"This year the Government has committed to total Defence resourcing of $30.8 billion in 2010-11.
"This compares to the 2009-10 estimated actual of $29.4 billion," Combet said.
"Over the 2010-11 budget year and the three forward estimates years, we will have
committed $122.7 billion to the defence of the nation.
"The budget forecasts that the Government will spend $21.2 billion over the forward estimates on approved and unapproved capabilities to build Force 2030."
The DMO budget for 2010-2011 is $12 billion, up from the actual budget of $10.97 billion in 2009-2010.
Here's a breakdown of some further key Defence spending for 2010-2011:
Overseas operations
The Government has committed an additional $1.1 billion in 2010-11 and a total of $1.6 billion over the budget year and forward estimates for its continued commitment to Afghanistan.
Contributions to the international campaign against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and to promoting maritime security in the Middle East Area of Operations are also included in this funding.
The Government has also committed $13.1 million for the continuation of a tailored security detail to protect the Australian Embassy in Iraq, known as Operation Kruger.
$170 million in 2010-11 and a total of $204 million over the budget year and the forward estimates has been allocated for Operation Astute in East Timor.
Operation Anode, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, will receive additional supplementation to Defence of $42.5 million in 2010-11, while $15.3 million has been committed for continued support to coastal surveillance operations, known as Operation Resolute.
Force protection
The Government has committed approximately $1.1 billion over the forward estimates, including $487.1 million in 2010-11, for enhanced force protection measures for deployed troops.
However, Defence has been told that $911.9 million will come from their existing resourcing.
This detail was mentioned in the budget papers but ADM had trouble finding a corresponding number in the portfolio statements.
The investment includes a range of measures that provide direct protection to ADF members from small arms, improvised explosive devices and indirect fire, as well as improving intelligence and surveillance capabilities.
The centrepiece of the force protection measures is the acquisition of a Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar sense and warn capability, a direct result of the Force Protection Review commissioned by the Minister for Defence in July 2009.
Other capabilities being funded include: improved route clearance capabilities; improved protection and firepower for Protected Mobility Vehicles; new night-fighting equipment; improved body armour; a new weapons system for the Special Operations Task Group; additional military working dogs; and a suite of improved intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.
The Government has redirected existing capital investment funds for this purpose, and has also provided Defence with an additional $221.6 million in 2010-11 to fund these initiatives.
Defence science
The DSTO will receive an additional $138 million in funding between 2010-11 and 2012-13.
The Government is investing in DSTO in three priority areas:
• workforce growth over the next few years to support the increased requirements of a technologically demanding Defence Capability Plan (DCP).
DSTO's workforce was at a level of around 2,400 in 2007.
This investment will see it grow to around 2,600 in 2011.
• dedicated funds to allow DSTO to strengthen its Corporate Enabling Research Program, focusing on areas such as cyber security, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, hypersonics, and electronic warfare.
• a rolling program of technology upgrades of some of DSTO's laboratories and technical facilities, to ensure that DSTO has access to infrastructure that will continue to enable it to conduct highly classified research, such as in missile simulation and phased array radar analysis.