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SOVEREIGN INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITY PRIORITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Munitions and Small Arms Research, Design, Development and Manufacture December 2019 Australian Government Department of Defence

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SOVEREIGN INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITY PRIORITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Munitions and Small Arms Research, Design, Development and Manufacture

December 2019

Australian GovernmentDepartment of Defence

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MUNITIONS AND SMALL ARMS RESEARCH, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTUREMinister’s foreword

The opportunity for Australian industry to participate in Defence projects right now is unprecedented. The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Implementation Plans provide a key reference point to industry on the critical areas where Defence is seeking to partner with Australian industry.

This Implementation Plan – the first of ten – is a key part of the Government’s $200 billion investment to build the sovereign capability of our military and defence industry. We are committed to developing a robust, resilient and internationally competitive Australian defence industry base that is better able to help meet Defence’s capability requirements.

The release of this Implementation Plan reaffirms the Government’s commitment to Australia’s manufacturing sector. I encourage Australian industry, especially small businesses, to read this

Implementation Plan so Defence and industry can continue partnering to maximise the involvement of Australian industry in delivering critical ADF capabilities.

A plan for a strong, sustainable and secure industrial capabilityThis Implementation Plan details the critical industrial capabilities that underpin the Munitions and small arms priority. It is supported by the companion Department of Defence (Defence) Industry Plan, which provides more detail on the industrial base and Government actions listed in this Implementation Plan. The Industry Plan can be found at https://www.defence.gov.au/SPI/Industry/CapabilityPlan/implementationplans.asp

The scope of the Munitions and small arms priority includes the following:

• Small Arms – the weapons and corresponding ancillaries carried by the dismounted combatant up to and including Direct Fire Support Weapons; and

• Munitions – the ammunition and munitions1; including their component parts, used in weapons carried by the dismounted combatant, as well as grenades, demolition charges, artillery, mortars and aircraft bombs2; and the supporting ecosystem elements that enable these capabilities to be integrated, tested and operated.

It is only by successfully leveraging Australian industry’s know-how will the ADF be able to fight and win in all domains.

The Hon Melissa Price MPMinister for Defence Industry

1 While these terms are often used interchangeably, ammunition is a term that includes; shells, bullets, fuses, and powder, and munition involves everything from guns, small revolvers, medium rifles, automatic rifles, special arms, artillery guns, missiles, and bombs.

2 This priority only applies to the bomb body – typically the explosive components of the munitions, not the guidance and control kits that can be attached to the bomb bodies for precision guidance.

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Critical Industrial Capabilities

Within this environment six industrial capabilities will be critical. Government seeks to have access to or control over certain elements of each, and to support or influence defence industry investment. Each of these critical industrial capabilities ensure the most critical elements are available when and where they are needed by the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

WEAPON SYSTEM INTEGRATIONIntegrated weapon system research and design and the ability to upgrade / reconfigure systems, utilising advanced ancillaries and lighter-weight components.

PRECISION SPECIALIST MACHININGPrecision specialist machining, treatments and coatings of components utilising advanced lightweight materials to support the assembly and sustainment of small arms and ancillaries.

PRODUCTION OF ENERGETIC MATERIELDevelopment and manufacture of Energetic Materiel, including high explosives, propellants and primers, using current technologies and future alternatives.

LOAD, ASSEMBLE AND PACK CAPABILITYThe ability to fill and Load, Assemble and Pack designated Explosive Ordnance products inclusive of handling high explosive fill and use of advanced / lightweight components and parts.

TEST AND EVALUATIONTest, evaluation and experimentation capabilities to facilitate weapon system research, design, development and modification, including experimentation of munitions.

COMBAT TRAINING TECHNOLOGIESDesign and development of training technologies and environments, incorporating digital and autonomous capabilities and synthetic immersive systems, to enhance combatant performance.

Enabling the Critical Industrial CapabilitiesTo ensure Australia retains the identified critical industrial capabilities, by 2025, the Government seeks to build the following enabling capabilities in partnership with industry, starting with the Government actions on page 6:

• Munitions Production Facilities: Continued Commonwealth control of the Government Owned Contractor Operated explosives and munitions factories, as key enablers of sovereignty.

• Weapon System Performance: Access to the Intellectual Property (IP) and skilled resources required to design, integrate, test and evaluate weapon system performance. This focus on ancillaries and platform integration is linked to warfighting advantage.

• Software Systems and Data: The ADF’s increasing focus on digital capabilities and networking requires a level of access to Intellectual Property and other input data needed to operate and integrate weapons-centric software systems, and control over the data generated when operating these systems. This extends to replicating the physical attributes and performance metrics of ADF small arms and munitions technologies for use in combat training simulations and enabling the collection and dissemination of data collected during training activities and exercises.

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Defence engaged a cross-section of the Australian industrial base when developing this Plan. Industry, academia and research organisations representing all critical industrial capabilities and all parts of the value chain were engaged.

* 4 organisations are out of scope for this Priority

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26 3 7 6 4

ORGANISATIONSENGAGED

ORGANISATION FOCUS

MANUFACTURE / ASSEMBLY / INTEGRATOR

R&D / ACADEMIA

IMPORTER /AGENT /

RESELLER

DESIGN /PROTOTYPING

SUPPORT: TRAINING /

DISPOSAL / T&E

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, AU

<5

5-20

20-200 200+

The segment at a glanceThe industrial base supporting the development and production of small arms and munitions technologies in Australia is mature and stable, driven in part by limited technological change and steady ADF buying patterns over recent decades. The market is dominated by a small number of major manufacturers and assemblers. The market also consists of a small number of second and third tier providers and a large number of companies acting as agents, resellers and importers. The ADF is the key customer to many of the companies in this market.

Government actionsThis Implementation Plan includes the following actions to be taken by Defence to support this priority. Although responsibility has been attributed to a particular branch, group or agency, it is expected that a broader group of Government stakeholders will participate in, or contribute to, an action. Funding of the Government actions will be taken from existing departmental funding.

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