List of equipment of the Australian Army


This is a list of the equipment currently used by the Australian Army.

Individual equipment

Grenade launchers

Air defence

Aircraft

NameImageOriginTypeNumberNotes
Airbus Tiger ARH


Armed reconnaissance helicopter22Modified and upgraded version of the Tiger HAP. The Tiger ARH is armed with the AGM-114R Hellfire missile. The Tiger ARH will be replaced by the Boeing AH-64E Guardian from 2025. In December 2025, it was reported that the Australian government is considering donating the retiring Tiger ARH fleet to Ukraine.
AgustaWestland AW139

Utility helicopter1The Army operates 1 AW139 leased from Toll as a Crash Response Helicopter based in Darwin for the 1st Aviation Regiment.
Bell B412EPUtility helicopter22 under lease from Toll as Crash Response Helicopters based at the Army Aviation Training Center.
Boeing AH-64E ApacheAttack helicopter4 As of November 2025, 4 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardians have been delivered from an order of 29 to replace the Tiger ARH. The Army is expected to receive all Apache aircraft by 2029.
Boeing CH-47F ChinookFRAGEREURsfn|Department of Defence|2025|p=193USA

Future equipment

Infantry weapons

In November 2021, Defence Technology Review reported that Thales Australia in collaboration with the Army were developing a next-generation individual weapon in bullpup configuration chambered for the 6.8 mm calibre similar to the US Next Generation Squad Weapon program. In 2025, Defence Technology Review reported that the development of the weapon had been cancelled.

LAND 159

The Lethality System Project – LAND 159 is a Defence project that will equip the ADF with next-generation weapon systems, along with, related ancillaries, ammunition, facilities and training and support. The project was originally named LAND 159 and was renamed the LAND 300 Dismounted Combat Programme to incorporate two other LAND projects.
In July 2020, NIOA was selected as the Prime contractor to deliver Stage 1 of Tranche 1 to approach market and identify and evaluate the Tranche 1 capabilities: the ADF Sniper System and the Close Combat System. The ADF Sniper System consists of a medium-range anti-personnel sniper, a long-range anti-personnel sniper, an anti-materiel sniper, a sniper surveillance capability and a ‘Sniper Soldier Combat Ensemble'. The Close Combat System consists of a Hand-To-Hand Fighting Weapon System, a sidearm weapon system, Personal Defence Weapon system, a combat shotgun system and an assault breeching system.
In September 2022, Defence announced that the following Tranche 1 weapons had been selected:
In September 2022, NIOA was selected as the Prime Contractor for Stage 2 of Tranche 1 signing a contract to work with local and international suppliers and weapon manufacturers on the acquisition, integration, delivery and ongoing support of the new weapon systems selected earlier in stage 1, from 2023.

LAND 156

The LAND 156 counter-drone project has ordered an "individual soldier anti-drone capability" the semi-automatic Genesis Arms GEN-12 12-gauge shotgun.

Artillery

Under LAND 8113, the Army will acquire 42 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to provide fire support up to. The munitions the Army will procure include: M30A1, M30A2, M31A1, M31A2 and XM403 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and the M57 Army Tactical Missile System. The HIMARS will incorporate a weapon locating radar from CEA Technologies. The government implemented the April 2023 Defence Strategic Review recommendation that LAND 8113 Phases 2-4 be accelerated and expanded. In July 2024, the government placed an order for 15 Bushmaster vehicles to be used for the command and control of HIMARS. In March 2025, the Army received the first two HIMARS with all 42 scheduled to be delivered by 2028. In September 2025, the US approved a Foreign Military Sale of a further 48 HIMARS to Australia.
In July 2021, the Army became a partner in the US Precision Strike Missile program that is developing a surface-to-surface precision-strike guided missile with a range of over. The US Army has reported that the M142 HIMARS will be able to fire the PrSM.
Under LAND 8116 Phase 1, the Army will acquire 30 AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzers based on the South Korean Hanwha K9 Thunder together with 15 AS10 Armoured Ammunition Resupply Vehicles to be built in Geelong in Victoria with deliveries expected in 2025. Under Land 8116 Phase 2, the Army would have received additional Huntsmans to form a second regiment. The government implemented the April 2023 Defence Strategic Review recommendation to cancel Phase 2. In December 2024, batch 1 consisting of 2 AS9s and 1 AS10 built in South Korea, arrived in Australia. The AS9 and AS10 are expected to enter service in early 2026 with all in service by 2028.
In 2017, NIOA and Rheinmetall were selected as the prime contractors for LAND 17 Phase 1C.2 - Future Artillery Ammunition program to supply the Australian Army a suite of advanced Assegai 155mm munitions. The program has also re-established a domestic forging capability with a shell forging factory in Maryborough, Queensland as joint venture through Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions, with first rounds being produced in 2022, and exports in 2023. The Assegai fleet was chosen for a number of factors, including increased safety with the choice of insensitive HE rounds, enhanced lethality, extended range, and higher precision. This accomplished by ballistically matched rounds, requiring no change in firing tables when firing different capabilities, allowing faster more accurate follow up fire, in addition all rounds are fitted with a boat-tail assembly that can be replaced for a base-bleed unit increase the maximum range by 30%. The Assegai fleet being acquired includes: conventional HE, Insensitive Munition High Explosive, IHE Pre-Fragmented, Smoke, Visual and Infrared illumination and Extended Range Velocity Enhance, practice and inert projectiles; propelling charges, fuzes and boat tail and base bleed tail assemblies. The Assegai ammunition is qualified for use in all NATO 39 and 52 calibre 155mm guns. The first delivery of Assegai ammunition occurred in 2019.

