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      Australske obrambene snage (ADF) su vojna organizacija zadužena za obranu Australije. Sastoji se od Kraljevske Australske Mornarice (RAN), Australske Kopnene vojske te Kraljevskog Australskog Zrakoplovstva (RAAF). Početkom 20. vijeka Vlada je uspostavila oružane snage kao tri odvojene grane, svaka sa svojom (odvojenom) komandom. 1976. godine dolazi do strateške promjene i osniva se zajenička komanda za sva tri roda. ADF je tehnološki vrlo napredna vojska, ali je brojčano relativno mala. Oko 80.000 pripadnika podržanih od Vladinog ureda za obranu i nekoliko drugih civilinih službi ima 57.994 profesionalana vojnika, 22.072 u aktivnoj rezervi te 22.166 u rezervi jesu najbrojniji u Oceaniji, ali su ipak brojno manji od ostalih azijskih oružanih snaga. Australske obrambene snage imaju značajan budžet (u svjetskim razmjerima), a sposobne su i djelovati na više lokacija izvan Australije istovremeno (raličite mirovne misije).

      The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a number of 'tri-service' units.  During the first decades of the 20th century, the Australian Government established the armed services as separate organisations. Each service had an independent chain of command. In 1976, the government made a strategic change and established the ADF to place the services under a single headquarters. The ADF is technologically sophisticated but relatively small, has a strength of just over 80,000 personnel supported by the Department of  Defence and several other civilian agencies. Although the ADF's 57,994 full-time active-duty personnel, 22,072 active reservs and 22,166 standby reserves make it the largest military in Oceania, it is still smaller than most Asian militaries. Nonetheless, the ADF is supported by a significant budget by worldwide standards and is able to deploy forces in multiple locations outside Australia.

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