Outcomes
Team Defence – MOD Hydrogen Conference Output Report
Team Defence Information, on behalf of MOD Strategic Command, held a Hydrogen Conference on Thursday the 13th of June.
There was bespoke tables for the workshop activities covering specific areas on the topics listed below.
Table 2 – Renewable power generation (wind, solar, geothermal, tidal)
Table 3 – CHP Engines
Table 4 – Electrolysers & The Water Cycle
Table 5- Electrolysers & The Water Cycle (table 2)
Table 6 – Load Management
Table 7 – Hydrogen Storage & Transportation, & Conversion to Electricity
Table 8 – Carbon Capture & Storage
Table 9 – Synthetic Fuel Production
Table 10 – Fuel Cells
Table 11 – Scheme Financing, Management & Construction
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 White Papers
All White Papers produced by the TD-Info Digital Twin Community of Practice.
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
TD-Info S-Series Discussion Paper V1.1
As identified in the paper introduction, it has been established to inform a debate about UK MOD Policy for the AIA/ASD Integrated Product Support (IPS) S-Series suite of international specifications.
The paper has been established for two primary reasons.
- To address a seeming stepping back by UK MOD representatives (at the Team Defence Information (TD-Info) IPS Community of Practice (CoP) meeting on 27th June 2024) from the position documented in the joint MOD and UK Defence industry Support Advantage Charter.
- To address an issue with guidance for the S-Series specification in Defence Standard 00-600 Integrated Logistic Support (ILS) Requirements for MOD Projects.
These stories represent a few of the recent successes of TD-Info and represent a cross section of our activities,
Communities of Practice
A list of retired Communities of Practise and their artifacts
Working Groups
A list of retired working groups and their artifacts
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.
Natural Capital & Infrastructure Community of Practice
The Natural Capital & Infrastructure (NC&I) Community of Practice The topic Team Defence has defined this in a Defence enterprise perspective as looking and focusing on Natural capital, which is the world's stock of natural resources, which includes geology,...
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...
TD-Info Town Hall Meeting
The TD-Info town halls provide an opportunity for our community, both MoD and Industry to meet and discuss the topics du jour. The September townhall will allow our 1* Exec team to brief on their activities(See below) in the round as they link to our 3* Board’s areas...
News
News and blogs to keep you in the know.
DSF Newsletter – November 2022
The Defence Supplier's Forum Newsletter for November 2022
Team Defence Information Bulletin November 2022
The Team Defence Information Bulletin for November 2022.
Support Chain Seminar 2023
18/Jan/2023 @ 8:00 am - 19/Jan/2023 @ 3:30 pm Digital Engineering in UK Defence SCS23 provides the opportunity for the ‘Team Defence’ community to hear, first-hand, how Digital Engineering is transforming Defence. Digital Engineering offers the potential to reduce...