Defence Ipswich Strategic Summary 2018-2023

DEFENCE IPSWICH STRATEGIC SUMMARY 2018–2023 4 Defence has recognised that it must improve the way its capability requirements are linked with Australian defence industry’s capacity to deliver. The Australian Government Department of Defence 2016 Defence White Paper aligns Australia’s defence strategy with capabilities and resourcing, grows international defence partnerships to support shared security interests and invests in the partnership with Australian defence industry to develop innovative technologies and deliver essential capabilities. To ensure the Australian Defence Force maintains the highest levels of military capability, the government is making a significant long-term investment in defence’s warfighting equipment and supporting systems, research and development, and the skills and training of defence people. The government will strengthen defence capability in six capability streams: Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, space, electronic warfare and cyber capabilities Maritime and anti-submarine warfare capabilities Strike and air combat capabilities Land combat and amphibious warfare capabilities Key enablers essential to supporting the operation and sustainment of defence Air and sea lift capabilities To deliver these capabilities, the government’s long-term funding commitment provides a new 10-year Integrated Investment Program , allocating approximately $195 billion in the decade to 2025–26 to investment in new and enhanced capabilities. To have the most effective military force, defence has recognised that it must improve the way its capability requirements are linked with the Australian defence industry’s capacity to deliver. It is a focus on a more direct and earlier role for the Australian defence industry in capability development and sustainment, a collaborative approach to innovation and a closer relationship with the Australian defence industry. The government aims to strengthen defence’s collaboration with the Australian defence industry, cutting red tape and investing in new technologies to help build the Australian defence industry’s competitiveness, create economic opportunity for Australians and support the nation’s defence capabilities. The government has committed to better linking its capability needs with the Australian defence industry’s capacity to deliver, ensuring that decisions about defence capabilities also take proper account of the Australian defence industry. Image © Commonwealth of Australia 2018