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Air Surveillance
Complementary Capability Workshop
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Tuesday 30 October 2018 1200 – 1430
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Agenda
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to this Complementary Capability
workshop.
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I am Neil Hygate, Director of the Air Domain in the Capability Delivery
Division of the Ministry of Defence and host for this afternoon’s
proceedings.
Thank you for participating in what I hope will be a valuable exchange of
information on this capability project.
It is a complex project both in its scope and the environment in which it is
being delivered.
As we will explore, the project is a high priority for Government and is
not your typical Defence project – in fact it is anything but typical and
your input today and throughout the project will be valuable.
The dance card for this afternoon is shown here.
We will start with a brief outline of the participants (noting we have
obviously thrown the best party in town, we will not go through the full
list but will ensure all participants’ contact details are made available on
the Defence Industry Portal).
Then I will run through a brief chronology of the project’s origins, the
environment in which it is being pursued and the intent of this first
engagement dialogue.
The Government Agencies who are the ultimate users of the
Complementary Capability will then provide outlines of the challenges
they face in delivering their services to New Zealand and where
surveillance capabilities are involved in meeting those challenges.
We will then have Industry provide some Case Study presentations on
solutions implemented elsewhere to meet similar surveillance challenges.
To wrap up this (admittedly all too brief) workshop we will capture key
points, explain how the information will be made available to all
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participants and outline the sequence and timelines for the next stages of
the project.
[Slide 3] Introductions and Participants
So, to introduce a number of players here today:
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We have from the Defence Force and Ministry members of our Integrated
Project Team for the Complementary Capability project:
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Along with the project team we have a number of representatives from
their customers – the Agencies which will utilise the surveillance
capabilities:
NZ Customs
Ministry of Primary Industries
National Maritime Coordination Centre
NZ Search and Rescue
And an impressive attendance from Industry. As I noted earlier, too
many to list here but we will ensure the contact details are available to all
participants.
The presenters of the Case Studies we will hear from today are:
Mosfell (AUS)
Nova Systems (NZ)
Cobham Aviation Services (AUS)
Airtask Group (UK)
Textron Systems (AUS)
Today is the start of a dialogue …
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The Government is seeking a Complementary Capability which
contributes to the Community (environmental wellbeing and resilience)
and Nation (safe and resilient, including on its borders and approaches –
secure air, sea and electronic lines of communication and secure access to
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space bases systems).
In the context of priority support to the Pacific neighbours as well as
Nation, the Complementary Capability is also required to contribute to
management of the impacts of climate change.
The direction from Government is that the Complementary Capability
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will be shaped to “share the P-8A burden for low end, civilian tasks” –
albeit low end does not mean low sophistication.
Government has announced that “small aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft
systems or satellites” will be considered for the capability to perform the
low end, civilian tasks more cost effectively than can the P-8A.
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Outline: Government Policy
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Outline: Project Status
The Complementary Capability project has been initiated under the
Defence Capability Management System as a “Defence Led” project –
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the new terminology for what was previously termed a Major project.
Under the Capability Management System the project will be delivered
by an Integrated Project Team which brings together Ministry and
Defence Force personnel, several of whom are here today and others have
yet to join the team (any volunteers?).
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The investment decisions by Government will be supported by the Better
Business Case Framework and the ‘three pass’ system.
We are in the early stages of developing the Indicative Business Case
which will recommend to Government a range of capability options to be
investigated in detail and support a subsequent Detailed Business Case.
The Detailed Business Case will be the stage at which the project will be
seeking Government approval to issue a formal request to the market for
offers to supply (and support) a preferred short list of capability solutions.
The Indicative Business Case will apply user requirements to develop the
range of potential capability solutions to be further investigated.
As I mentioned at the outset, the Complementary Capability is not a
typical Defence capability project and it is the user requirements which
largely make the project unusual.
The customers and users of the Complementary Capability are
predominantly the Government Agencies other than Defence
The project therefore needs to distil the user requirements from this broad
community of Agencies to allow a fit for purpose capability to be
delivered.
The community has a broad spectrum of diverse requirements which will
need to be distilled to a common set to allow the project to investigate
solutions to a manageable scope.
We must also consider the operating and sustainment aspects of various
capability systems, as the investment logic must encompass the whole of
life implications.
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Outline: Project Status
I mentioned that the requirements of the various Agencies will need to be
distilled to a common set to support identification of a ‘fit for purpose’
option.
This is also true of the way in which the Government will be provided
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assurance that there is an appropriate Return on Investment, as that return
will be measured against the benefits to New Zealand delivered by the
Complementary Capability.
And the measurement of benefits to New Zealand are measured against
the achievement of the policy, and in this instance security, objectives of
the various Agencies.
So a coherent set of requirements, traceable to delivery of outcomes
which result in policy objectives being satisfied is needed to present to
Government a compelling investment logic which demonstrates best
(ROI) through maximum benefit delivery across the range of Agencies
[Slide 9] Outline: Intent of Workshop
So that has set the scene and I now will move onto the real reason we are
here, the engagement workshop.
As I hope you now appreciate, the environment in which we are pursuing
the Complementary Capability is characterised by its large area, diverse
range of risks and threats about which the Agencies need to maintain
awareness across the domain.
The air surveillance Complementary Capability is a major contributor to
the achievement of Domain Awareness.
Emerging, and in many instances contemporary, technologies are being
brought to bear in the provision of the Domain Awareness in a number of
other countries.
