Chapter Six - Defence Materiel Organisation > Approved Major Capital Equipment Projects
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Approved Major Capital Equipment Projects

In the DMO's role of supporting Defence capabilities through efficient and effective acquisition and sustainment of equipment for the ADF, DMO manages the approved major capital investment program.

The approved major capital equipment program consists of projects costing generally in excess of $20m and which, following approval, are transferred from the Defence Capability Plan to the DMO for their acquisition phase. Projects costing less than $20m are generally categorised as minor capital projects and are part of the other capital purchases category, although individual project phases within the Defence Capability Plan, such as studies, can cost less than $20m.

Table 6.1 and accompanying descriptions provide details of the approved project cost, cumulative expenditure to 30 June 2005 and actual expenditure for 2004-05, of the top 30 (by 2004-05 expenditure) major capital equipment projects.

Table 6.1 Top 30 Projects by Actual 2004-05 Expenditure(1)
Project Project
Number		 Approved
Project
Expenditure
(2)		 Cumulative Expenditure
(3)		 2004-05
Budget Estimate
(4)		 2004-05
Revised
Estimate
(5)		 2004-05
Actual
    $m $m $m $m $m
Aerospace
Airborne Early Warning and Control AIR 5077 Ph 3 3,455 2,071 462 497 518
Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter AIR 87 Ph 2 1,964 806 445 419 382
ADF Air Refuelling Capability AIR 5402 1,833 189 214 208 188
F/A-18 Hornet Upgrade AIR 5376 Ph 2 1,474 789 134 155 175
P-3C Update Implementation AIR 5276 905 836 48 45 43
Anzac Ship Helicopter SEA 1411 Ph 1 1,001 918 60 29 29
F/A-18 Hornet Structural Refurbishment Program - Stage 1 AIR 5376
Ph 3.1		 120 57 23 27 26
Maritime
Anzac Ship Project(6) SEA 1348 5,368 5,052 220 190 170
Collins Replacement Combat System SEA 1439
Ph 4A		 443 208 158 138 127
Armidale-class Patrol Boat SEA 1444 477 100 81 78 77
New Heavyweight Torpedo SEA 1429 Ph 2 414 131 31 44 59
FFG Upgrade Implementation SEA 1390 Ph 2 1,464 965 137 71 54
Evolved SeaSparrow Missile SEA 1428
Ph 2B/3		 273 222 43 48 47
Collins-class Reliability and Sustainability Improvements SEA 1439 Ph 3 371 146 55 36 31
Anti-Ship Missile Defence SEA 1448
Ph 2A		 496 9 31 20 8
Land
Australian Light Armoured Vehicles LAND 112
Ph 3		 672 522 58 57 50
Upgrade of M113 Armoured Vehicles LAND 106 589 182 34 46 44
Direct Fire Guided Weapon LAND 40 142 60 35 33 36
Ground Surveillance Radar LAND 53
Ph 1E		 84 64 27 7 19
Bushranger Infantry Mobility Vehicles LAND 116 352 116 32 26 15
Electronic and Weapon Systems
Jindalee Operational Radar Network JP 2025 Ph 3/4 1,244 1,137 36 36 42
Milsatcom - Ground Infrastructure JP 2008 Ph 3E 148 73 52 45 38
Air-to-Surface Stand-Off Weapon Capability AIR 5398 440 362 28 30 33
High Frequency Modernisation JP 2043 608 306 30 31 31
Air-to-Air Weapons Capability AIR 5400
Ph 1/2		 313 266 31 30 31
Lightweight Torpedo Replacement JP 2070 Ph 2 319 113 75 44 29
Electronic Warfare Self-Protection for Selected ADF Aircraft AIR 5416 290 29 28 20 27
New Air Defence Command and Control Systems for 2CRU/3CRU(7) AIR 5333 248 68 38 21(8) 24
Air-to-Air Weapons Follow-on Buy AIR 5400 Ph 3 175 132 23 10 15
New Air Combat Capability
New Air Combat Capability AIR 6000 SDD 211 92 53 27 26
Total Top 30 Projects 25,893 16,021 2,722 2,468 2,394

Notes

  1. Variations in approved project expenditure since the publication of the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2004-05 are a result of price indexation and exchange rate adjustments excluding AIR 5077 Phase 3 Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft (which transferred $1m to Corporate Services and Infrastructure Group for facilities work) and AIR 5376 Phase 2 F/A-18 Hornet Upgrade (which reduced approval by $67m following the Government's decision to revise scope for the project).
  2. 2005-06 Budget prices.
  3. Expenditure to 30 June 2005.
  4. 2004-05 Budget prices.
  5. 2004-05 Additional Estimates prices.
  6. Project approval, expenditure and estimate figures are the net cost of the ten-ship program after deducting New Zealand payment.
  7. Project title previously reported as '2CRU/3CRU Control and Reporting Units'.
  8. The revised estimate for AIR 5333 included in the Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2004-05 was incorrectly reported as $30m. The correct value should have read $21m.
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