Defence and Defence Materiel Ministers Stephen Smith and Jason Clare have released the updated and complete Projects of Concern list.
The Projects of Concern list was established in 2008 to focus the attention of Defence and industry senior management on solving the issues required to remediate listed projects.
The government claims that this process has been successful in remediating a number of key complex and challenging projects.
The total number of projects placed on the list since 2008 is 17, with six removed – five due to remediation and one due to cancellation.
From 2011, the DMO Annual Report will also provide an update on the projects of concern list, including work being undertaken to remediate these projects.
Following is the current list of projects of concern:
• CA10: Collins Class Submarine Sustainment and Projects.
• AIR 5077: Phase 3 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft.
• SEA 1448: Phase 2B Anti-Ship Missile Defence radar upgrades for ANZAC Class.
• JOINT 2043: Phase 3A Vigilare High Frequency Modernisation (HFMOD) AIR 5333:
• JOINT 129: Phase 2 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
• LAND 121: Phase 3 Overlander Medium/Heavy class of vehicles only.
• JOINT 2070: Lightweight torpedo replacement.
• AIR 5402: Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft – Air to Air Refuelling Capability.
• JOINT 2048: Phase 1A LCM2000 Watercraft for Landing Platform Amphibious ships.
• AIR 5276: Phase 8B Electronic Support Measures upgrade for AP-3C Orion aircraft.
Comment
Since HFMOD and Vigilare are in the very final throes of acceptance and the MRTT is on track to be delivered before the end of the year, ADM cannot help but wonder if there is some political reason for the projects still being listed on the Projects of Concern.
But it’s always nice to shout hooray when projects come off.