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Map a theoretical expansion incl NZ and a significant investment increase

RAN

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Image
Class
Tonnage
Country of Origin
Type
Role
Quantity
Notes
Aircraft Carrier
Aus Aircraft Carrier
40000t
South Korea
Australia
CV
Aircraft Carrier
Light Aircraft Carrier 1 Dedicated carrier likely based on South Korean LPX-II or possibly Japanese Izumo. Like a shrunk Queen Elizabeth Class
28 Aircraft, Typically: 16xF-35B, 3xAEW, 3xTrasport/AAR, 2xSAR Helo, 4xASW Helo. Image from @Foxtrot19_RADAR, licence contained in image.
Submarines
Virginia-class submarine
8700t
United States
SSN
Nuclear Attack Submarine
Attack & Guided Missile Submarine 6 Block IV Virginia, Torpedo, Harpoon/LRASM and 12x Tomahawk

Or could do mini-SSGN with Block V & VPM for 36x Tomahawk or non-nuclear MRBM @ 10,200t

Focus on Surprise Depth Strike/Deterrence/Strategic ISR

Invincible-class submarine
2000t
Germany
Australia
SSI
Patrol Attack Submarine
Deterrence, Intelligence & Special Operations 8 Based on Type 216 and similar to Singaporean variant


Focus is Littoral/Archipelago Sea Control/Denial

Surface Combatants
Hobart-Class Block II or Hunter-derived Destroyer
8500t
Australia
DDG
Destroyer
Guided Missile Destroyer 3 Stretched version

AEGIS Baseline 9C

64 Cell VLS (8xMk41 VLS, Strike Length - SM6, Tomahawk & SM3 ABM)

16x NSM (4x Quads)

Hangar for 2x MH-60R

Hobart-class destroyer
7000t
Australia
AWD
Destroyer
Air-Warfare Destroyer 3 AEGIS Baseline 9C

48 Cell VLS (6xMk41 VLS, Strike Length - SM6 & Tomahawk Capable)

24 Cell VLS (Mk56, ESSM Block II only, 1xea) - retrofit

8x NSM (2x quad launchers)

Hangar for 1x MH-60R

Hunter-class frigate
8800t
Australia
United Kingdom
FFG
Frigate

(or DDG Destroyer)

ASW Frigate 6 AEGIS w/ Aus CEAFAR2 Radar

32 Cell VLS (4xMk41 VLS, Strike Length - Tomahawk & LRASM Capable)

12 Cell VLS (Mk56, ESSM Block II only, 1xea - retrofit)

8x NSM (2x Quads)

1x MH-60R & Flex Mission Bay can house 2nd Helo

Austal Frigateor Mogami-class Frigate or 8-10 Early Retirement LCS refit as FFH
3500-5000t
Australiaor

Japan

FFH
Frigate
Fast Multi-Role Frigate 10 CEAFAR2

16 Cell VLS (2x Mk41, Tac Length - SM2, ESSM, ASROC)

8x NSM (2x Quads) 1x MH-60R

Patrol Boats
Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel
1640t
Australia
OPV
Offshore Patrol Vessel
Offshore Patrol 12 4x NSM (1x Quad launcher) - retrofit
Protector-class offshore patrol vessel
1900t
New Zealand
OPV
Offshore Patrol Vessel
Offshore Patrol - Antarctic Capable 4
Amphibious warfare ship
Canberra-class landing helicopter dock
27500t
Spain
Australia
LHD
Landing Helicopter Dock
Amphibious Assault 2 Normal:

6x AH-64E, 8x MRH, 2x CH-47F, 2x NFH

Capable of carrying F-35B, though not usual:

6xF-35B, 2xCMV-22B/CH-47F, 8x MRH, 4x AH-64E

Bay-class landing ship
16000t
United Kingdom
Australia
Landing Ship Dock (LSD) Sealift & Ampbibious Warfare 2 Or possibly replace the USN LX(R), may have to be 1x due cost

Or the Japanese LPD project (16,000t)

Landing Craft
Runnymede-class large landing craft
1102t
United States
Heavy Landing Craft (LCH) Amphibious Warfare 6 Replacing Balikpapan Class
LCU Mark 10
240t
United Kingdom
Utility Landing Craft (LCU) Amphibious Warfare 4 1x per LSD + Spares
LCM-1E
120t
Spain
LLC

