Brigadier Peter Short – DGLD

Land Environment Working Group

• LEWG Description

• New Branch Organisation

• LEWG Past & Future

• Lessons Learned

• Positive Examples from Engagement

AGENDA

LEWG

• Consists of over 700 members on Govdex

• LEWG Objectives:

• early, appropriate, and consistent engagement with Industry in the Capability Development Process

• support CDAF initiatives and development of future white papers, DCPs, and Industry Policy

• industry provide feedback to Land regarding capability development issues

Branch Organisation

LAND1SPD MCB / SOCOL Fenwick

476115

DGLDBRIG Short

423755

LAND 2SPD CS / ISTAR

Mr Luke577832

Deputy DGLD Mr Williams

543553

PD Special Projects

LTCOL Di Santo444203

PD SO&CBRNELTCOL Bishop

561659

PD FSLTCOL Mallett

484090

PD C3 & EWLTCOL Stokes

561660

PD EngrLTCOL Smythe

462129

PD MobilityLTCOL Parker

433074

A/PD HealthMrs Figueiredo

514980

XO Mr Stubbs

519577

EAMs Shiels529822

PM SCSMAJ Platon-

Jones443061

PM SO3MAJ Faure

561667

PM WPNSCAPT Neve

441420

PM SO1MAJ Cook

484200

PM SO2MAJ Jones

496816

PM FS1MAJ Meakin

484123

CE Mr Claughton

577834

PM C32MAJ Junk-Gibson

433112

PM C33MAJ Coad

433214

PM CBRNEMAJ McKay

483980

PM C31MAJ McDonagh

433412

PM C34CAPT Skinn

561664

PM CommsSQNLDR Sweet

561257

PM ISTARMAJ Van Tilburg

497167

PM Engr2MAJ Stewart

433561

PM Engr4MAJ Young

484150

PM EW1MAJ Groessler

486324

PM EW2MAJ Bellingham

561665

PM Engr3MAJ Christiansen

497168

PM Mob2MAJ French

433268

PM Mob3MAJ Hackett

445358

PM Mob1MAJ Hargreaves

433357

PM HlthVacant505703

PM AD CAPT O’Brien

484034

PD CbtLTCOL Mann

443213

PO -A/COLTCOL Gray

436372

PD Emerging ProjMAJ Frazier (US)

467938

PM SAMAJ Fraser

433169

PM CDSVacant561666

PM Cbt HvyMAJ Falvey

484025

PM EngrFLTLT Vacant

558255

A/PM EngrMs Jessica

Bensch580320

A/PM CbtMiss Cameron-

Tucker587321

[L]14-1[L]14-2L2097-1BL2097-2JP 199JP 2088

L53-1BRL41-1L125-4L159-1L53-2L125-3BL125-3C

L2072-2BL2072-3L75-4L2072-4L75-5

Army

Civilian

Capt PN

PN disestab DCP09

PSC MAJ

L907-2

L17-1C.1L17-1C.2L17-2L19-7BL136-1

L154-1(Facy)L154-2L154-3BJP1771-1JP1771-2L155-1

L3025-1L3025-2L2110-1BL2110-2

[L]500-1DEF555-6 L19-7A

JP2060-3L121-4L121-5B

L998-1

B. Organisational Structure

Air Force

LAND 3SPD AVN

COL Leshinskas561658

AIR9000-ARHCAPJP2089-3B

JP129-3JP129-4

AIR9000-CHCAPAIR9000-5C.S2

Mar Avn 1LCDR Hardiman

189131

PD AAVNLTCOL Warren

466796

Aero EngrLEUT Haller-Trot

563227

AAvn3MAJ Blinkhorn

462240

Mar Avn 3LCDR McCallum

563285

AAvn1MAJ Scheiffers

441861

SOARHMAJ Barrow

561662

AAvn4MAJ Fox426918

AAvn 2MAJ Rawlins

483926

Emerg SysMAJ Macdougall

462000

PD MAR AVNCMDR Willington

189130

AIR9000-7

PN Frozen

SEA9000 MH60R CAP

Navy

Land Combat

Land ISTAR

Special Operations

Land Combat Support

Maritime Support

Colour denotes functional group per Functional Structure

Combat Service Support

Function

• Last meeting held 11 Nov 13, over 200 attendees

• Introduce new DGLD

• Branch Update/Reorganisation

• Australian Business Defence Industry Unit (ABDIU) Briefing

• Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) Briefing

• Land 400 Update

• Industry to Branch Best Practices & Cost of Doing Business with Defence

LEWG

• Next meeting held in conjunction with Land Forces 2014

• 22-26 Sep 2014 in Brisbane

• Expected attendance of over 400 members

• Detailed Project updates to members

• Industry Working Groups

• Lessons Learned• Communication is key• Industry Working Groups• One-on-One Discussions• Maintain Relationships• Always Seek Feedback on event

LEWG

• Positive Outcomes• Land 3025-1 (Deployable Special Operations Engineer

Capability) was introduced to a new prototype at the June 2013 LEWG by an industry member that is now being incorporated in their Proof of Concept Activity.

LEWG

• Positive Outcomes• Land 19-7B (Ground Based Air and Missile Defence

Enhancement or Replacement) was able to utilize working groups in conjunction with the LEWG to produce a response to a capability study in which we gave industry scenarios and they provided a response with their products. The study was refreshed in 2011 and allowed the project team to discount Ballistic Missile Defence from the project’s scope.

LEWG

• Positive Outcomes• Land 125-4 (Integrated Soldier System Version 3) was

informed by an industry member of a new production method that increases the level of protection for sintered ceramic plates and high curvature body armour. This method allows the project team to closely manage new technology and ensure that is implemented in to current or future projects as required or briefed to Army HQ’s counterparts for inclusion in needs statements.

LEWG

• Positive Outcomes• Land 500/ Land 75 (Remediation of Land Tactical

Electronic Warfare/Battlefield Command Systems) were pleasantly surprised to learn at a LEWG event that industry was investigating the use of multiple radio antennas on a single vehicle/platform to determine interference issues.

LEWG

• Positive Outcomes• Land 75 (Battlefield Command Systems) utilized the

LEWG to inform industry members about Defence programs for innovation and collaboration that some members were not aware of. For example, the Capability Technology Demonstrator (CTD) program and becoming a member of the Rapid Prototyping and Development Evaluation program.

LEWG

CTD Program- Enabling Innovation for Defence Capability

Questions?

LEWG