Defence expenditure
ALTERNATIVE LABELS
Armed forces procurement
Defence budget
Defence spending
Military spending
NARROWER TERMS
Strategy
Defence, science and technology strategy 2030
This document outlines the Australian government's ambitions and aspirations, and establishes the overall science and technology (S&T) priorities for Defence. This strategy seeks to ensure the national S&T enterprise is nurtured and leveraged to achieve scale in the resources that are applied to research problems.
Strategy
2020 Force structure plan
This 2020 Force structure plan details the Australian government’s intentions for new and adjusted Australian Defence Force (ADF) capability investments to implement the new strategic objectives in the 2020 Defence strategic update.
Strategy
2020 Defence strategic update
This strategic update sets out the challenges in Australia’s strategic environment and their implications for defence planning. It provides a new, strategic policy framework to ensure Australia is able to deploy military power to shape our environment, deter actions against our interests and, when required...
Report
From concentrated vulnerability to distributed lethality — or how to get more maritime bang for the buck with our offshore patrol vessels
This report proposes a way for the Australian government to acquire maritime war-fighting capability quickly and affordably while promoting Australian industry and the continuous Naval Shipbuilding Program.
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Palmer United Party Senator Jacqui Lambie incorrect on defence spending
Is Australia's defence spending as a ratio of GDP the lowest it has been since pre-World War II?
Fact sheet
Fact Check: Did defence spending under Labor drop to its lowest level since 1938?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull claims the previous Labor government let defence spending, measured as a share of GDP, fall to pre-World War II levels.
Discussion paper
Centre for Defence Industry Capability: review discussion paper
This review will offer an opportunity to strengthen the delivery of the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC), clarify its role and assess its capacity to continue to support small and regional businesses looking to enter the defence market or grow their industry footprint.
Fact sheet
Trends in world military expenditure, 2019
This fact sheet highlights the regional and national military expenditure data for 2019 and trends over the decade 2010–19. The data is from the updated SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, which provides military expenditure data by country for the years 1949–2019.
Briefing paper
Special obfuscations: the strategic uses of Special Operations Forces
The change of focus to strategic competition is an inflection point for America's special operations forces. This paper experts explain how policymakers must give clear policy guidance and make decisions about ongoing conflicts and priorities to use these forces effectively.
Report
Future submarine program — transition to design
This independent performance audit in the Department of Defence considers the current phase of design and construction of 12 new submarines (the ‘Future Submarine’ fleet) the largest Defence procurement in Australia's history.