Air defence

Under LAND 19 Phase 7B, the RBS 70 Short Range Ground Based Air Defence system will be replaced by the enhanced National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), with CEA Technologies Active Electronically Scanned Array radars, and the AN/AAS-52 Multispectral Targeting System. The system comprises a CEA Operational AESA search radar, fitted on a Rheinmetall HX77 truck, a 5m telescoping mast and housing mounted on a Hawkei PMV, and a Kongsberg Fire Distribution Centre, mounted on a HX40M truck together with a Mk2 canister launcher. The system also has a smaller, mobile CEA Tactical AESA fire-control radar fitted to a Hawkei PMV, and a high-mobility launcher fitted to the Hawkei PMV. The Mk2 canister launcher and the high mobility launcher will be configured to launch the AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile. An initial order of two batteries, consisting of a number of canisters and/or HML, a MTS-A EO/IR, FDC and a CEATAC; was placed in June 2019 with initial operational capability scheduled for 2022–23.

Anti-ship

Under LAND 8113 Phase 2, a deployable land-based anti-ship missile capability will be acquired. Kongsberg Defence Australia and Thales Australia are offering the StrikeMaster a Naval Strike Missile system based on the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle utility variant. Lockheed Martin is offering a M142 HIMARS system with the AGM-158C LRASM. The Defence Strategic Review released in April 2023 recommended that the program be accelerated and expanded. In January 2025, the government placed an order for 44 Bushmaster vehicles to be used for the command and control of the new missile system.

Armoured vehicles

Under LAND 121 Phase 4 in December 2011, the Thales Hawkei PMV was selected as the preferred tender for the Army's requirement of a light 4x4 armored car with a potential order for 1300 vehicles. The seven-tonne Hawkei has been described as a 'baby' variant of the Bushmaster having been developed by the same manufacturer.
Under LAND 400 the ASLAV and M113s will be replaced, with the project to acquire a Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle, an Infantry Fighting Vehicle, a Manoeuvre Support Vehicle and an Integrated Training System. The ASLAV fleet is planned to be replaced from 2020, and the M113s from 2025. On 19 February 2015 the tender was opened for the replacement of the ASLAV, listing a requirement for up to 225 armored vehicles to provide the future mounted combat reconnaissance capability. The remaining requirements of the project will be confirmed by the upcoming Defence White Paper; however, it is expected to include an infantry fighting vehicle—a capability currently only partly provided by the in-service M113AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier—as well as a manoeuvre support vehicle, and an integrated training system. The project has since been scaled back with a 2023 Defence Strategic Review announcement that the armoured vehicle acquisitions would be reduced to accommodate a quicker acquirement of the land-based anti-ship missile system amongst other projects.
Under LAND 907 Phase 2 the M1A1 Abrams will be upgraded to the M1A2 through replacement. In January 2022, the government announced that the Army will acquire 75 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams and six M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicles which will be delivered from 2024. Under Land 8160 Phase 1, the Army is reviving the Combat Engineering Vehicle capability lost with the Leopard tanks and will acquire twenty-nine M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles and seventeen M1074 Joint Assault Bridges to be delivered from 2024.

Aircraft

The Army is replacing its fleet of ARH Tiger attack and MRH-90 Taipan utility helicopters earlier than planned.
The ARH Tiger was scheduled to receive a A$1–2 billion mid-life upgrade in the late 2010s and was planned to be operated into the 2030s. The 2016 Defence White Paper stated the Tiger would be replaced in the mid-2020s and cancelled the mid-life upgrade instead the Tiger is to receive a A$500–750 million upgrade. In January 2021, under LAND 4503 Phase 1 the government announced that the Army will purchase 29 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian to replace the 22 Tigers from 2025. In June 2021, the US approved a Foreign Military Sale of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Australia. In September 2025, the first two AH-64E Apaches were delivered to the Army.
In January 2014, the Army commenced retiring the fleet of 34 S-70A-9 Black Hawks from service and had planned for this to be completed by June 2018 to be replaced by 41 MRH-90 Taipans. The Chief of Army delayed the retirement of 22 Black Hawks until 2021 for the 6th Aviation Regiment due to issues operating the MRH-90 in a special operations role. On 10 December 2021, the Black Hawk was retired from service. On the same day, amid issues with the MRH-90 Taipans the Australian government announced that they would be replaced by UH-60M Black Hawks. The MRH-90 was planned to be retired in 2037. In August 2022, the US approved a Foreign Military Sale of 40 UH-60Ms to Australia. In January 2023, the Army announced under LAND4507 Phase 1 the acquisition of 40 UH-60Ms with deliveries commencing in 2023. In September 2023, the MRH-90 was retired from service earlier than originally planned following a fatal crash in July 2023 during Exercise Talisman Sabre in which four Australian Army aircrew lost their lives; this followed a previous, emergency ditching in March 2023, in waters off Jervis Bay due to an engine failure. The MRH-90 had been planned to be retired in December 2024. The first UH-60Ms were delivered in July 2023.
In 2021, the Army leased 2 AgustaWestland AW139s from Toll for the 5th Aviation Regiment under an Army Commercial Helicopter program due to issues with the MRH90 Taipan. The AW139s were to be used for aircrew training, exercises and civil emergency response. In 2023, the Army leased another AW139 from Toll for the 5th Aviation Regiment. In 2024, the Australian government announced that it would lease 5 H135T3 helicopters from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence for five years to maintain "essential training requirements" for Army pilots. The helicopters designated Juno HT.1s in the UK will be based at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre. In December 2024, the Army commenced operating the H135s which replaced the 3 AW139s leased from Toll in Quarter 2, 2025.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

