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As a result, the majority of Australia's military weapons and equipment were initially imported from the United Kingdom or the United States. However, as the war progressed, many of these imported items were gradually replaced by locally produced versions, as Australia's industrial capacity expanded to meet the demands of the conflict.
The 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt) is a special forces unit of the Australian Army and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment was established on 19 June 2009 when the 4th Battalion RAR (Commando) was renamed. It is based at Holsworthy, New South Wales.
The Army is expected to have received 12 UH-60Ms by the end of 2024 with the remaining 28 to be delivered by 2030. [106] [108] AgustaWestland AW139 Italy: Utility helicopter 5 The Army has been operating 3 AW139s leased from Toll since 2021 for the 5th Aviation Regiment under an Army Commercial Helicopter program due to issues with the MRH90 ...
The name commando has been applied to a variety of Australian special forces and light infantry units that have been formed since 1941–42. The first Australian "commando" units were formed during the Second World War, where they mainly performed reconnaissance and long-range patrol roles during Australia's campaigns in New Guinea and Borneo, although other units such as M and Z Special Units ...
This is a list of all military equipment ever used by Australia. This will include lists of all military equipment ever used by Australia in a certain category like ships and what military equipment Australia used at certain times like World War II.
The Australian Army was founded by a merger of the six separate armies of the six independent Australian British colonies. When those forces merged officially on 1 March 1901, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, all six colonies had troops already engaged in combat in the field.
2/4th Commando Squadron (Australia) 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery; 2/5th Commando Squadron (Australia) No. 5 Operational Training Unit RAAF; 2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment (Australia) 7th Signal Regiment (Australia) 2/8th Commando Squadron (Australia) 8th Field Ambulance (Australia) 2/9th Cavalry Commando Regiment (Australia) No. 9 ...
The Australian Defence Force School of Special Operations, formerly the Special Forces Training Centre, based in Singleton, NSW was established on 1 December 1998 to conduct selection courses for the Special Air Service Regiment, 1st Commando Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment.