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With the Increased Pressure on the Australian Defence Force to Reduce TAP TO DOWNLOAD THE SMART SUSTAINMENT SOLUTIONS IPAD APP As part of the 2013-14 FY Federal Budget released in May, the Australian Government announced its intention to increase funding for sustainment initiatives by about $1 billion. With a drive to find further significant savings through the Strategic Reform Program, Defence Redefining faces the challenge of extending the life of its current capability. In this environment, the defence industry needs Sustainment to find innovative, cost effective solutions that increase availability and provide capability With the increased pressure on the growth options for Defence, which is not Australian Defence Force to reduce a simple task. The development of these sustainment solutions requires strong expertise acquisition spend and drive savings, in the integration of engineering, logistics and there is an even greater focus on the maintenance, bolstered by processes and tools sustainment of existing capability. that have been proven over time. 1 Equally important is the ability to share data through a common source database, allowing for timely and accurate information to support decision making and drive down costs. By taking a holistic capability view and developing an integrated, systems engineering approach to sustainment, Raytheon Australia has redefined how to deliver cost savings while On the Collins class submarine program, the increasing the availability of existing Defence company has increased the availability of the capabilities. combat system by decreasing the turnaround This unique model for delivering sustainment time of critical assets to just four weeks. has enabled Raytheon Australia to significantly The availability of the APG-73 program was increase the availability of systems on multiple improved by transitioning the sustainment programs for Defence, most recently extending activities from the US-based original equipment the life of type of the Australian Defence Air manufacturer to Raytheon Australia, with the Traffic System by five years. company now repairing 60 per cent of assets in-country. Guided Weapons Systems: How in-country sustainment solutions will improve availability With more than 24 different types But what if this comprehensive in-country testing of guided weapons in its portfolio, and repair capability existed in Australia? This would mean that guided weapons capability could the Australian Defence Force (ADF) be tested and repaired in just four months rather has a critical weapons inventory than two years. And it is a possible scenario. that represents billions of dollars in This US testing equipment could be made available capital investment. for the ADF to use in-country if both parties agreed to an appropriate licensing arrangement to allow greater testing of guided weapons parts In the late 1960s the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in Australia. One approach to developing such a first equipped its ships with guided weapon model would be to engage local defence industry capabilities with the introduction of the Charles F. to partner with their US parent companies and Adams class of destroyers. Over the decades that the ADF to deliver in-country smart sustainment followed, the RAN steadily and significantly grew solutions for these capabilities. the level of capabilities on its surface combatants. For example, of the ADF’s suite of 24 guided Today, each ship has its own suite of guided weapons, Raytheon is the prime contractor for weapon systems for air defence and surface more than half of these systems. As an in-country warfare. This expansive suite of guided weapons provider of smart sustainment solutions, Raytheon plays a vital role in protecting Australia and its Australia can work closely with its US parent interests. Because these systems are such a critical company and the ADF to ensure compliance and capability for Australia, it is important that they deliver a more streamlined support model. remain available to the RAN to support operations. Raytheon Australia’s proven smart sustainment Managing the availability of such weapons relies solutions are based on a systems approach that upon its sustainment process. The sustainment of draws upon the collection of timely and accurate guided weapons is a complex task, due to the fact data from engineering, maintenance and supply that there are multiple organisations and steps support. Ultimately, this model drives towards a involved. For weapons of US origin, sustainmentDefence Calibrations: “single source of the truth” to improve availability is performed under Foreign Military Sales whilst reducing costs. arrangements with engagement from theHow original big data improved availability and cut costs equipment manufacturer (OEM) and Australian One specific opportunity as part ofthis model Defence Force (ADF). would be the in-country establishment and operational launch of an Augmented Intermediate As part of this process, the ADF is largely reliant Logistic Maintenance Facility (AILMF) for the on overseas repair and has a limited in-countryWhile large scale platform-based Raytheon Australia also acknowledged an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM). This would be testing and maintenance capability. Many of the opportunity to improve the turnaround time from defence programsa new test are capability often for at Australia and would allow capabilities that are in need of testing and repair capability pick up to drop off. The team partnered for the in-country testing and repair of guided require sea transport back to the US, resultingthe centre in of public attention for with Star Track, an industry-leading express freight sections, further reducing turnaround times. an average turnaround time of two years.better or worse, most of these and logistics company that could more efficiently move serviced capability from one location to programs wouldThis capability not exist would without also allow the ADF to replace TAP TO DOWNLOAD This means that guided weapon parts can be out the next. approved components that will significantly of the country for years at a time, undergoingthe calibration and testing services improve the reliability and, in some cases the testing and repair in the US, where there is an Once these two improvements were in place, that are criticalcapability, to keeping of the ESSM them inventory. By implementing TAP TO DOWNLOAD extensive and comprehensive inventory of testing the team took it one step further by linking Star operational. the AILMF, the ADF will be able to complete this THE SMART SUSTAINMENT equipment. Track to the centralised database. In doing so, the team was able to book new jobs whilst Star The calibration and testing capability for the Track was delivering on other jobs – a benchmark THE GUIDED WEAPONS Australian Defence Force (ADF) was a service that new efficiency, which saved one full day of turn SOLUTIONS IPAD APP the ADF managed in-house until 2010, when around time. Raytheon Australia was awarded a contract to CASE STUDY provide this service. In addition to improved availability, the company Drawing upon the lessons learned from the F-111 sustainment approach, Raytheon Australia applied the same theory to evaluate defence calibrations and testing services. The company’s team of engineering and integrated logistics experts worked together to analyse the current program has delivered noteworthy cost savings to Defence, to determine where they could find even greater efficiencies. This enabled 98.4 per cent of all capabilities to be One recurring issue facing the team was the picked up, serviced and returned to the customer localised nature of the existing calibration all within just 10 days. Not only did this new capability, which was not able to manage ADF approach improve availability, it also delivered calibrations on a ‘whole of system’ basis.Collins: considerable cost savings to the customer. The including a $20 million reduction in the total life team was able to halve the number of calibrations With this in mind, the team recognised that if they Over a decadelabs needed for of servicing sustainment – from six labs down centralised all of the data into one system, they to three. Additionally, because this new database could gain improvements across multiple aspects delivered automated call-outs, the team was able of Defence calibration services. Raytheon Australia to consolidate from four production controllers created a central repository of collated, accurate down to one. The company’s team of sustainment experts cycle costs for the F-111 program. As part of and timely data of all the capabilities aroundThe Collins the class submarine country that it serviced. With this database,program the has Thishad has a led long to Raytheon and often Australia servicingworking more on the program’s in-service support team would be able to use ‘big data’ – analysing than 11,000 calibrations per year, in supporthave deliveredof significant benefits to the Collins capabilities from a whole-of-life perspectivemisunderstood for 350 history.units throughout In the the early Australian Defenceprogram. Force Most recently, the team was approached the first time. 1990s the Australianacross multiple Government domains. in 2012 to provide an enhanced contractor- undertook to advance sovereign managed supply support network for the platform’s combat system. its Defence Calibrations program, the company shipbuilding capabilities by creating the government-owned By early 2013, the team had developed a TAP TO DOWNLOAD warehouse within the company’s Henderson Australian
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