasing include:
- Knowledge Edge:
  - Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft.
  - Improvements to Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence systems.
- Air/Maritime:
  - Improvements to the fighting capabilities of Defence’s major surface combatants.
  - Improving the capabilities of Defence’s fighter force.
- Strike:
  - Maintaining the F-111 into the next century.
  - Improving Defence's stocks of smart weapons.
- Land:
  - Enhancing Army mobility, readiness, structure and firepower.

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