A review of Australia's defence force is expected to lay out the case for spending more on land-based missiles and less on new armoured vehicles.
A declassified version of the Defence Strategic Review is due to be released on Monday along with the Albanese government's response.
The landmark report, aimed at preparing Australia's defence forces for the strategic challenges over the next decade and beyond, was commissioned by the Albanese government in August last year.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese received the report, led by former defence minister Stephen Smith and former defence chief Angus Houston, in February.
The government has since been working to prepare the document for public release, with more than 100 recommendations expected to remain classified.
The review is expected to recommend dumping or trimming projects, and redirecting funding towards higher priority areas at a time when the budget is under pressure on several fronts.
Excerpts from the review called for the expansion or acceleration of programs for medium and heavy landing craft, long-range missiles and mobile land-based missiles used to strike maritime targets.
The review will also recommend cutting back a program to build new army vehicles.
On Sunday, Defence Minister Richard Marles said it was clear that the defence budget would grow.
"And that, in many ways, is a function of the strategic landscape in which we exist," he told Sky News.
"In a rational world, defence spending is a function of strategic threat, strategic complexity - we have both of those, and we're rational people," he added.
