PLAN GALILEO INFRASTRUCTURE REBUILD

Plan Galileo delivers the capability to sustain the Royal Australian Navy's growing fleet to ensure it can fight and win at sea.

The Royal Australian Navy is about to undertake a step-change in its capability and complexity thanks to the federal government's National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise, which will fundamentally alter the way we go about naval acquisition. It will provide the nation with its greatest naval capability regeneration since the Second World War, as well as create and sustain a sovereign shipbuilding industry in Australia for generations to come.

This regeneration of Australia's key naval capabilities is a complex, long-term national endeavour with sustainment shipyards around the country requiring investment to support our expanded fleet. Further planning and redevelopment will be needed and now is the ideal time to transform maritime sustainment.

Plan Galileo sees sustainment as a whole-of-life concept, considering sustainment needs at the design stage of a vessel. It considers Capability Life Cycle Management from the outset as an underlying principle of continuous sustainment, underpinned by the need to support a seamless transition from acquisition to sustainment. It reworks our support solution to one that adopts a fleet view, which drives commonality across sustainment and minimises duplication across the maritime domain.

To hear from Head Maritime Systems, RADM Wendy Malcolm, on the objectives of Plan Galileo click here.

Plan Galileo focusses sustainment on Regional Maintenance Centres (RMCs), which are strategically located sustainment centres bringing together the Fleet Support Unit, primes and local small businesses and suppliers. The RMCs will have the capability to sustain multiple classes of RAN surface fleet units using in-place infrastructure and personnel, maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of Australia's naval sustainment workforce. Further information on the RMCs can be found here.

Plan Galileo aims to achieve three key objectives by 2025:

• Build a new approach to integrated Capability Life Cycle management.
• Leverage new technologies and learning to improve productivity and promote increased levels of innovation, collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the maritime domain.
• Generate the skilled workforce we need to meet this challenge.

See attached for further information.

DMTC COVID SAFE WORKPLACE

DMTC n conjunction with the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and the team from EGPlus Worldwide, have created a short video on how to keep your workplace safe post COVID.

TEAM DEFENCE AUSTRALIA

Team Defence Australia is changing how we receive applications.

From May 2020, the Australian Defence Export Office will use Industry Capability Network (ICN) Gateway to receive applications for inclusion in Team Defence Australia (TDA) industry delegations to international defence tradeshows and missions.

9th INDO DEFENCE EXPO & FORUM AND 7TH INDO AEROSPACE EXPO & FORUM CHANGES

The 9th Indo Defence Expo & Forum and the 7th Indo Aerospace Expo & Forum previously scheduled for November this year have been deferred till April 2021.

For further enquiries, please contact the event organiser, PT. NAPINDO MEDIA ASHATAMA at (62-21) 864 4756/85. Person in charge for international industry, Mrs. Erike Brigitha Molonda (erike@napindo.com).

PACIFIC 2021

Reflecting the increasing importance of the Indo Pacific region to the entire world, the PACIFIC International Maritime Exposition will become the INDO PACIFIC International Maritime Exposition from 2022. Initially, there will be a new timing. Instead of the previously planned PACIFIC dates in August 2021, INDO PACIFIC will now, in the wake of COVID 19, initially be held during May 2022. Specific dates will be advised later this year.

LANDFORCES 2020 DEFERRED

Land Forces 2020 has been deferred from 1-3 September 2020 to 1-3 June 2021. Read more here.

AVALON AIRSHOW DEFERRED

Avalon Airshow 2021 has been deferred from 23-26 February to 23-28 November 2021. Read more here.

EOI FOR AUSTRALIAN SUPPLIERS IN TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL PROGRAMS

Textron Systems Australia has opportunities available for Australian suppliers for LAND129 Phase 3 and SEA 129 Phase 5 programs. Interested suppliers can register on the Industry Capability Network to access the opportunities.

Expressions of Interest close 30 June 2020. Click here for more information.

CDIC WEBINAR 2: GROWING YOUR BUSINESS IN THE DEFENCE MARKETPLACE

This 45min webinar presentation followed by Q&A session will provide a clear overview of the introduction, sustainment, upgrade and replacement of products and services by Defence.

The presentation will then deep dive into the relevant access points for SMEs seeking to grow their business in the Defence Marketplace.

