Outcomes
Support Advantage Charter
In September 2021, at DSEI, Lieutenant General Richard Wardlaw, Chief of Defence Logistics & Support (CDLS), invited Industry to propose a MOD/Industry Support Charter to reinforce joint commitment to the Defence Support Strategy (DSS) and its vision of Support Advantage.
The Defence Suppliers Forum Delivery Continuity Executive working within Team Defence Information facilitated Industry engagement to produce the Support Advantage Charter. Under the Charter MOD and Industry agree to work together to improve:
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Support Capability and resilience
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Availability and readiness
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Environmental sustainability
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Exploitation of Support data and technology
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Collaboration, interoperability, and integration
Equipment Support Modelling Guide Book Charter
Currently there is an overheated Defence equipment programme which could be up to £15 billion overcommitted. This over commitment provides a clear focus for MOD to determine how the Defence budget could be better managed or reduced. This includes equipment support cost which can be up to 70% of whole life cost[1]. This situation prompts a renewed emphasis on equipment support affordability and cost management. Modelling and analysis are a means to better understand support options, associated costs and risks. This guidebook, developed by Team Defence Information and MOD Subject Matter Experts, provides a overview of the different types of modelling and associated applications. It addresses modelling for supportability and support system design, deployment, operation, and withdrawal. This includes support operation, economic, and risk modelling. Although this guidebook has a defence connotation the modelling principles are applicable to any complex equipment and its associated support system.
[1] United States of America Department of Defence Operating and Support Cost Estimating Paper
Digital Twin Positioning Paper
This was a thought piece on the application of Digital Twin in the Defence Ecosystem. It was extremely well received and has been key in informing MOD and industry thinking.
Defence Standard 00-600
A joint MOD/industry working group was set up to rewrite Defence Standard 00-600 Integrated Logistic Support Requirements for MOD Projects as it was considered to not provide the detailed guidance required by the MOD and industry. The joint teams has sucesfully rewriten Part 1-3 .
Secure Information Sharing Positioning Paper
A joint MOD/Industry Paper
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Communities of Practice
A list of retired Communities of Practise and their artifacts
Working Groups
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Seminars
This archive includes past programmes and presentation where the presenter has given permission to share.
Standards
A list of retired standards groups and their artifacts
Projects
A list of completed projects and their artifacts
Events
Information on all sector-relevant events, run by TD-Info and other organisations.
Defence Reference Architecture Business Functional Model WG
The Defence Reference Architecture Business Functional Model Working Group meeting will be taking place on 16 January 2025. You can attend this meeting In-person at TD-Info Office or Virtually via MS Teams. The meeting will begin at 10.00 with teas and coffees...
Executive Group Team Meeting
The Team Defence Executive Team operate monthly sessions which will look to support and mature opportunities and guide the broad portfolio of Team Defence Activities so they align with the strategic direction and focus set by the Team Defence Strategy Group. This is a...
Executive Group Team Meeting
The Team Defence Executive Team operate monthly sessions which will look to support and mature opportunities and guide the broad portfolio of Team Defence Activities so they align with the strategic direction and focus set by the Team Defence Strategy Group. This is a...
News
News and blogs to keep you in the know.
Launch of the Professional Development Working Group
The PDWG includes the Capability, People and Skills areas within MOD, Industry, Academia and Professional Institutes researching and designing the future skills landscape for the defence sector. Its Purpose is to provide evidenced analysis and assessment to inform...
TEAM DEFENCE INFORMATION BULLETIN – August 2022
Introduction from our Managing Director, Phil Williams Dear TD-Info World, As we head towards the summer break, there has been a lot of activity in the TD-Info space this past month and I hope the rest of the newsletter will give you a flavour of what has been going...
DSF Newsletter July 2022
The Defence Supplier's Forum Newsletter for July 2022.