To enable to address the issue of staff shortages in the infantry as well as among pilots of contemporary F-35 and missile destroyers, hundreds of foreigners are anticipated to be recruited to serve in the Australian Defense Force.

Americans, British, and Canadians will be eligible to join the Defense Force on January 1, 2025, as long as they have lived in Australia for a full year and have not served in a foreign army during the previous two years.

A series of documentation must be submitted in addition to enrollment in order to eventually become an Australian citizen. The Department of Defense claims that this will enable them to recruit individuals from wealthy nations and boost the number of active duty members.

Approximately 350 members of the Five Eyes Alliance nations are anticipated to join the military this fiscal year, according to Defense Personnel Minister Matt Keogh.

The Defense Force is recruiting foreigners because it cannot find another 4,000 personnel, according to a recent report from the Australian Department of Defense.

Military0 had earlier announced the signing of a new "Joint Statement on Closer Defense Relations" between the defense ministers of Australia and New Zealand.

Improved coordination, coherence, and interoperability between the two nations' military structures is the primary goal of the revised pact.

The central element of military cooperation between the two countries remains the 1951 ANZUS Treaty, which obliges the allies to provide mutual assistance in the event of an attack on one of the countries in the Pacific region.

Additional commitments to improve coordination, coherence, and interoperability within the Armed Forces are included in the revised statement.