Date: Tuesday 14 July 2020

Time: 11 am – 12 pm AEST

Register here.

CDIC WEBINAR 3: DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL TENDER
 

This 45min webinar presentation followed by Q&A session will provide a clear overview of the Austender process, along with the forthcoming procurement requirements of Defence.

The presentation will then deep dive into the what a successful tender looks like and what pitfalls to avoid.

Date: Tuesday 11 August 2020

Time: 11 am – 12 pm AEST

Register here.

SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS INDUSTRY BRIEFING
 

The Wide Area & Space Surveillance Systems Program Office (WASS SPO) invites industry and academia to join us for a Space Domain Awareness Industry Briefing on June 23 2020 - 14:30 (ACST).

WASS SPO will deliver a Space Domain Awareness capability to Defence. The approach is to deliver this capability  through acquiring a mix of SDA technologies with a focus on emerging technologies and capabilities to meet Defence’s changing operational needs.

Defence is keen to undertake smart partnering with a wide range of stakeholders, including Defence industry companies.  The key to understanding the opportunities will be based on an accurate assessment of Australian Industry, achieved through early, regular and ongoing engagement.

The purpose of this Industry Briefing is to provide Industry and academia with an update on the approach to acquire a Defence Space Domain Awareness capability and the proposed schedule for 2020/21.

This event will be held via Webinar and registration to participate will be required.

This event is free for Industry and academia, please register to attend via this link https://kapara.rdbk.com.au/landers/4b5633.html

NAVAL GROUP
 

Naval Group has released a set of new work packages for the Future Submarine Program. They are asking for expressions of Interest submissions by Wednesday 17th June 2020. Further information can be found on the ICN Gateway at  https://gateway.icn.org.au/project/3915/naval-group-future-submarine

AUSTRALIA-SINGAPORE MILITARY TRAINING INITIATIVE GREENVALE PROJECT UPDATE

The webinar will provide an update on the ASMTI Greenvale project and an understanding of:

• where opportunities exist for your business, in both early and main works stages
• the project structure and what this means for your business
• the defence contracts associated with these works, and how they apply to your business.

Please RSVP by Monday 15 June to secure your place.

Information session details

Time: 9.00 am–10.30 am

Date: Thursday 18 June 2020

Location: webinar register here

For more information, contact us on DJQ@dsdmip.qld.gov.au

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DECISION MAKING INITIATIVE NOW OPEN

The Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making Initiative (the Initiative) is a collaborative project between the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) and the Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group, to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) expertise and capability in areas of significant importance to the Australian defence and national security community.

The Initiative is a national program being delivered through the Defence Science Centre (DSC), the Defence Science Institute (DSI), the Defence Innovation Network (DIN) and the Defence Innovation Partnership (DIP) that aims to inspire solutions that will grow Australia’s AI capability and foster a national network focused on developing AI and ML technology.

The Initiative will provide individuals or small teams with three-month project funding of up to $20,000 for pilot project proposals based on 23 AI and ML  Challenge questions.  Successful applicants could also have the opportunity to become part of a national network, or have project prototypes progressed through the Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre (DAIC), or defence and university sectors.

Full details about the Initiative, including Challenge questions, eligibility requirements, assessment criteria and application form, are available on the Initiative website here.

Further queries should be directed to info@defenceinnovationnetwork.com

ONLINE COMPLEX PROJECT SIMULATION

Learn how to manage a complex project in the safety of a virtual simulated environment. Activities include decision-making, stakeholder engagement and team management.

The complex stimulation project provides a risk free experience of managing a complex project in a virtual environment. Virtual teams will compete to achieve the best project outcomes. Each team will also be given the chance to evaluate and compare decisions made by each team.

The simulation enables participants to work on the construction of a football stadium. Here they will make critical decisions, engage with stakeholders, use effective communications skills and manage teams relevant to a complex project.

Event type: Virtual (Virtual Teams of 3-4 people working in real time via video conference)

Date: 18 June, 2020

Time: 9am-5pm AEST

Venue: Online

Cost: Price incl. GST:

• $330.00 Partner Members
• $352.00 Individual Members
• $374.00 Non-members

Supported by: Department of Defence

Find out more here.

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