UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)

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Australia 2022


Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Exports

Category(I-VII) Final importer state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks United Kingdom 2 Leopard AS1 Tank (Historic) Goods to be included as a museum display
II. Armoured combat vehicles Indonesia 30 Models included: Bushmaster , Protected Mobility Vehicle, Hawkei light armored vehicle and M112A armored personal carrier Gifting for development of peacekeeping capability.
II. Armoured combat vehicles Japan 2 Models included: Bushmaster , Protected Mobility Vehicle, Hawkei light armored vehicle and M112A armored personal carrier Commercial sales or evaluation
II. Armoured combat vehicles Rep. of Korea 1 Models included: Bushmaster , Protected Mobility Vehicle, Hawkei light armored vehicle and M112A armored personal carrier Commercial sales or evaluation
II. Armoured combat vehicles Ukraine 98 Models included: Bushmaster , Protected Mobility Vehicle, Hawkei light armored vehicle and M112A armored personal carrier Gifting to support self defence
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Netherlands 1 Anti-tank projector, mortar, bazooka and anti-tank gun (historic) Export of historic goods for collectors.
III. Large-calibre artillery systems New Zealand 6 Anti-tank projector, mortar, bazooka and anti-tank gun (historic) Export of historic goods for collectors.
III. Large-calibre artillery systems Ukraine 306 Howitzer and anti-armor weapons Gifting to support self defence.

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Imports

Category(I-VII) Exporter state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks United States 75 United States Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 Main Battle Tank 75 x vehicles via USA Foreign Military Sales
II. Armoured combat vehicles Australia 115 Australia Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle - Light Vehicles receipted during 2022 that will be rolled out to users.
II. Armoured combat vehicles Germany 25 Germany Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles Initial 25 Block I Combat Reconnaissiance Vehicles as part of LAND 400 Phase 2
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 6 United States M88A2 Armoured Recovery Vehicle – AVD 6 x vehicles via USA Foreign Military Sales
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 29 United States M1150 Armoured Breacher Vehicles 29 x vehicles via USA Foreign Military Sales
II. Armoured combat vehicles United States 17 United States M1110 Joint Assault Bridge 17 x vehicles via USA Foreign Military Sales
IV. (a) Combat aircraft United States 14 United States F-35A Lightning II Multi-role Combat Aircraft Via cooperative program
VI. Warships United States not declared See National Military Holdings Item VI
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United States not declared United States AGM/RGM/UGM-84 Harpoon Missile AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile (AMRAAM) AIM-120 Advance Acquired through US Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United States not declared United States AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile Via Foreign Military Sales
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United States not declared United States (AMRAAM) AIM120 Advance Via Foreign Military Sales
VII. (a) Missiles and missile launchers United States not declared United States Medium Range Air to Air Missile Via Foreign Military Sales

