The Royal Australian Navy, although a significant force in the Asia-Pacific region, is nonetheless classed as a medium-sized navy. Its fleet is based around two main types of surface combatant, with limited global deployment and air power capability. However, in 2009, a white paper, Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030, was produced by the Australian government which set out a programme of defence spending that will see significant improvements to the RAN's fleet and capabilities.
Subsequent Defence White Papers released in 2013 and 2016, and a Defence Strategic Update released in 2020 did not radically change the force structure of the Royal Australian Navy and repeated a modest number of 2 landing helicopter docks, 12 diesel-electric submarines 12 frigates and destroyers and 12 OPVs. However, following the formation of AUKUS in 2021, the release of the Defence Strategic Review in 2023 and the subsequent Independent Surface Combattant Fleet Review in 2024, the Royal Australian Navy is now set to grow to a much larger size not seen since the end of the Second World War. It is set will include a 8 nuclear-powered attack submarines; 20 frigates and destroyers; 6 missile-armed large optionally-crewed surface vessels; 6 OPVs and 8 patrol boats. This significant increase is set to be completed some time in the 2040s.
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