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NATIONAL FORCES · COMPARISON
Australia vs Northern Cyprus
| Overview | Australia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
Active personnel DefinitionFull-time active military personnel; exclude reserves and paramilitary unless explicitly identified. | 58,900Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded. | —Not yet documented |
Armed forces personnel DefinitionActive-duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces whose training, organisation, equipment and control allow them to support or replace regular forces. This is not an active-regular-only count. | 60,000people · 2020Single source2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count. | —Not yet documented |
Combat aircraft DefinitionIn-service fixed-wing combat aircraft; exclude stored, retired and ordered aircraft. In service does not establish readiness. | 86Estimate · aircraft · 8 Oct 2024Single sourceNational in-service fixed-wing aircraft classified as Combat aircraft by FlightGlobal/Cirium, summing the Active column across all military services listed for the country. Excludes the separately classified trainers, special-mission aircraft, tankers and helicopters, as well as aircraft in storage, undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and orders. This is the directory's active-role inventory estimate, not a measure of combat readiness. | —Not yet documented |
Defence spending DefinitionAnnual military expenditure in current US dollars. State fiscal year, coverage and conversion basis in notes. | US$40.5bnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS defence budget forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceSource-reported annual official defence budget/appropriation in current US dollars; it is a budget figure, not an assertion of final expenditure or readiness. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 40.5bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. Source coverage/fiscal-year notes: [a] Includes pensions The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | —Not yet documented |
GDP DefinitionAnnual nominal GDP in current US dollars, not purchasing-power parity. | US$1.95tnEstimate · USD · 2026 IISS nominal GDP forecast (November 2025 assessment)Single sourceAnnual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 1.95trn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn. | —Not yet documented |
Main battle tanks DefinitionIn-service main battle tanks; exclude storage and orders. | 75vehicles · Page observed 29 September 2026; publication date not statedSingle sourceAustralian Army M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks received and fielded. Excludes assault breacher and bridge variants; holdings include vehicles in maintenance and training. | —Not yet documented |
Major surface combatants DefinitionCommissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates. Exclude patrol craft and support vessels. | 10Estimate · vessels · 20 Jan 2025Single sourceCommissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates in the national fleet; excludes aircraft carriers, corvettes, patrol, amphibious and support vessels. Fleet count, not immediately deployable strength. | —Not yet documented |
Population DefinitionTotal resident population; retain the source's reference year. | 27,614,411people · 2025Single source2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate. | —Not yet documented |
Reserve personnel DefinitionReported reserve personnel, with mobilisation and training definitions stated in notes. | 21,550Estimate · people · November 2025 IISS assessmentSingle sourceNational military reserve pool; excludes the separately reported active and paramilitary personnel. Training/mobilisation definitions remain source-specific. | —Not yet documented |
Submarines DefinitionCommissioned submarines; exclude vessels on order and decommissioned vessels. | 6vessels · 6 May 2026Single sourceCommissioned military submarines in the national fleet; excludes orders, construction and uncommissioned trial boats. Fleet count, not immediately deployable strength. | —Not yet documented |
Transport aircraft DefinitionIn-service dedicated fixed-wing military transport aircraft; exclude trainers and orders. | 38Estimate · aircraft · 8 Oct 2024Single sourceNational in-service fixed-wing military transport aircraft classified as Transport by FlightGlobal/Cirium, summing the Active column across all military services listed for the country. Includes strategic, tactical and light liaison/utility transport aircraft; excludes the separately classified trainers, special-mission aircraft, tankers and helicopters, as well as aircraft in storage, undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and orders. This is the directory's active-role inventory estimate, not a measure of immediate availability. | —Not yet documented |
Nuclear warheads DefinitionWarheads in the military stockpile, deployed or in reserve; exclude retired warheads awaiting dismantlement. Independent estimates, labelled as such. | —Not yet documented | —Not yet documented |
