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Special Operations Command

 

Special Operations Command Headquarters (Canberra, ACT and

 Sydney, NSW)

171 Squadron (12 S-70A Blackhawk) (Townsville, Qld – to move to

 Sydney, NSW)

Special Air Service Regiment (Perth, WA)

1 Squadron

2 Squadron

3 Squadron

152 Signals Squadron

Base Squadron

Training Squadron

1 Commando Regiment (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)

1 Commando Company (Sydney, NSW)

            2 Commando Company (Melbourne, Vic)

301 Signals Squadron (Sydney and Melbourne)

4 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regt (Commando) (Sydney, NSW)

A Company

B Company

C Company

Tactical Assault Group (East)

126 Signals Squadron

Operations Support Company

Logistics Support Company

Incident Response Regiment (Sydney, NSW)

Chemical, Biological and Radiological Response Squadron

Emergency Response Squadron (Integrated) (Sydney, Townsville, Darwin,

Oakey)

Scientific and Technical Organization

 

Special Operations Combat Service Support Company (Sydney, NSW)

 

Major Equipment

 

59 M1A1D (on order)

257 ASLAV

520  M-113 (431 upgrading to M113AS standard)

289 Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles

246 M2A2/L5 105mm Towed

104 L118 Hamel 105mm Towed

36 M-198 155mm Towed

296 81mm Mortar

Unknown number of Javelin ATGM

591 Carl Gustav (84mm RCL)

34 RBS-70 SAM

14 RASIT

AN/TPQ-36

15 Landing Craft Medium (to be replaced)

 

Helicopters

 

22 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance helicopters

34 S-70A Blackhawk

41 Bell 206 B-1 Kiowa (reducing)

15 MH-90 medium transport helicopters (22 more on order)

6 CH-47D Chinook (replace by 7 x CH-47F)

3 King Air 350

 

Flying hours

	2009-10 Budget	2010-11 Budget	2011-12 Budget	2012-13 Budget
6 CH-47D Chinook	1,570	1,570	1,570	1,570
34 S-70A9 Blackhawk	8,600	8,600	8,600	8,600
41 B-206 Kiowa	6,750	6,750	6,750	6,750
3 B300 King Air 350	1,050	–	–	–
22 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Tiger	6,000	6,000	6,000	6,000
Multi-Role Helicopter (numbers)	(15)	(23)	(30)	(37)
(MRH-90)	2,820	4,090	5,290	6,190