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With a POD after 1975, what is the largest and most capable defence force that Papua New Guinea could sustain with a funding level of 3 % of GDP.

This thread is also related to the NZDF and ADF threads, which may or may not be indicative of a potential TL ;).

For reference their current structure is as follows:

Army

The Army is approximately 1,800 soldiers organised into the following units:

  • Command HQ (Port Moresby);
  • two light Infantry battalions of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (1 RPIR at Port Moresby and 2 RPIR at Wewak);
  • Long Range Reconnaissance Unit;
  • one Engineer battalion (Lae);
  • Signals Squadron (Port Moresby);
  • EOD unit;
  • Preventative Health Platoon; and
  • Defence Academy (Lae)

Navy

The navy consists of approximately 200 personnel and, comprises the following:

  • Four Pacific class patrol boats and,
  • Three Balikpapan class landing craft.
Air Force

The Air Transport Wing (ATW) has four squadrons: operation, maintenance, training and support; with each squadron made up flights with a total strength of 125 personnel. Current aircraft include: 2 x Casa CN 235 and 2 x Bell 212s.

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