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Review of the Defence Annual Report 2006-2007

1 December 2008

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 140KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Membership of the Defence Sub-Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 129KB)
Defence objectives, personnel and 2006-07 Budget allocation Annual Report review objectives and scope Focus areas

Chapter 2 Defence Materiel Organisation	(PDF 274KB)
Significant funding slippages for DMO’s Top 30 Projects Status of individual projects Super Seasprite Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft (AEW&C) - Project Wedgetail FFG Program C-Pearl ADF Air Refuelling Capability (AIR 5402) Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Project (SEA 4000) M-113 Armoured Vehicles Vigilare Australian Industry Capability Leading Edge Customer Managing Risk and Training Project Managers Procurement Issues Cost-cutting Reallocation of Funding Conclusion

Chapter 3 Department of Defence - Joint Strike Fighter F35	(PDF 151KB)
Background Cost of the JSF program Progress of the JSF program Air Superiority Industry involvement Submissions to the Inquiry Conclusion

Chapter 4 Department of Defence – Personnel	(PDF 181KB)
Progress of Military Justice Changes Recruitment and Retention, including Personnel Shortages in Specialist Trades Increases in Middle and Senior Management Positions Impacts of fringe benefits tax and reportable allowances

Chapter 5 Department of Defence – Other issues	(PDF 159KB)
ADF’s preparedness to conduct peacekeeping operations Review of ADF peacekeeping Abrams Tank – Current and future role of armour Progress of the Abrams tank project Interoperability of the Abrams tank Deployability of the Abrams tank Communications – lack of interoperability of new and legacy communications equipment Network centric warfare capability Coalition interoperability challenges Other technical issues High Frequency Communications System The Hardened and Networked Army

Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 36KB)

Appendix B – List of Exhibits	(PDF 30KB)

Appendix C – Witnesses appearing at public hearings	(PDF 56KB)