Plan Beersheba

Plan Beersheba was a significant restructure of the Australian Army, announced in 2011.

[5] The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment specialises in amphibious warfare.

As part of the changes, the Army stated that the reserves' role will become "to deliver specified capability and support and sustain Australian Defence Force (ADF) preparedness and operations".

The reserve artillery regiments have been re-equipped with mortars, the reserve Royal Australian Armoured Corps units converted from light cavalry to producing crews for Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, and a brigade operational supply company was established within each of the combat services support battalions.

[7] In September 2023 it was announced that the Army would revert to a structure of three combat brigades with a specialist roles.

The Australian Army's structure from 2019
An 8th Brigade soldier during an exercise in 2016 in which the brigade formed Battle Group Waratah to operate alongside the regular 7th Brigade. Such a pairing is a key feature of the Plan Beersheba reforms