2005–06 Expenditure—Top 30
and Other Significant Projects
Table 2.2, and the descriptions that follow, provide details of the
top 30 projects ranked by expenditure in 2005–06.
Expenditure for the top 30 projects represented 66 per cent of the total
expenditure on major capital equipment projects in 2005–06.
Significant expenditure also occurred late in 2005–06
on the Heavy Airlift (C-17) project that was approved in the 2006–07
Budget. The early spend was incurred in order to use an identified opportunity
to reduce delivery schedule risk.
Table 2.2 Top 30 Projects by
Actual 2005–06 Expenditure
| |
Project Number |
Approved Project Expenditure (1) |
Cumulative Expenditure to 30 June
2005 |
2005–06
Budget Estimate (2) |
2005–06
Revised Estimate (3) |
2005–06
Actual |
| |
|
$m |
$m |
$m |
$m |
|
| Aerospace |
| Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter |
AIR 87 Ph2 |
1962 |
806 |
440 |
373 |
262 |
| F/A-18 Hornet Upgrade |
AIR 5376 Ph2 |
1503 |
789 |
183 |
156 |
154 |
| Additional Trooplift Helicopter |
AIR 9000 Ph2 |
3577 |
107 |
138 |
152 |
120 |
| ADF Air Refuelling Capability |
AIR 5402 |
1761 |
189 |
110 |
173 |
194 |
| Anzac Ship Helicopter |
SEA 1411 Ph1 |
1006 |
918 |
47 |
48 |
23 |
| Strategic Airlift Capability |
AIR 5216 Ph1 |
1045 |
977 |
32 |
38 |
26 |
| Airborne Early Warning and Control
|
| Airborne Early Warning and Control |
AIR 5077 Ph3 |
3531 |
2,071 |
296 |
373 |
339 |
| Maritime |
| Armidale-class Patrol Boat |
SEA 1444 Ph1 |
548 |
100 |
186 |
166 |
151 |
| Anzac Ship Project (4) |
SEA 1348 Ph2 |
5372 |
5,052 |
164 |
155 |
181 |
| FFG Upgrade Implementation |
SEA 1390 Ph2 |
1480 |
965 |
116 |
57 |
56 |
| Collins Replacement Combat System |
SEA 1439 Ph4A |
448 |
208 |
95 |
113 |
90 |
| SM-1 Missile Replacement |
SEA 1390 Ph4B |
599 |
- |
80 |
52 |
38 |
| New Heavyweight Torpedo |
SEA 1429 Ph2 |
430 |
131 |
54 |
48 |
33 |
| Anti-Ship Missile Defence |
SEA 1448 Ph2A |
342 |
9 |
47 |
64 |
49 |
| Collins-class Reliability and Sustainability Improvements |
SEA 1439 Ph3 |
375 |
146 |
39 |
33 |
32 |
| Electronic and Weapon Systems |
| Electronic Warfare Self Protection for Selected ADF Aircraft |
AIR 5416 Ph2 |
295 |
29 |
107 |
62 |
59 |
| New Air Defence Command and Control Systems for 2CRU/3CRU |
AIR 5333 |
253 |
68 |
51 |
31 |
27 |
| Jindalee Operational Radar Network |
JP 2025 Ph3/4 |
1245 |
1,137 |
46 |
40 |
42 |
| Explosive Ordnance Reserve Stocks |
JP 2085 Ph1B |
207 |
51 |
41 |
30 |
20 |
| Lightweight Torpedo Replacement |
JP 2070 Ph3 |
269 |
- |
39 |
25 |
32 |
| Lightweight Torpedo Replacement |
JP 2070 Ph2 |
321 |
113 |
37 |
32 |
29 |
| Milsatcom Ground Infrastructure |
JP 2008 Ph3E |
205 |
73 |
37 |
43 |
39 |
| High Frequency Modernisation—Remainder of the network |
JP 2043 Ph3A |
616 |
306 |
34 |
23 |
20 |
| Land |
| Bushranger Infantry Mobility Vehicles |
LAND 116 Ph3 |
356 |
116 |
86 |
66 |
84 |
| Tank Replacement Project |
LAND 907 Ph1 |
557 |
155 |
81 |
150 |
153 |
| Upgrade of M113 Armoured Vehicles |
LAND 106 |
594 |
182 |
78 |
16 |
13 |
| Australian Light Armoured Vehicles |
LAND 112 Ph3 |
678 |
522 |
42 |
47 |
40 |
| General Service Field Vehicles—Overlander |
LAND 121 Ph2 |
89 |
22 |
30 |
23 |
24 |
| Amphibious Vessels |
| Maritime Operations Support Capability |
SEA 1654 Ph2A |
143 |
66 |
62 |
36 |
38 |
| New Air Combat Capability |
| New Air Combat Capability |
AIR 6000 JSF SDD |
213 |
92 |
55 |
56 |
55 |
| TOTAL TOP 30 PROJECTS |
|
30,200 |
15,400 |
2,853 |
2,681 |
2,423 |
| Aerospace |
| Heavy Airlift (5) |
AIR 8000 Ph 3 |
1,938 |
- |
- |
- |
386 |
Notes:
- 2006–07 Budget Estimates cost
indexation and exchange base.
- 2005–06 Budget Estimates cost
indexation and exchange base.
- 2005–06 Additional Estimates
cost indexation and exchange base.
- Project approval, expenditure and estimate figures are the net
cost of the ten-ship program after deducting New Zealand payment.
- The Heavy Airlift project was approved in the 2006–07
budget. Initial expenditure in June 2006 was made in order to utilise
an identified opportunity to reduce delivery schedule risk.
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