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Australian Defence Capability Plan

Issue No. 14 | July 16-31, 2012

The Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare recently released the 2012 Defence Capability Plan (DCP), which has priority projects planned for the four-year forward estimates period. The DCP contains 111 projects, or phases of projects, worth approximately $153 billion.

These projects will deliver key capabilities for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The release of a four-year DCP is based on consultation with Australian defence industry and aligns the DCP with the four-year forward estimates period in the budget. This provides greater certainty for industry.

The public DCP provides information for industry on project cost, project schedule and local industry content. As the public DCP includes only those projects approaching either first pass or second pass in the fouryear forward estimates period, it is a much more reliable guide of the Government’s priorities for investment in ADF capability.