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As the DSR drives structural change in the ADF, Australia’s defence industry has a key role to play in the Army’s pivot from a balanced force to a focused force.
Australia’s defence industry sector will have a key role to play in meeting the changing strategic landscape set out in the Defence Strategic Review (DSR), with the Australian Army set to pivot from predominately land-based operations into expanded amphibious and littoral operations focused on the Indo-Pacific region.
Given the evolving geopolitical environment in the region, preparedness has never been more important.
For the Army, this means creating new capability while sustaining and enhancing existing capability, defence materials, and multiple vehicle fleets across Australia and overseas.
Sustainment plays a vital role in the security of the nation, supporting the equipment and technologies and enabling capabilities for the Australian Army.
Martin Halloran, Babcock’s Executive Director – Strategy & Future Business, said the challenge for Australia’s defence industry is to help ensure that diverse defence assets are optimised and available for the task at hand, whenever and wherever they are needed.
“The capacity of Australia’s defence industry to successfully support and optimise the changing Army posture to amphibious and littoral manoeuvre capability will require more than just the provision of sustainment management services,” Mr Halloran said.
“It means unlocking the potential of the sustainment enterprise to bring adaptive sustainment management services that protect what's working and enhance areas where better performance can be achieved.
“Organisations that bring a “whole-of-life” asset management mindset and an intimate understanding of defence assets and their supporting systems and personnel will be best placed to support Army in the years ahead.”
Babcock is a Defence Prime with extensive experience in asset acquisition, integration, enhancement, management, and sustainment for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Mr Halloran said Babcock has the capability, processes, and understanding of the customer to deliver value-for-money capability at the ‘speed of need’.
“Babcock partners with the ADF to deliver the strategic asset management of the common Ground Support Equipment (GSE) fleet, management and stewardship of Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (C-CBRNE) equipment, and sustainment of the Anzac Frigates, Landing Helicopter Docks (LHDs) and Light Landing Craft (LLCs),” Mr Halloran said.
“We provide Defence with holistic support underpinned by both local knowledge and a background in maritime complex engineering and asset management.”
Globally, Babcock is a leader in asset management and sustainment services, particularly in the United Kingdom.
“Babcock operates in an integrated manner with the British Army at every level: Army Headquarters, the Field Army, in barracks, and on deployed exercises and operations,” Mr Halloran said.
“We manage and maintain more than 30,000 military assets at an enterprise level covering fleet management, light weapons support, inventory, and supply chain management, where we are procuring some 200,000 equipment-related spares a year on behalf of the Field Army.
“We draw from our partnerships with other global customers to deliver global knowledge and expertise across a vast array of science, technology, and engineering disciplines to achieve their outcomes.”
Babcock is among the few defence primes to hold global accreditation ISO550001 in Asset Management Systems.
This internationally recognised certification acknowledges the highest attainable standards in identifying, building, implementing, and maintaining strategic asset plans. The specifics of this certification encompass the management of assets from acquisition to disposal, which is vital in the defence land space.
Backed by local knowledge and global experience, Babcock remains ready and able to assist the ADF in enhancing assets for future demands and quickly adapting to a dynamic threat environment.
“Babcock has the depth, capability, and technical know-how to support the ADF at the ‘speed of need’ to deliver maximum asset output for the end users,” Mr Halloran said.
