Brigadier Stephen Dunn

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Land Environmental Working Group 24 August 2007

• Brigadier Stephen Dunn

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Scope

• Outline of the Day
• Recognition of Participants
• Industry Feedback from 23 Jun 05 LEWG
• DCP Pressures
• Issues
• CTD areas of interest

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Outline of the Day

• 0835 0900 hrs Opening Remarks
• 0900 1000 hrs Directors Status Reports
• 1000 1030 hrs Morning Tea
• 1030 1100 hrs Land 400 Update
• 1100 1130 hrs Joint Project 2097 Update
• 1130 1200 hrs Army Minor Projects Update
• 1200 1245 hrs Lunch

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Outline of the Day

• 1245 1315 hrs Joint Project 2099 Update
• 1315 1345 hrs CTD Program
• 1345 1400 hrs Remarks
• 1400 1600 hrs OneonOne meetings

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LEWG Participants

• Defence Participants
• Army Headquarters
• Army Minor Projects
• Capability Development Group
• Desk Officers
• Capability Information Operations Group
• Defence eBusiness Strategies
• Defence Science Technology Organisation
• Capability Technology Demonstrator Program Office

• Embassy Participation
• France Military Attaché
• U.S - Army Programs Manager
• G.B - First Secretary, Defence Equipment
  Cooperation
• Israel - Counsellor, Technological Affairs
• Overseas Participants
• Canada Rheinmetall Canada
• Great Brittain Supacat LTD
• New Zealand Bravo 6
• Norway Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace

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Industry Feedback from 2006

• More on the Army Minor projects
• Some interest in unapproved projects
• Inclusion of Joint projects with Land
  attribution
• Linkages between projects
• Better information on Projects with shorter
  lead times such as those projects approaching RFT
• Clearer outlines of sub-system requirements
• Advice on specific studies of papers which
  inform projects, i.e the OCD
• Insight into Defence thinking about things such
  as priorities, concerns or potential shifts

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Industry Feedback from 2006

• Update for Capability Technology
  Demonstrators (CTDs) program
• Current lists of contact details/
  responsibilities
• Time allocated for One-on-One meetings with
  Desk Officers
• More specific information on perceived Industry
  involvement - especially for SMEs
• Linkages between ST priorities and capability
  projects

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Defence Capability Plan

• Development plan for Australia's military
  capabilities
• Rolling 10 year focus
• Updated annually as part of the budget process
• Public version is released regularly to inform
  industry of Defences capability needs
• Next public version is DCP 08 -18
• Pressure on the DCP 08-18

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Projects added to the DCP 2006-16

• Land 19 Phase 7 - GBAD RBS 70 Enhancement or
  Replacement 750m 1000m
• Land 75 Phase 5 Army Battle Management System
  200 250m
• Land 91 Phase 7 Small Arms LOTE (Remainder of
  the Fleet) 150m - 200m
• Land 146 Phase 3 Combat ID for Land Forces
  200m - 250m
• JP 2072 Phase 4 Battlespace Communications
  System (Land) 200m - 250m
• JP 2076 Phase 1 Psychological Operations
  Production Systems 30m - 50m
• JP 2077 Phase 2 D Improved Logistics
  Information Systems 350m - 450m

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Issues

• Enhanced Land Force
• 2 x infantry battalion groups (3000 appox)
• Phase 1 approved (1.6B)
• 5 7 RAR Mech
• Adelaide
• Phase 2
• 7 RAR near required manning to trigger phase 2
• Impact on projects

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Issues

• Entry into the DCP
• Greater definition of ICDS/CDS
• Integrated Capability Teams
• Thank you for the response
• Agreed trial for NLW Land 400
• Election of a Co-Chair

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Areas of Interest for CTDs

• Battlefield energy generation and storage
• Sensors and weapons applicable to urban
  operations
• Non-lethal weapons / Less-than-lethal effects
• Electronic architectures and integration in
  military platforms
• Networking of sensors, information and decision
  support systems
• Simulation systems support to ADF operations

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Areas of Interest for CTDs

• Military platforms and vehicle survivability and
  lethality (including light vehicles)
• Innovative weapons technology
• Automated Asset Tracking capability for minor
  assets
• Simulation systems support to ADF operations
  (including simulation of Logistics Capability)

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Questions?
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Land Environmental Working Group 24 August 2007

• Brigadier Stephen Dunn

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