Senate Notice Paper Question No 1448
Schedule Number: 300158		 Publication Date: 14 May 2009
Hansard: Pages 3006-9

Defence Materiel Organisation

 Senator: Johnston

Senator Johnston asked the Minister representing the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 20 March 2009:

Can details be provided for each of the 30 most expensive projects that are currently being managed by the Defence Materiel Organisation, including:

  1. the total amount approved for the project;
  2. the cumulative expenditure for the project to 30 November 2007;
  3. the cumulative spend on the project to 30 November 2008;
  4. the actual spend on the project to 28 February 2009; and
  5. the total amount approved for the through‑life support system into the forward estimates of the project.

Senator Faulkner - The Minister for Defence has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

  1. to (d)          Please refer to the table below.
    Project Number Project Name Approved
    Project
    Expenditure
    ($m) (1)    		 Cumulative
    Expenditure to
    30 November 2007
    ($m)    		 Cumulative
    Expenditure to
    30 November 2008
    ($m)    		 Cumulative
    Expenditure to
    28 February 2009
    ($m)
    SEA 4000 Phase 3 Air Warfare Destroyer – Build 7872 124 623 894
    AIR 5077 Phase 3 Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft 3999 2494 2516 2520
    AIR 9000 Phase 2 Multi Role Helicopter 3997 642 931 1036
    AIR 5349 Phase 1 Bridging Air Combat Capability Super Hornet 3915 162 425 680
    JP 2048 Phase 4A/4B Amphibious Deployment and Sustainment 3361 145 275 332
    AIR 87 Phase 2 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter 2078 1228 1339 1379
    AIR 5402 ADF Air to Air Refueling Capability 1997 524 740 830
    AIR 5376 Phase 2 F/A‑18 Hornet Upgrade 1983 1151 1285 1305
    AIR 8000 Phase 3 C-17 Globemaster III 1974 1135 1300 1305
    SEA 1390 Phase 2 Guided Missile Frigate Upgrade Implementation 1526 1126 1234 1264
    JP 2008 Phase 4 Next Generation Satellite Program 1000 0 35 63
    AIR 5376 Phase 3.2 F/A‑18 Hornet Upgrade – Structural Refurbishment 919 112 193 218
    LAND 116 Phase 3 Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle
    Project Bushranger    		 916 319 417 433
    LAND 106 Upgrade of M‑113 Armoured Vehicles 890 255 361 398
    JP 2043 Phase 3A High Frequency Modernisation 652 357 363 365
    SEA 1390 Phase 4B Standard Missile Replacement (SM-1) 625 110 202 214
    SEA 1429 Phase 2 New Heavyweight Torpedo 457 197 233 239
    AIR 5418 Phase 1 Follow-on Stand-Off Weapon 413 78 116 141
    SEA 1439 Phase 3 Collins Class Submarine Reliability and Sustainability 402 228 253 265
    JP 2086 Phase 1 Mulwala Redevelopment Project 367 13 76 95
    JP 2070 Phase 3 Lightweight Torpedo Replacement 317 65 123 134
    AIR 5416 Phase 2 Electronic Warfare Self Protection for Selected ADF Aircraft – Echidna 314 146 196 205
    AIR 5333 New Air Defence Command and Control Systems for Control and Reporting Units 2 and 3 272 107 145 165
    JP 2085 Phase 1B Explosive Ordnance Reserve Stocks 214 134 147 166
    AIR 7000 Phase 2 Maritime Patrol and Response Aircraft System 155 0 0 1
    JP 129 Phase 2 Airborne Surveillance for Land Operations (2) 147 7 1 1
    JP 2077 Phase 2B.1 Improvements to the Logistics Information Systems 128 53 77 79
    AIR 5276 Phase 8B AP‑3C Electronic Support Measure Upgrade 127 10 20 23
    AIR 6000 Phase 1B Detailed Analysis and Acquisition Planning 107 14 44 66
    JP 2077 Phase 2B.2 ADF Deployable Logistics Systems 93 2 4 4

    NOTES:

    1. The approved project expenditure for the Top 30 projects by 2008-09 forecast expenditure is as per the 2008-09 Portfolio Additional Estimates, page 150 refers.
    2. Cashflow recoveries made from contractor.
  2. Through-life support (sustainment) provided by the Defence Materiel Organisation for projects which have delivered a capability and have entered into service are funded on an annual basis under planning provisions made in the Defence Management and Financial Plan.  Of the current Top 30 projects, many are upgrades or capabilities yet to enter into service.  Of those already in service, the sustainment baseline cost over the forward estimates is as follow:
    Project Cost over
    Forward Estimates
    ($m)
    AIR 9000 Phase 2 Multi Role Helicopter 526
    AIR 8000 Phase 3 C-17 Globemaster 456
    AIR 87 Phase 2 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter 392
    JP 2043 Phase 3A High Frequency Modernisation 127
    JP 2008 Phase 4 Satellite Program 63
    AIR 5333 New Air Defence Command and Control Systems 35

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