These technologies are providing improved awareness through their
ability to garner much more data about changes in the Domain, but that
greater data and the information generation from it presents a further
challenge which will need to be met in implementing the Complementary
Capability.
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While New Zealand maintains a close watch on developments in the
surveillance technologies and capabilities, today’s workshop presents an
opportunity for all of us to get an update and share some insights into the
individual Agencies challenges.
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Outline: Intent of Workshop
And on the principle of not reinventing wheels, it is acknowledged that
the challenges faced by New Zealand in maintaining awareness of its
domain are not unique.
Similar challenges have been met by other countries and we are keen to
leverage the good outcomes from overseas, hence this workshop which,
as I noted at the beginning is an opportunity to commence dialogue.
What I hope to achieve from this all too short an initial engagement
between “NZ Inc” and Industry is that we develop a common view of the
challenges faced by the Agencies and the ‘state of the art’ of how such
challenges are being addressed elsewhere.
I am being distinctly parochial in my hope that the workshop will provide
insights which will shape the project’s thinking on options for further
investigation during the Better Business Case process and particularly
shape the form of our Request for Information which the project will be
issuing as soon as possible.
I hope I am being less parochial in hoping that Industry will derive
benefit from this first engagement and see it as an opportunity to identify
opportunities for teaming, with a view to developing comprehensive
offerings to meet the challenge which is Complementary Capability.
[Slide 11] Government Agencies’ presentations
But I am sure you have all heard more than enough from me and I will
now hand over to the other Agencies who will provide a quick outline of
their challenges and where air surveillance capabilities can help address
those.
[Slide 12] Industry Case Study presentations
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And we now move onto a series of short case studies from Industry to
illustrate where contemporary and emerging technologies and capability
systems are being used to meet similar challenges in the maintenance of
domain awareness elsewhere.
[Slide 13] Next Steps
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So, where to from here?
The Complementary Capability project team will summarise the points
from this workshop and make the summary available on the Defence
Industry Portal.
We will also have the various presentations from today available through
the Portal.
The other key activity of the Complementary Capability project team that
we will complete as a priority is a review and amendment of the draft
Request for Information that will be issued, on GETS, by year end (or at
latest, first thing in 2019).
The Request for Information and further engagement with Industry will
occur throughout early 2019,
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And of course, the Defence Capability Plan Review may affect all of
these timelines … but flexibility is a key attribute of air power so we
stand poised to deal with any changes from that direction, and will ensure
all participants are kept informed.
So thank you everyone for your participation this afternoon. I know you
are all busy people and I hope you got some value from the presentations
and dialogue.
This is not the end of beginning, to quote someone or other, and there will
b continuing dialogue as we progress development of the investment case
for Government.
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Stay tuned.
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Shape the development of the Air Surveillance Complementary Capability business
case;
Shape the Request for Information to be released by the project; and
Foster Industry partnering opportunities.
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Introductions and participants
Defence (NZDF and MoD) as an integrated team to deliver the Complementary
Capability project
A broad community of Government Agencies as the customers for the capability
Industry as support partners to both Defence and Government Agencies for
development and realisation of the capability
Today is the start of a dialogue
Outline: Origins and Environment
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Future Air Surveillance Capability – Defence Capability Plan 2016
Reconfirmed in Defence Strategic Policy Statement 2018
Maritime Patrol component determined by Government with investment in P-8A
Poseidon in July 2018
Also directed that Complementary Capability Initial Operating Capability be achieved
before arrival of the P-8A (2023)
Outline: Government Policy
Defence Strategic Policy Statement – Community, Nation, World and high priority on
Pacific
“share the P-8A burden for low end, civilian tasks”
“small aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft systems or satellites” to perform the low end,
civilian tasks more cost effectively.
Government policy objectives across a large area of interest with the Complementary
Capability prioritised towards Community, Nation and Pacific.
Outline: Project Status
“Defence Led”, Integrated Project Team, Capability Management System, Better
Business Case Framework
On behalf of the community of Agencies - the customers for the capability
A broad spectrum of diverse requirements across the community
Operating and sustaining are considerations.
No investment decision by Government before 2020
Outline: Project Status
Return on Investment will be measured against the benefits to New Zealand delivered
by the Complementary Capability
Benefits are measured against the security objectives of each of the Agencies
Will need to present to Government a compelling investment logic which
demonstrates best (ROI) through maximum benefit delivery across the range of
Agencies
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Outline: Intent of Workshop
Large areas, diverse risks and threats, introduce information management challenge
for Domain Awareness
Air surveillance is a contributor to Domain Awareness
Contemporary and emerging technologies - space based, remotely piloted and
conventional aircraft.
Defence and the Agencies need to become more knowledgeable about air surveillance
capability systems.
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Outline: Intent of Workshop
The challenges faced by New Zealand are not unique
Similar challenges have been met by other countries
We are keen to leverage the good outcomes from over seas
This workshop is an opportunity to commence dialogue
Both sides (“NZ Inc” and Industry) develop a common view of the challenges and the
‘state of the art’
Shape the project’s thinking on options for further investigation during the Better
Business Case process
To provide Industry opportunities for teaming to develop comprehensive offerings
Government Agencies Presentations
Industry Case Studies
Next Steps
Summarise key points from this workshop
All presentations and summary placed on Defence Industry Portal
Integrated Project Team will develop the Request for Information
