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OCCAR Business Plan 2021 Organisation Conjointe De Coopération En Matière D’Armement OCCAR Business Plan 2021 Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’ARmement www.occar.int P-02 1 9 2 7 2022 3 6 8 5 4 Locations of OCCAR Sites: 1 Bonn (Central Office + BOXER – COBRA – ESSOR – MMF – MUSIS – NVC – TIGER) 2 Paris (FREMM – MAST-F – FR/UK MMCM – FSAF/PAAMS – LSS) 3 Toulouse (A400M) 4 Seville (A400M - Satellite Office) 5 Rome (U212 NFS – PPA – FREMM – Satellite Office) 6 La Spezia (LSS – FREMM – Satellite Office) 7 Munich (MALE RPAS) 8 Getafe (MMF – Satellite Office) 9 Saint Nazaire (LSS – Satellite Office) OCCAR Business Plan 2021 P-03 Content 1 Introduction on behalf of the OCCAR Board of Supervisors 04 2 Foreword by the OCCAR Director 06 3 OCCAR at a glance 08 3.1 Mission, Vision and Values Statement 09 3.1.1 Mission 09 3.1.2 Vision 09 3.1.3 Values 09 3.2 OCCAR Quality Policy 10 3.3 OCCAR Strategy 11 3.3.1 Strategic Aims 11 3.3.2 Strategic Directives for OCCAR’s operations 12 3.3.3 Overview of potential new OCCAR Business Areas 14 3.4 OCCAR Organisation in 2021 15 4 OCCAR Programmes 16 4.1 The Programmes managed by OCCAR in 2021 18 4.2 International Partner Organisations 50 5 OCCAR Corporate Management 52 5.1 Corporate Support Division 53 5.2 Finance Division 54 5.3 Human Resources Division 54 5.4 Programme Management Support Division 55 6 OCCAR-EA Budgets 56 6.1 OCCAR-EA Administrative Budget 57 6.2 OCCAR-EA Operational Budget 57 7 Annexes 58 A – KPI Summary Sheet 60 B – Glossary of Terms 62 OCCAR Business Plan 2021 P-04 1 BoS Chairman by 1. Foreword Introduction on behalf of the OCCAR Board of Supervisors come from acting together” , making it essential that nations fully exploit every opportunity to strengthen alliances and build enduring partnerships. Despite the shadow of COVID, 2020 was a year of significant achievement for OCCAR. The procurement of a driver vision system for the German BOXER fleet and reaching the production phase for the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) project are just 2 examples of the major milestones that were delivered. Maintaining such momentum in the face of travel restrictions could only be achieved through strong leadership and the agility of OCCAR, quick to reconfigure and adapt to virtual meetings and ensure the necessary engagement with stakeholders to keep things moving forward, with timely decision making. The Board of Supervisors would like to thank the Director and his organisation for OCCAR’s © U.K. Defence Staff ongoing response which showed professionalism and determination to “adapt and overcome”. VAdm Rick THOMPSON BoS Chairman 2021 2020 also re-emphasised the need for OCCAR and our international partnerships to continue to tackle common threats to our security, which must include As we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and areas of ‘sub-threshold’ conflict such as cyber security, other global challenges such as climate change, the information warfare and supply chain resilience. benefits of multinational organisations such as OCCAR We must remain vigilant, with OCCAR maintaining to champion our shared interests and common values and developing its links with other European and are becoming increasingly stark. In the words of Sir international institutions such as the European David Attenborough, “[our mutual security] must Defence Agency (EDA) and NATO. OCCAR Business Plan 2021 P-5 1. Foreword by BoS Chairman by 1. Foreword Whilst the UK has left the EU, it remains intrinsically the signing of the OCCAR Convention there were linked to Europe through our shared cultural, history only four nations and six programmes. Now there and strategic interests. Sustaining and strengthening are 6 member nations working in partnership with these links makes the work of OCCAR, and other such other participating states and 16 major programmes, organisations, increasingly important. As a founder with more in the pipeline; a further testament to the member of OCCAR, the UK’s commitment to the enduring partnerships of international armament organisation and its guiding principles remain as cooperation. Happy birthday OCCAR. resolute as ever! 2021 will also be another important year for OCCAR in considering how it conducts business in the future. Large and complex programmes on the scale of A400M or BOXER do not come around often, and as economic pressures on Member Nations’ budgets continue to grow, Defence Ministry’s need to explore every opportunity for doing more with less, constantly driving down costs and increasing efficiency. To that end, OCCAR must continue to consider how best to support its members when integrating smaller programmes, for our mutual benefit. It will also be vital to ensure that European defence remains globally competitive and outward facing, with its industries and technological base driving innovation and delivering the capabilities members needs for their security. In this, OCCAR undoubtedly has a vital role