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
190 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Australia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | ||
| Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet | 24Air Force · 2025 24Royal Australian Air Force · 2024Wikipedia | — |
| Dassault Mirage III | 1162026Wikipedia | — |
| F-35 Lightning II | 72Air Force · 2025 72Royal Australian Air Force · 2024Wikipedia | — |
| Support aircraft | ||
| A330 MRTT | 7Air Force · 2025 7Royal Australian Air Force · 2025 | — |
| Alenia C-27J Spartan | 10Air Force · 2025 10Royal Australian Air Force · 2024Wikipedia | — |
| Beechcraft King Air | 112025 | — |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | 122024Wikipedia | — |
| Boeing 737 | 22025 | — |
| Boeing 737 Next Generation | In service | — |
| Boeing EA-18G Growler | 122025 | — |
| C-130J Super Hercules | 12Air Force · 2025 12Royal Australian Air Force · 2024Wikipedia | — |
| C-17 Globemaster III | 8Air Force · 2025 8Royal Australian Air Force · 2024Wikipedia | — |
| Equipment | Australia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Tanks | ||
| M1 Abrams | 752026 29Australian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Armoured vehicles | ||
| Alvis Saracen | In service | — |
| ASLAV | 257Australian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Bison and Coyote armoured vehicles | In service | — |
| Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle | 875Army · 2025 405Australian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| Hawkei | 1,000Army · 2025 1,000Australian Army · 2025 | — |
| JCB HMEE | 82012Wikipedia | — |
| M113 armored personnel carrier | 431Australian Army · 2026Wikipedia | — |
| M3 scout car | In service | — |
| M577 command post carrier | In service | — |
| Otokar Akrep | — | In service |
| Otokar Cobra | — | In service |
| Equipment | Australia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Air defence | ||
| NASAMS | 72025Wikipedia | — |
| RIM-162 ESSM | In service | — |
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||
| QF 3.7-inch AA gun | In service | — |
| Portable air defence | ||
| FIM-92 Stinger | In service | In service |
| Ballistic missiles | ||
| ATACMS | In service | — |
| Cruise & anti-ship missiles | ||
| AGM-158 JASSM | In service | — |
| AGM-158C LRASM | In service | — |
| Harpoon (missile) | In service | — |
| Joint Strike Missile | In service | — |
| Missiles | ||
| AGM-114 Hellfire | In service | — |
| AGM-88 HARM | In service | — |
| AIM-120 AMRAAM | In service | — |
| Equipment | Australia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Small arms | ||
| Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | In service | — |
| Accuracy International AW50 | In service | — |
| AGS-17 | — | In service |
| Barrett M82 | In service | — |
| Benelli M4 | In service | — |
| Beretta 92 | — | In service |
| Blaser R93 Tactical | In service | — |
| Browning Hi-Power | In service | — |
| FN FAL | In service | — |
| FN MAG | In service | — |
| FN Minimi | In service | In service |
| Heckler & Koch G3 | — | In service |
| Equipment | Australia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Remote weapon stations | ||
| Protector RWS | In service | — |
| Equipment | Australia | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | ||
| AN/FPS-117 | In service | — |
| AN/PEQ-15 | In service | — |
| AN/PEQ-16 | In service | — |
| AN/PVS-4 | In service | — |
| AN/PVS-7 | In service | — |
| AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar | In service | — |
| ELCAN Specter | In service | — |
| Giraffe radar | In service | — |
| Communications & electronic warfare | ||
| Mark 36 SRBOC | In service | — |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cited source 2025-09-12 | 34 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2026-08-12 | 38 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2026-08-12 | 14 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Cited source 2026-08-12 | 24 units | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 21 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 23 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 405 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 6 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| Source snapshot 2026-10-02 · inventory date unstated | 29 units | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Generalized geography from Natural Earth 1:110m, version 5.1.1. Label-point distance is calculated on a sphere and rounded to the nearest 100 km; it is not a capital-to-capital distance, route, border distance or operational range. Dataset boundaries do not imply recognition of territorial claims.
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Scores out of 100 on the ForceTally Index. Each bar splits in proportion to the two scores. A point at the centre of the chart means no sourced figure for that part.
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