LHD Landing Craft

Amphibious Warfare 12 4 + 2 Spares per LHD
Auxiliary ships
Katanpää-class
680t
Australia
Finland
MCMV

Hydrographic Survey

Mine Countermeasures
Survey
6
8
Replace some of Huon Class
Replace Paluma Class
Austal MRV 80
1800t
Australia
MRV

Multi Role Auxiliary

Hydro-graphic Survey

Mine Countermeasures

6
Manawanui
5700t
Norway
New Zealand
MRV

Multi Role Auxiliary

Hydro-graphic Survey

Dive Support

1
Cantebury
9000t
Netherlands
New Zealand
MRV

Multi Role Auxiliary

Sealift

Littoral Support

1
Cantabria Class
19500t
Spain
Australia
AOE

Replenishment Oiler

Logistics 3
Aotearoa
26000t
South Korea
New Zealand
AOR

Replenishment Oiler

Logistics 1 Ice Strengthened

Large Container Capacity

Tide class
37000t
United Kingdom
Australia
AOR

Fast Fleet Tanker

Logistics 3

RAN FAA

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Image
Aircraft
Country of Origin
Role
Versions
Quantity
Notes
Maritime
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
United States
Amphibious Strike Fighter F-35B 28
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
United States
ASuW, ASW MH-60R 32
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
European Union
United States
Lightweight Maritime SAR, Transport, Assault MH-72B 22 Based on US UH-72 but marinised and lightly armed for ASuW, SAR, VERTREP, etc...

Primarily for supporting OPVs & other ships (e.g. MRVs)

Eurocopter EC135
European Union
Helicopter Training EC135 T2+ 18

Army

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Image
Name
Country of Origin
Role
Version
Quantity
Notes
Tracked
M1 Abrams
M1074 Joint Assault Bridge
M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle
United States
Main Battle Tank
Heavy Assault Bridge
Assault Breacher
M1A2C
M1074
M1150
140
46
40
M1A2C can be upgraded to M1A2D in late 2020s
AS21
South Korea
Australia
Light Tank
Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Specialist Variants
AS21-105
AS21
AS21M
190
430
50
Specialist includes C2 and Engineering, but not Air Defence
Wheeled
Boxer
Germany
Australia
Combat Reconnaissance
Armoured Personnel Carrier
Specialist Variants
Multiple 240
520
120
Specialist includes C2 and Engineering
Iveco SuperAV
Italy
United States
Amphibious Assault
Amphibious Engineering
Multiple 42
14
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
Australia
Armoured IFV / MRAP Multiple 2100 Includes Recce & other variants.
Hawkei
Australia
Protected Mobility Vehicle Multiple 2800 (licence in picture link)
Artillery
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
United States
Rocket Artillery M270A2 18 PrSM missiles (4x per vehicle) out to 500km
M142 HIMARS
United States
Rocket Artillery M142 36 GMLRS rockets out to 90km

ER-GMLRS rockets out to 150km

K9 Thunder
South Korea
Australia
Armoured Self-Propelled Artillery
Ammunition Resupply Vehicle
K9
K10
52
26
(licence in picture link)

Incl M982 Excalibur rounds for precision fires out to 40km; Armoured & Tracked

CAESAR self-propelled howitzer
France
Light Self-Propelled Artillery CAESAR 52 Incl M982 Excalibur rounds for precision fires out to 40km; light enough to be air transportable.
M777 Howitzer
United States
Towed Artillery M777 112 Incl M982 Excalibur rounds for precision fires out to 40km
Air Defence
RBS 70
Sweden
MANPAD RBS 70 NG 40
Hawkei Air Defence Variant
Australia
Germany
Sweden
Protected Manoeuvre SHORAD Hawkei-AD 30 Hawkei utility vehicle with ASRAD-R module for 4x RBS 70 Missiles
K21 Air Defence
Australia
South Korea
Armoured Manoeuvre SHORAD K21-AD 22 Based on picture.K21 Chassis upgrade from ASRAD-R on Hawkei-AD to 2x blocks of 4x RBS 70 Missiles, or 4x AIM-9X
Aus Dome
Israel
Australia
Area C-RAM & C-UAV 3 Systems Iron Dome type system making use of a combination of missiles, Iron Beam and Phalanx CIWS for layered area C-RAM/C-UAV defence.
NASAMS 2-D
Norway
Australia
United States
Medium Air Defence System NASAMS 2-D 4 Systems/Batteries Upgraded NASAMS with AMRAAM-ER + CEA Phased Array Radar. 6 missile per launcher, 12 launcher per battery.