to play. This year also marks a historical milestone for OCCAR, th which is now celebrating its 20 year since attaining VAdm Rick Thompson, its Legal Status in January 2001. Three years after BoS Chairman 2021 OCCAR Business Plan 2021 P-6 2 Director the OCCAR by 2. Foreword Foreword by the OCCAR Director support to the Programmes. The Corporate Support Division (CSD) will ensure robust ICT, that enables effective Working from Home and improve our site facilities. Finance Division (FD) will take care of all financial operations. Finally, Human Resources Division (HRD) will continue to lead on the never- ending recruitment processes, along with all other staff related services. In spite of the difficulties, 2020 was marked by several successful programme deliveries including TIGER, MMF and FREMM, contract amendment awards (MMF, PPA, BOXER, MUSIS) or new contracts such as ones related to FREMM R&T projects or COBRA MLU. In 2021, from a Programme related perspective, OCCAR-EA will continue to expand its activities. Specifically, OCCAR-EA aims to sign the MALE RPAS © OCCAR-EA Stage 2 Global Contract following the agreement in 2020 for a negotiated contract. Similarly, tough Matteo BISCEGLIA negotiations with the TIGER MKIII contractors will OCCAR Director continue to progress. For both programmes, contract signatures are expected after completion of national staffing. It is with great pleasure that I again write the foreword A400M PD is continuing negotiations to define the for the Business Plan 2021 as OCCAR-EA Director. Future Engine Support Contract (FESC) by the end of The year 2020 was marked around the world by 2021 and is also working with industries to resolve a the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, which number of issues, whilst ensuring the continuation of profoundly affected the functioning of our societies. aircraft deliveries. OCCAR-EA was not spared, but the proactive actions In respect of new business opportunities that enable we took, ensured both business continuity and the the growth of OCCAR. 2020 saw OCCAR successfully health and safety of all of our staff. integrate the Night Vision Capability (NVC) 2021 will also be a challenging year. However, OCCAR- programme. Currently the PD, located in Bonn, is EA’s Central Office will continue to ensure that day- managing the tender process for the supply of Night to-day work is performed seamlessly, with Programme Vision Goggles, with contract award scheduled for Management and Support Division (PMSD) providing mid-2021. Additionally, the integration of MAST-F into OCCAR Business Plan 2021 P-7 OCCAR was successfully achieved with the signatures With the European Union, a major step forward was of both the ProgD and contract in December. taken in 2020 with signature of two Contribution Agreements for the co-financing of the ESSOR Looking to the future, OCCAR’s current portfolio of and MALE RPAS Programmes (as part of EDIDP). managed Programmes continues to flourish. Next steps on this are to put in place related Grant For the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) Agreements to be signed in mid-2021. Programme, the production stage (Stage II) OCCAR considers EDIDP as the springboard for further progressed rapidly, and the formal ProgD and cooperation through the European Defence Fund subsequent contract, for both France and the UK (EDF). We are also looking positively at the integration were signed in 2020. For 2021, OCCAR-EA will launch of a number of PESCO projects (such as REACT and MMCM’s primary system acceptance and delivery, a Director the OCCAR by 2. Foreword OPTISSE), for which discussions are ongoing. national training phase, progression of the Stage II Production Contract and placement of the UK Stage From an internal perspective, other challenges for II ISS Contract. OCCAR in 2021 will be the reorganisation of Central Office, the creation of the Small Programmes PD, the FSAF-PAAMS PD is active on two fronts. Firstly, the selection tender of the new building for the A400M continued support of the delivered systems, with PD relocation to Madrid in 2022, and finally, but the upcoming third ISS follow on support contracts no less significantly, the ERP project, with the new in preparation. Secondly, on the Sustainment & corporate tool to be launched in January 2022. Enhancement (S&E) contracts that ensure long-term supportability through the Mid-Life-Upgrade of the 2021 will also be the year where we celebrate the munitions and the new French/Italian SAMP/T New 20th anniversary of the achievement of OCCAR’s legal Generation (NG) system, with contract signature status (established in 2001) through the Convention’s expected in 2021. ratification by the Parliaments of our founding Member States. It will be a significant moment, ESSOR in 2020 saw Germany join the programme, and allowing OCCAR to take stock of its successes and the may be joined by both Sweden and Belgium in 2021, future challenges for the organisation.
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