Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• Chris Holloway
• Dep. Director Capability Guidance

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• BRIEFING FLOW
• Background
• Overview of CRITICS
• Desired outputs of Current Phase
• Industry involvement

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• CRITICS deals with the technological elements of
  military capability in the years out to 2030. It
  thus goes beyond the current DCP.
• WP2000 The primary challenge is to select and
  acquire expertise and capability in those
  technologies that offer the most advantages in
  gaining and maintaining the knowledge edge.

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• CRITICS goes beyond simply selecting and
  acquiring technologically-advanced capability.
• It is a study designed to identify and prioritise
  gaps in the ability of the Australian industrial
  base to support military capabilities in the
  period 2015 to 2030.
• It is closely engaged with the ideas of
  self-reliance and operational sovereignty.

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• BACKGROUND US STUDIES
• Defence Industry Baseline Capability Studies
• A series of studies that collectively cover all
  US military capability.
• Each capability is mapped to a required or
  desired future technology / support mode.

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study
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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• BACKGROUND HOW DOES CRITICS FIT IN?

CRITICS
Defence Capability Strategy
Industry Strategies
Sector Plans
Def Capability Plan
Defence 2015
Defence 2030
2030
2015
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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• Phase 1 workshop and scoping study
• Phase 2 indicative gap analysis and report
• Phase 3 release to industry (CDAF) for
  consultation
• Phase 4 risk mitigation so what do we do about
  the gaps? This is where we need your help.
• Phase 5 establish ongoing review process

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• Operational sovereignty - the maintenance of an
  appropriate degree of sovereignty over industrial
  skills, capacities, capabilities and technology
  to ensure operational independence across the
  range of contingencies that Australia may face.
• Future iterations of CRITICS will provide
  longer-term guidance as to which of these
  capabilities will need to be maintained in
  Australia, thus assisting industrys strategic
  and investment decisions.

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• CRITICS is not Defences industry policy.
• Taken with the endorsed sector plans and the
  outcomes of Government review of industry
  policy, CRITICS provides the current thinking on
  critical capabilities required in support of the
  ADF, and it will continue to evolve.

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Critical Defence Industry Capability Study

• QUESTIONS?
• Contact
• Chris Holloway
• Deputy Director Capability Guidance
• Russell Offices (R1-3-B064)
• Ph. 02 6265 1198