Middle East
The ADF currently has main deployments in the Middle East and three smaller deployments. These operations are commanded from a Joint Task Force Headquarters located in the United Arab Emirates. A detachment of two AP-3C Orion aircraft is also located in the UAE, and it is expected that the ADF logistic unit in Kuwait and C-130 Hercules detachment in Qatar will also be moved to the UAE.
The deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are supported by:
- HMAS Warramunga is the current frigate deployed to the Persian Gulf
- A detachment of three C-130 Hercules transport aircraft
- A detachment of two AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft
- A tri-service Force Level Logistic Asset, communications element and movement control group
Read more about this topic: Current Australian Defence Force Deployments
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