Land Systems Division

Integrated Soldier Systems Industry ForumJune 2019

MAJGEN Andrew BottrellHead Land Systems

Land Systems Division

Defence Acquisition and Sustainment Environment 2019

• 2019-20 Portfolio Budget Statements

- Defence AUD $38.7bn:

– CASG Acquisition AUD $8.8bn

– CASG Sustainment AUD $7.7bn

• Growth over Forward Estimates 2022-23

– Acquisition AUD $14.8bn (+69%)

– Sustainment AUD $10.4bn (+35%)

• 198 Projects managed by CASG (171 Majors)

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The Land Domain acquires and sustains land materiel to enable the Australian Defence Force to achieve

operational success

Land Domain – Mission

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Land Domain – Structure

DEPSEC CASG

Mr Tony Fraser

Land Systems DivisionMAJGEN Andrew Bottrell Armoured Vehicle

DivisionMAJGEN David Coghlan

Integrated Soldier

Systems Branch

Land Manoeuvre

Systems Branch

Land VehicleSystems Branch

Land Engineering

Agency

Armoured

Fighting Vehicles

Branch

Land DomainMAJGEN Andrew Bottrell

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Approximately 1000

APS & ADF staff in

Victoria

22 projects with a total

FY18/19 budget of

$1.471b

Acquisition contracts

signed in excess of

$7b

16 projects going to

First and Second Pass

over the next 4-5 years

Value of projects of

the next 4-5 years in

excess of $27b

26 fleets with a

sustainment budget of

$705+m and Ops

budget of $13+m

The Land Domain in FY 18/19

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EVOLUTION OF THE SOLDIER COMBAT ENSEMBLE

ADF Land Combatant

1988Vietnam EraSLR, Greens

1999F88, DPCU

Kevlar CBA/ Helmet,

NFE

2006ECBA,

DPDU for Middle East

Ops

2008MCBAS

2012TBAS CBA, MultiCamF88SA1,

ACOG Sight

2016SCE16, AMCU

2017SCE17, EF88,

Spectre Sight

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Future Focus

• Defence & Industry 4.0 = what does it look like?

– Integrated Supplier Engagement Models

• Prime Vendors/Capability Partners

– Connecting SME with Primes for ‘best of breed’

• Greater utilisation of OEM supported models

– Assurance of supply chain for support of training and

operations

– Supply chain integration

• Getting CASG out of the “transactional”

• Maintaining value for money for CoA

– Building Workforce Capacity

• Major Service Provider (MSP)

• Managing Contractor

• ILS Support

• Fleet Management support9

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What Should SMEs Know?

• Centre for Defence Industry Capability

– Front door for SME

– Business advisory & facilitation services

– Capability Improvement Grants ($5,000 - $250,000)

• Defence Innovation Hub ($640m out to 2025/26)

– Awarded $125m in contracts to date

– 14% of Hub partners are new to Defence Industry

– 84% are micro, small and medium sized enterprises

• Australian Industry Capability (AIC) Program

– Requires an AIC plan for projects over $4m (previously $20m)

• Defence Industry Capability Plan

– Identifies Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities

• Defence Export Strategy (released Jan 2018)

– Brings together all levers to support defence export opportunities

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Points of Contact

• Centre for Defence Industry Capability:

– Phone: 13 28 46

– www.business.gov.au/cdic

• Australia Industry Capability:

– aic.info@defence.gov.au

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Resources

• Defence website:

www.defence.gov.au

• Defence Whitepaper / Integrated Investment Program / Defence

Industry Policy Statement:

http://www.defence.gov.au/WhitePaper/

• Defence Industrial Capability Plan:

http://www.defence.gov.au/SPI/Industry/CapabilityPlan/Default.asp

• Defence Export Strategy:

http://www.defence.gov.au/Export/Strategy/

• The AIC Better Practice Guide:

http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/Multimedia/AIC_BetterPracticeGui

de-9-5956.pdf

• Centre for Defence Industry Capability:

https://www.business.gov.au/centre-for-defence-industry-capability

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Questions ?

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