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BUDGET
OVERVIEW
Infrastructure spending on the Defence Estate is still strong and will continue across the nation.
security, development and governance.
$89.5 million.
• MANITOU – Contribution to mari-
time security in the Middle East Region (MER) including the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. $64.9 million.
• MAZURKA – Contribute to the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai. No figure cited.
• OKRA – Contribute to the Coalition to defeat Daesh in Iraq and Syria. $306.5 million
• PALADIN – Contribute to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation in the Middle East. No figure cited.
• RESOLUTE–Contributetothewhole- of-government maritime surveillance and response in the maritime approaches to Australia. $53.2 million
• SOLANIA – Conduct South West Pacific maritime surveillance patrols. No figure cited.
• SOUTHERNDISCOVERY–Provide ADF support to the Australian Antarctic Division. No figure cited.
Note: Operations of less than $10 mil-
lion are not reported in the Portfolio state- ments and are absorbed by Defence.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure has many fathers; Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group, CASG, the Public Works Committee, cabinet approval and a mix of all the players in various combinations depending on the value of the program.
In a nutshell, major capital facilities projects are defined as having expendi- ture over $15 million and are subject to government approval and a formal review by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (PWC). Medium facili- ties projects have a budget of between $500,000 and $15 million. Projects valued at over $8 million are subject to govern- ment approval. Projects valued at between
TABLE3
Top 30 projects by forecast
PROJECT NAME
BUDGET ESTIMATE 2018-19 $M
AIR DOMAIN
New Air Combat Capability (NACC) Initial
1,821
Aircraft and Additional Aircraft to form 3 Squadrons Maritime Patrol and Response Aircraft System
592
Pilot Training System
403
Multi-Role Helicopter (MRH) Compliance Upgrade
186
Airborne Early Warning & Control Interoperability
215
EA-18G Growler Airborne Electronic Enabling Capabilities
197
Future Naval Aviation Combat System (FNACS)
139
Helicopter Aircrew Training System
90
Conversion of additional KC-30A to multi-role Tanker Transport
78
Battlefield Airlift – Caribou Replacement
68
Airborne Early Warning and Control Acquisition
55
JOINT DOMAIN
Battlefield Command Systems (Tranche 2)
206
Battlespace Communications System (Land)
136
ADF Identification Friend or Foe and Automatic Dependent Surveillance –
96
Broadcast Satellite Ground Station (SGS) – East and Wideband SATCOM Network Management System
76
Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) Phase 6
71
Fixed Base Defence Air Traffic Management & Control System (Ph 2 – Radar)
60
LAND DOMAIN
Overlander – Medium Heavy Capability (MHC) – Truck and trailer components
628
Overlander – Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (Hawkei)
396
Night Fighting Equipment Replacement
90
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defence (CBRND)
54
Soldier Enhancement Version 2 – Lethality
53
MARITIME DOMAIN
Future Submarine Design and Construction
418
Air Warfare Destroyer Program
376
Maritime Operational Support Capability (AORs)
280
Offshore Patrol Vessel – Batch 1
274
Anzac Air Search Radar Replacement
84
Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement
72
Future Frigate – Design and Construction
52
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