Senator Johnston asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 5 March 2012: With reference to the Government commissioned report, 2008 Audit of the Defence Budget which identified that ‘a real growth rate of 3.5% in capital expenditure on SME [Specialised Military Equipment] [is required] just to replace today’s equipment. To deliver the capabilities proposed in the recommended Force Structure Option requires a growth rate of 4.2%’: As at 31 December 2011, what will be the amount required to fund, in nominal dollars, the major capital equipment program each year from 2010 11 to 2029 30, so as to fund the White Paper ‘Force 2030’ initiatives.