Army comparison: Australia vs United Kingdom

Australia operates 2,650 active military vehicles vs 4,013 for United Kingdom.

ARMS (Armour and Manpower Rating of Strength) Index face-off Full ranking →

AustraliaWorld #54 18.4

ARMS Index / 100

United Kingdom leads on 6 of 8 categories

United KingdomWorld #25 29.6

46 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 285
8 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 26
2 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 14
0 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 711
48 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 126
403 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 823
282 Light armoured vehiclesweight ×2 · era 0
1,861 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 2,028

Australia United Kingdom Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS Index (vehicles × category weight × era, active + 0.3 × stored; manpower and the rotary, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology

Key figures as of 2026

	Australia	United Kingdom	Ratio
Total vehicles	2,650	4,013	🇬🇧 1.5×
On order	811	1,182	🇬🇧 1.5×
Main battle tanks	46	285	🇬🇧 6.2×
Artillery pieces	58	166	🇬🇧 2.9×
Armoured fighting vehicles	2,546	3,562	🇬🇧 1.4×
Active military personnel (all branches)	58,600	144,400	🇬🇧 2.5×
Reserve military personnel (all branches)	33,270	70,650	🇬🇧 2.1×

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Infantry fighting vehicles	0	711	🇬🇧
Armoured personnel carriers	403	823	🇬🇧 2.0×
Self-propelled artillery	2	14	🇬🇧 7.0×
Towed artillery	48	126	🇬🇧 2.6×
Rocket artillery	8	26	🇬🇧 3.2×