In May 2023, the Australian Defence Force ceased using Chinese made DJI drones because of security concerns. The Army had operated a fleet of DJI Phantom 4 drones since 2018. In January 2024, the Department of Defence's Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator established the "Sovereign UAS Challenge" awarding 11 Australian companies a total of A$1.2 million to develop prototype drones.

Watercraft

Under LAND 8710, the Army will replace its fleet of LCM-8s and LARC-Vs and also acquire two new types of watercraft. Two of the types: the Landing Craft – Medium which will replace the LCM-8, and the Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Amphibious which will replace the LARC-V, were to enter service from 2026. The Defence Strategic Review released in April 2023 recommended that the acquisition of three of the types: the LC-M, the LMV-A, and the Landing Craft - Heavy, be accelerated and expanded.
In Phase 1A, the LCM-8s will be replaced by the Landing Craft – Medium . The Army will acquire 18 LC-Ms which will be steel-hulled and have the capability to carry 80 tonnes of payload over at sea state 4 and full payload while retaining 20% fuel reserves. In November 2023, the Birdon Group LC-M design was selected to be built by Austal. In June 2025, ABC News reported that Austal had been awarded an interim contract to work with the Birdon Group on the LC-M design. In December 2025, Austal announced that it had been awarded a contract to both design and build the LC-Ms. The LC-M design will have a length of 55m, a beam of 10.5m, be able to carry a payload of 80 tonnes, and have a range of. Austal is scheduled to commence building the first craft in 2026 with the last craft scheduled to be delivered in 2032.
In Phase 1B, the LARC-Vs were to be replaced by up to 18 Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Amphibious. In January 2026, the Birdon Group was awarded a contract to design and build one prototype and 15 Amphibious Vehicles – Logistics.
In Phase 2, the Army will acquire the Landing Craft - Heavy . In November 2024, the Damen Shipyards Group design the Landing Ship Transport 100 was selected. Eight vessels will be built by Austal with construction expected to commence in 2026.
In Phase 3, the Army will acquire an armed Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Patrol.

Summary

This list includes equipment currently on order or a requirement which has been identified:
  • LAND 4503 Phase 1 replacement program is set to replace the Tiger ARH helicopter with the Boeing AH-64E Guardian helicopter.
  • LAND 19 Phase 7B replacement program is set to replace the RBS-70 Short Range Ground Based Air Defence system with the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System.
  • LAND 4100 Phase 2 will acquire a deployable land-based anti-ship missile capability.
  • The Bushmaster PMV in the 2016 Defence White Paper is to be replaced beginning in 2025 by a new platform.
  • LAND 400 Phase 2 replacement program is set to replace the existing 257 ASLAVs with 211 Boxers.
  • LAND 400 Phase 3 replacement program is set to replace 431 M113AS3/4 APCs with 129 Redback (IFVs)
  • LAND 907 Phase 2 replacement program is set to replace 59 M1A1 Abrams with 75 of the M1A2 SEPv3 variants.
  • LAND 8113 will acquire 42 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS).
  • LAND 8710 Phase 1A replacement program is set to replace the LCM-8 with the Landing Craft – Medium.
  • LAND 8710 Phase 1B replacement program is set to replace the LARC-V with the Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Amphibious.
  • LAND 8710 Phase 2 will acquire the Landing Craft - Heavy.
  • LAND 8710 Phase 3 will acquire the Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Patrol.
  • The Army has outlined in the 2016 Defence White Paper a need for enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. With this, they plan to acquire a fleet of armed, medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles along with regular capability updates. They will provide enhanced firepower and ISR as well as a counter-terrorism ability overseas. They will also assist in humanitarian and relief missions.
  • LAND 8116 Phase 1 will acquire AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzers.
  • LAND 4507 Phase 1 replacement program is set to replace the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter with the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter.