CAPT A' McIntosh, Staff Officer Combat

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L400 UPDATE
SURVIVABILITY OF GROUND FORCES
CAPT A. McIntosh, Staff Officer Combat 24 Aug 07
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SCOPE

• Government guidance
• Capability need and gap
• Project update
• Request for information
• Way ahead
• Conclusion

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SURVIVABILITY OF GROUND FORCES

• Enhance the survivability of land forces in
  combat operations through the provision of new
  warfighting systems.
• Incrementally replace the Armys current combat,
  combat support and some combat service support
  systems.
• Life of type of current land fighting vehicle
  systems (M113AS3 and ASLAV) is around 2020.
• Commence replacement of some elements of the
  system from about 2015.
• Year of decision 2011/12 -2013/14.
• Estimated budget A1b-1.5b.

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CAPABILITY NEED GAP

• Need. Combat vehicle systems are a vital part of
  the combined arms team and allow it to prevail in
  close combat in complex terrain across the full
  spectrum of possible missions. Current operations
  reinforce this need.
• Gap. Current combat vehicle systems and their
  planned upgrades are adequate for mid-term
  operational scenarios but will become
• increasingly vulnerable to future threats, and
• increasingly expensive to operate.

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MISSION STATEMENT

• Provide enhanced land combat survivability and
  effectiveness, through the provision of combat
  vehicle systems with superior mobility,
  knowledge, survivability, lethality and
  sustainability, that can fight and win combat
  engagements in open or complex terrain.

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BROAD REQUIREMENTS

• Multiple system level effects
• Enhanced system coordination of effects
• Integrated fire control system available for all
  crew workstations

• Decreased physical, EM, IR, acoustic signatures
• Decreased organisational signatures
• Enhanced scaleable passive protection
• Automatic active protection systems

• Increased RAM over legacy systems
• High sub-system commonality for fleet variants
• Embedded supply chain tracking
• Automatic platform condition monitoring

• Seamless integration with in-service land
  tactical information network
• Fused onboard sensor presentation for all crew
• Automatic blue force SA/IFF

• Superior battlefield manoeuvre as a system
• Compatible with strategic assets (with low AQIS
  overhead)
• Capable of integral operational manoeuvre
• Minimum MC 2 High

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POSSIBLE SCHEDULE LAND 400 PHASE 1
LIFE OF TYPE M113 / IMV
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2005
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
REQTS OPTIONS
TENDER
ATE
COMMITTEE
EVAL or TRIAL
COMMITTEE
LOW THEN FULL RATE PRODUCTION
TRAIN
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IOC
FOC
1ST PASS
2ND PASS
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

• Primary Objectives
• Gain industry feedback on the capability concept.
• Test initial cost estimations with live industry
  data.
• Secondary Objectives
• Provide early advice to industry on the nature,
  scope and complexity of the LAND 400 capability
  requirement.
• Allow industry to propose solutions and options
  that could satisfy the full range of LAND 400
  capability requirements.
• Encourage industry to propose teaming
  arrangements which could reduce risk to the
  delivery of the LAND 400 capability.

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GENERAL DEBRIEF

• Achieved primary and secondary objectives.
• Responses were received from local and
  international combat vehicle system providers,
  specialised platform providers and sub-system
  providers.
• Confirmed the assessed capability gap.
• Supported LAND 400 options development and
  viability of specific technology readiness levels.

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WAY AHEAD

• Theres a lot more work required. The RFI has
  provided significant confidence in the costs and
  a good basis to progress.
• However, this progression needs an understanding
  of more than just Phase 1. It requires (1) a
  Defence-endorsed view of the Army after the
  Enhanced Land Force and (2) what the priorities
  are for Phase 1.
• The Preliminary Operational Concept will be
  expanded to cover future battle groups in more
  detail, to ensure that manned and unmanned
  platform requirements are fairly considered
  within the Phase 1 prioritisation once the
  Defence-endorsed view is achieved.

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SUMMARY

• Significant work has occurred and is still
  required to progress LAND 400. The LAND 400 RFI
  enabled industry feedback, tested initial cost
  estimations and is supporting LAND 400 towards
  1st Pass. Significant cost pressures on the
  Defence Capability Plan will remain an ongoing
  challenge.