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Military holdings

Category(I-VII) Number of Items Description of Items Comments on the transfer
I. Battle tanks 59 Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank
II. Armoured combat vehicles 13 M88A2 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
II. Armoured combat vehicles 119 SUPACAT HMT
II. Armoured combat vehicles 265 Protected Mobility Vehicles - Light (Hawkei)
II. Armoured combat vehicles 25 Boxer 8x8 Combat Reconnaissance Vehicles Variant: 55 Mortar / 201 Command / 83 Ambulance / 447 Troop / 20 Air Defence / 49 GMV / 90 Direct Fire Weapons / 18 Other
II. Armoured combat vehicles 963 Protected Mobility Vehicles - Medium (Bushmaster) Variants: 238 APC / 21 Mortar / 49 Logistics / 15 Ambulance / 43 ACV / 38 Fitters / 12 Recovery
II. Armoured combat vehicles 416 M113AS4 Type 2 and 3 variants: 15 Recovery / 17 Fitters / 22 COMD / 54 PC / 10 Ambulance / 14 Surveillance"
II. Armoured combat vehicles 253 ASLAV 8 Wheeled Light Armoured Vehicles 121 x Type 1 - Recon with 25mm cannon, 132 x Types 2 and 3 - armed with 0.50 cal HMG
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 176 M252A1 81mm Mortar
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 3 Howitzer, Light, Towed 105mm, Ceremonial Ceremonial use only (66-013-3831)
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 173 Mortar Equipment 81mm F2 QTY 133 scheduled for withdrawal FY23/24 (66-060-0824). QTY 40 to be retained in-service. Qty 12 gifted to Fiji in 2022
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 1 Gun Equipment 105mm, Field, L119, F1 (66-139-3921) Ceremonial use only
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 48 Howitzer, Medium, Towed Gun Equipment, 155MM, M777A2, (66-158-8416) - Qty 6 gifted to Ukraine in 2022, reducing total stockholdings to qty 48.
III. Large-calibre artillery systems 40 Howitzer, Light, Towed M2A2, Salute Purpose (66-159-0552) Ceremonial use only
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 42 F/A-18A/B Hornet Withdrawn from service Dec 2021; in long-term storage awaiting disposal.
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 33 Hawk Mk 127
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 6 E-7A Wedgetail
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 12 P-8A Poseidon
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 2 AP-3C Orion
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 11 EA-18G Growlers
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets
IV. (a) Combat aircraft 60 F-35A Lightning II Multi-role Combat Aircraft
V. (a) Attack helicopters 22 C655 Tiger EC655 Tiger (Australian Variant - ARH) to commence staged reduction in numbers from 2025, aiming for Planned Withdrawal Date of December 2028.
V. (a) Attack helicopters 23 MH-60R Seahawk Total number of aircraft reduced due to the ditching of one aircraft in the Philippine Sea in October 2021. Project SEA9100 plans to acquire a further 13 aircraft from 2025.
VI. Warships 6 Submarines (Collins Class)
VI. Warships 3 DDG (Hobart Class) HMAS Sydney commissioned May 2020
VI. Warships 8 FFH (ANZAC Class)
VI. Warships 0 Replenishment ship HMAS Sirius decommissioned December 2021 and will be scrapped
VI. Warships 1 Landing Ship Dock (HMAS Choules)
VI. Warships 2 Landing Helicopter Dock (Canberra Class)
VI. Warships 8 Patrol Boats (Armidale Class) HMAS Maitland decommissioned April 2022, HMAS Ararat decommissioned June 2022, HMAS Glenelg decommissioned September 2022, HMAS Wollongong decommissioned December 2022.
VI. Warships 5 Patrol Boats (Cape Class) ADV Cape Fourcroy, ADV Cape Inscription, ADV Cape Otway, ADV Cape Peron, ADV Cape Naturaliste
VI. Warships 3 Patrol Boats (evolved Cape Class) ADV Cape Otway delivered in March 2022, ADV Cape Peron delivered in August 2022, ADV Cape Naturaliste delivered in November 2022.
VI. Warships 2 HS (Leeuwin Class)

Major conventional arms (Category I-VII) - Procurement through national production

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Small Arms Exports

Category Final Importer state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
6. Others Australia 3 Refers to aggregated SALW and Australia (Norfolk Island)
6. Others Austria 3 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Belgium 6 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Canada 115 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Croatia 5 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Czech Rep. 5 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Denmark 2 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others France 66 Refers to aggregated SALW and France (New Caledonia)
6. Others France 22 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Ireland 1 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Netherlands 3 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others New Zealand 944 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Pakistan 1 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Papua New Guinea 41 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Solomon Islands 170 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others South Africa 144 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Thailand 62 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Ukraine 2985 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others Ukraine 47 Ukraine via Poland; Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others United Kingdom 49 Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others United States 1 and the UK; Refers to aggregated SALW
6. Others United States 420 Refers to aggregated SALW

Light Weapons Exports

Small Arms Imports

Category Exporter state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
1. Revolvers and self-loading pistols Germany 2556 Germany Glock 9mm Pistol
2. Rifles and carbines United States 80 United States KAC M110A2 Rifle

Light Weapons Import

Category Exporter state Number of Items State of origin (if not exporter) Intermediate location(s) (if any) Description of Items Comments on the transfer
3. Portable anti-tank guns Sweden 47 Sweden Carl Gustaf 84mm M4
5. Portable anti-tank missile launchers and rocket systems United States None United States FGM-148 Javelin

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