The Army Objective Force is a generational transformation to prepare Army for Accelerated Warfare.

Through several key initiatives, Army seeks to enhance land force capability through a credible close combat system, resilient digital battle command system, world-class battlefield aviation program, operational level fires and effects and enhanced joint force projection through littoral manoeuvre.

The Army Objective Force identifies opportunities and paths to enhance Army’s equipment, people and structure.

The AOF will enhance cross-domain capabilities to enable the joint force, provide stronger linkages with the strategic industrial base, population centres, total workforce and foster a greater community connection Australia-wide.

The Army Operating System is the mechanism through which the Chief of Army prepares land forces for war by effectively coordinating personnel and resources to both manage risk and seize opportunities to deliver Government objectives.

Army’s Land Force Support system aligns with and leverages the Defence Logistics Enterprise to enable more effective force generation to meet preparedness requirements and provide enhanced support to the Joint Force.

An initiative of the Army Objective Force is the enhancement of Army’s Littoral Manoeuvre capabilities.

This will strengthen our contribution to the Joint Force for the conduct of littoral operations and enhance our ability to project forces in Australia’s near region in conjunction with the Royal Australian Navy.

A key outcome of the Army Objective Force was the successful establishment and raising of Army’s Aviation Command in December 2021.

Army’s Aviation Command is designed to align command, control, force generation, capability program sponsorship, airworthiness management and governance—becoming the single point of accountability for Army’s aviation capability.

An initiative of the Army Objective Force is Special Operations Modernisation, ensuring Special Operations forces remain contemporary, at the cutting edge, ready, and able to respond to the threats of the future.

A key outcome of the Army Objective Force is the 2nd Division Restructure, establishing the Division as a Functional Command in July 2022.

The 2nd Division plays a crucial role to Australia’s national security both domestically and abroad. This transformation highlights the importance of the diverse skillsets and backgrounds resident within the Division, as well as the significant response capacity of members.

An initiative of the Army Objective Force is the establishment of a dedicated Intelligence and Information Warfare Formation.

Army seeks to raise, train and sustain a wide collection of highly specialised technical capabilities that are in high demand, regardless of peace and war. This will ensure Army can meet future demands faced from Accelerated Warfare through 2030 and beyond.

A key outcome of the Army Objective Force is the establishment of the Health Brigade.

Together with the delivery of several major projects, the Health Brigade will provide enhanced medical capabilities; independently deployable surgical elements, combat health support, mental health support, increased aeromedical evacuation capacity and allied health support.

A key outcome of the Army Objective Force is the establishment of Army’s new Fires Brigade, located in Adelaide.

The Fires Brigade will provide enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defence and Multi-Domain Strike capabilities to enable the Joint Force.

A key outcome of the Army Objective Force is the Combat Brigade Restructure, which will enhance the 9th Brigade to bolster land power and leverage the total workforce.

The transformation of 9th Brigade will see the introduction into service of forthcoming armoured manoeuvre and in time additional protected mobile fires capabilities.