Australian Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP (centre), takes questions from media during an announcement of a $500m Head Contract for Project AIR6500, Lockheed Martin Australia, Williamtown, New South Wales. Credit: Australian Defence Force. Australia’s Defence Forces (ADF) will implement a new Digital Engineering Strategy to help the Commonwealth streamline its acquisition process and address operational gaps. Built upon digital transformation programmes undertaken by the US Department of Defense (DoD), the engineering strategy outlines Defence’s commitment to streamline processes through an approach that better connects people, tools and data. The outcome will result in increased collaboration with industry, better decision making and faster introduction of capability across the ADF. “By working more closely with industry in this space, existing partners and small to medium enterprises will have the opportunity to contribute to the design of shared collaborative platforms, delivering speed to capability in a secure and streamlined digital environment,” outlined the Deputy Secretary for the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Chris Deeble. So far it has yet to be seen what this strategy will look like in its details. The ADF will work in close consultation with industry and universities to develop a greater understanding of […]
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