Army Aviation

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Image
Aircraft
Country of Origin
Role
Versions
Quantity
Notes
Combat and Scout
Boeing AH-64 Apache
United States
Attack AH-64E 46
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
European Union
United States
Observation and Light Attack AH-72B 34 Based on US UH-72 upgraded to B variant.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
United States
Utility
CSAR
Special Ops
UH-60M
HH-60M
MH-60M
114
26
10
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
United States
Heavy Transport CH-47F
MH-47G
30
8
General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle
United States
ISR, Armed Overwatch & CAS MQ-1C 22
AAI RQ-7 Shadow
United States
Battlefield ISR RQ-7B 16 Primarily used for STA and fires support.

RAAF

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Image
Aircraft
Country of Origin
Role
Versions
Quantity
Notes
Combat Aircraft
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider
United States
Strategic Bomber B-21A 6
Global Combat Air Programme / NGAD / F/A-XX
JapanUnited Kingdom
Australia
6th Gen Strike Fighter F-X 32 2x SQNs w/ in-house OPCON or multinational in UK/JPN

Aus in development partnership with UK & Japan, may not be in service as yet due 2031 FRP. Pic attribution in pic link

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
United States
Multi-Role Fighter F-35A 88 1x OPCON SQN (24)

4x Operational SQNs (16ea)

Boeing EA-18G Growler
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
United States
Electronic Warfare
Strike Fighter
EA-18G
F/A-18F
28
12
2x EA SQNs, OPCON combination of in-house/USA

1x FA SQN, primarily for training, phase out with GCAP incoming. 12x converted to Gs.

Boeing T-7 Red Hawk
United States
Light Fighter/OPFOR
Jet Trainer
F-37A
T-37A
36
36
Fighter model to allow for OPFOR FLTs at bases while also being capable of providing LCA capability.
Boeing Airpower Teaming System
Australia
Loyal Wingman UCAV MQ-X 60 Using Kratos image in lieu.
Airborne ISTAR
Boeing 737 AEW&C
United States
Australia
Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) E-7A
E-7B
6
6
E-7B is updated E-7 kit on P-8 production line airframe for additional volume. Could also keep bomb-bay for stand-off weapons or additional fuel? Likely procurement from US production line
Boeing P-8 Poseidon
United States
Maritime patrol/Strike
JSTARS
P-8A
E-8B
22
6
E-8B is P-8 with Advanced Airborne Sensor used in JSARS role and potentially standoff bomber.
Gulfstream G550
United States
Israel
SIGINT/ELINT & GMTI MC-55A 5
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
United States
Maritime Surveillance
Strategic ISR / SIGINT & GMTI
MQ-4C
MQ-4D
10
6
MQ-4D is Triton with podded GMTI and/or Gorgon Stare - primarily persistent overland ISR
Airbus Zephyr
United Kingdom
High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Zephyr 6 Comms/Data relay and other payloads. Ultra-long endurance - month+.
Transport & Special Mission
Airbus A330 MRTT
European Union
Strategic Aerial Refuelling & Transport KC-30A 12 1x fitted for VVIP/Gov transport.
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
United States
Strategic Transport C-17A 8
Airbus A400M Atlas
European Union
Strategic Transport A400M 8
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
United States
Tactical Transport
Special Ops
C-130J-30
MC-130J
20
6
MC-130J is combination between US MC-130J and AC-130J, probably with palletised weapons systems
Alenia C-27J Spartan
United States
Italy
Battlefield Transport
Special Operations
C-27J
MC-27J
12
6
MC-27J Including palletised gun kit & refuelling probe / UARRSI
Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk
United States
CSAR HH-60W 10 Based on the UH-60M to allow commonality with Army Sustainment.
VIP Transport & Training
Dassault Falcon 7X
France
VIP transport 7X 6
Pilatus PC-21
Switzerland
Australia
Basic & Advanced Flight Trainer PC-21 72
Beechcraft Super King Air
United States
VIP Transport & Training B350 18
Air Surveillance & Defence
MIM-104 Patriot Area Air & BM Defence 2 Systems? Possibly CEA Radars?

PAC-3 MSE and PAAC-4 Missiles

THAAD Terminal BM Defence 1 System?