Through Life Support to the AFV Fleet

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Through Life Support to the AFV Fleet

• RUSI Conference - 8th/9th June 2006
• Dr John Gutteridge
• Director Strategic Business Development Land
  Systems

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Through Life Support to the AFV Fleet

• Defence Industrial Strategy
• Through Life Capability Management
• MOD Definition
• BAE Systems Land Systems Role
• Enablers
• Armoured Fighting Vehicles Partnering Agreement
• Other Initiatives

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Definition of TLCM

• Through Life Capability Management is the
  acquisition and effective
• in-service management of military capability,
  including its support,
• in which every aspect is planned and executed
  coherently, across
• all Defence Lines of Development, taking account
  of the through life cost.
•                                                
                         CDL

Upkeep
Update
Upgrade
Replace
Planning Management
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Industry Roles in TLCM

• Through Life Capability Management is the
  acquisition and effective
• in-service management of military capability,
  including its support,
• in which every aspect is planned and executed
  coherently, across
• all Defence Lines of Development, taking account
  of the through life cost.
•                                                
                         CDL

Upkeep
Update
Upgrade
Replace
Planning Management

• Configuration Management
• Repair Loop Management
• Asset Tracking
• Support Info Systems
• Inventory Optimisation
• Storage Distribution

• Modification Planning
• Modification Design
• Modification Embodiment

• Upgrade Planning
• UOR Service Provision
• Rapid Prototyping
• Technology Insertion
• Programme Management
• Technology Integration
• Sub-system Design
• Manufacturing

• Programme Management
• Technology Integration
• Sub-system Design
• Manufacturing

• Through Life Costing
• Surge Planning
• Long Term Thinking, Culture and Relationships
• Capability Trades

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Land Systems Strategy for TLCM

INFO LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE
Through Life Capability
Level of Integration
Integrated Support Service Packages
AS90, Terrier, Panther, Titan, Trojan, Armoured
Vehicle Support Initiative
Current A Vehicle Fleet
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Number of Contracts
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Supply Chain Integration
Through life collection and management of
information
End to end optimisation
Storage
ComponentOEM
Point of Embarkation / Distribution Point
ABRO
Platform OEM
Component overhaul
ABRO Platform Overhaul Facility
OEM PlatformOverhaul
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Steps to TLCM

• Improved AS90 support arrangements
• Transforming vehicle reliability, cutting support
  costs
• Delivering value for money through the FV430
  upgrade
• Developing our strategic relationship with ABRO
• Managing support and upgrade to deliver enhanced
  capability at lower cost
• Contracting for Availability

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Armoured Vehicle Support Initiative

• AVSi Programme Aim
• To determine the most effective support solution
  for the Armoured
• Fighting Vehicle (AFV) fleet in order to make the
  most efficient use of
• MoD resources and Industrial capability to
  deliver reduced costs with
• increased vehicle availability and improved
  Operational effectiveness
• Context
• MoD strategy to move from provider to decider
• MoD desire to achieve pan-platform efficiencies
• Through life support models developing in the
  other environments
• Goal
• Contracting for Availability introduced
  incrementally

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Enablers of TLCM - AFV Partnering Agreement

• Vision
• Enabling the Transformation Sustainment of AFV
  Operational and Industrial Capability for the UK
• Objective 3
• To achieve better Through Life Capability
  Management for AFVs
• in support of DIS for the sector

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BAES LS Capability Transformation

• Through Life Capability Management
• Through Life Systems Integration
• Industrial Supply Chain Management
• Technology Acquisition Insertion

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Engagement of Supply Base

• Share the requirements of AFV partnering, and
  encourage contribution
• Identify and address mutual objectives for
  capability development
• Adopt alternative approaches to contracting and
  incentivisation
• Ensure the availability of technology, capacity,
  and capabilities including on-shore requirements

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Initiatives Enabling Change

• AFV Partnering
• Armoured Vehicle Support Initiative
• Sustained Armoured Vehicle Coherence
• AFV Sector DIS
• McKane report

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Interrelated Initiatives
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Transforming Through Life Support

• TLCM is at the heart of MoD/BAES AFV Partnering
• AVSI is the principal vehicle for effecting
  change in support
• Through Life Capability Management Plans link
  initiatives

Transform Sustain