Management

Border Protection Command uses surveillance and response assets from the Australian Defence Force, Customs, AMSA and contractors.

Surveillance assets currently available to Border Protection Command include:

  • Commercial satellite imagery
  • Customs contracted aircraft
  • Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft
  • Army Regional Force Surveillance Unit patrols
  • Other Defence, AMSA and contracted surveillance assets as required and assigned.

Response assets currently available to Border Protection Command include:

  • Customs patrol vessels (Australian Customs Vessels)
  • Customs contracted Southern and Northern Ocean patrol vessels
  • Royal Australian Navy (RAN) minor warships; mainly patrol boats, mine hunters and landing craft
  • Royal Australian Navy (RAN) major warships
  • Other Defence and contracted response assets as required and assigned.
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