Chief of Army Media Briefing CA SEQUENCE INTRO SLIDE PICTURE SLIDE (WITH SOUND BITE OF TANK START-UP) WHY WE NEED A NEW TANK BROKEN INTO 2 SLIDES PROJECT SCOPE FOLLOWED BY: BRIG CLIFFORD - THE CAPABILITY LTCOL HAYWARD - THE COMPONENTS TANK SURVIVABILITY VIDEO BACK TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS

Lieutenant-General Peter Leahy, AO Chief of Army INTRODUCTION Lieutenant-General Peter Leahy, AO Chief of Army EVER SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION TO REPLACE THE LEOPARD TANK THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. SOME OF THIS HAS BEEN INFORMED SOME HAS NOT. OUR AIM TODAY IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION ON THE M1A1 AIM TANK. TODAY’S PRESENTATION WILL BE IN FOUR PARTS. FIRST A BRIEF INTRODUCTION FROM ME. SECOND BRIGADIER MICHAEL CLIFFORD, FROM ARMY HEADQUARTERS, WHO WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A REPLACEMENT TANK AND THE BASIS FOR OUR DECISION TO SELECT THE ABRAMS TANK. THIRD LTCOL DUNCAN HAYWARD WHO WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION, IN QUITE SPECIFIC DETAIL, ON WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING AS PART OF THE TANK REPLACEMENT PROJECT. FINALLY, AFTER WE HAVE CONLCUDED OUR PRESENTATIONS THERE WILL BE TIME AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. TO HELP WITH QUESTIONS MR JOHN PLUCK AND LTCOL ANDREW LIBBY FROM THE DEFENCE MATERIEL OFFICE ARE HERE. ALSO ASSISTING IS COMMODORE ALAN DUTOIT FROM NAVY HEADQUARTERS WHOWILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON HOW WE WILL MOVE THE TANK BY SEA.

Why we need a new tank? Future land operations will occur in complex terrain against a pervasive threat from a range of highly lethal hand-held weapons at short engagement ranges. Australian tanks must be able to survive multiple anti-armour hits while manoeuvring in close contact and remaining in the fight to support the combined arms team (infantry). WHY WE NEED A NEW TANK SLIDE 1 OF 2 THE CORE BUSINESS OF AN ARMY IS TO CONDUCT CLOSE COMBAT AGAINST AN ENEMY USING BALANCED COMBINED ARMS TEAMS. A COMBINED ARMS TEAM IS MADE UP OF INFANTRY, ARMOUR, ARTILLERY, ENGINEERS, AND ARMY AVIATION WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER. THE TANK IS A CENTRAL PART OF THIS COMBINED ARMS TEAM PROVIDING PROTECTION, COMMUNICATIONS AND FIREPOWER. AS WE REVIEWED OUR FUTURE CAPABILITY AND THE CHANGES TO THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DECADES IT BECOME INCREASINGLY APPARENT THAT OUR CURRENT TANK WOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING ITS ROLE IN A BALANCED COMBINED ARMS TEAM.

Why we need a new tank? Tanks save lives (DSTO historical and operational analysis): increases the chance of mission success from 65% to 95% reduces the chance of Australian casualties by a factor of 6 other armoured vehicles cannot compensate for the lack of a viable tank lack of a viable tank undermines the combined arms team (tailored force packages comprising a balance of combat elements that cover each other’s vulnerability's) WHY WE NEED A NEW TANK SLIDE 2 OF 2 OUR REVIEWS WERE EXTENSIVE AND INCLUDED HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, WARGAMING, EXPERIMENTATION AND LESSONS FROM RECENT AND CURRENT OPERATIONS. ALL POINTED TO ONE CONCLUSION. TANKS PROVIDE THE FIREPOWER AND PROTECTION TO ENSURE THAT DEPLOYED FORCES ACHIEVE RAPID SUCCESS WHILE MINIMISING FRIENDLY CASUALTIES. PUT SIMPLY TANKS SAVE LIVES. THE DECISION TO REPLACE THE LEOPARD TANK WITH THE ABRAMS M1A1 AIM TANK REPRESENTS CLEAR POLICY CONTINUITY. WE ARE NOT INTRODUCING A NEW CAPABILITY MERELY REPLACING AN EXISTING CAPABILITY. THE ABRAMS TANK WILL PROVIDE ARMY WITH INCREASED FIREPOWER, MOBILITY AND VERY IMPORTANTLY WITH INCREASED SURVIVABILITY FOR OUR SOLDIERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD. OUR STRATEGIC RATIONALE HAS NOT CHANGED. IN THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT THE TANK HAS PREDOMINANTLY BEEN AN INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPON. WE HAVE NEVER ENVISAGED BROAD SWEEPING TANK BATTLES. WE HAVE BEEN MUCH INFLUENCED BY OUR EXPERIENCES IN BUNA AND IN VIEETNAM. OUR TANK REGIMENT PRACTICES CLOSE COOPERATION IN COMBINED ARMS TEAMS AND IS BECOMING INCREASING EXPERT IN OPERATING IN COMPLEX TERRAIN. THE ABRAMS TANK MEANS THAT IF WE HAVE TO DEPLOY OUR FORCES ON CLOSE COPMBAT OPERATIONS THEY WILL HAVE THE COMBAT WEIGHT THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR MISSION WITHOUT UNDUE RISK.

Project Scope ‘This project will replace the ADF Main Battle Tank fleet with a more modern tank capability that will be supportable until at least 2020’ DCP 2004-14, p.142 THIS SLIDE PROVIDES THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT TO INTRODUCE THE ABRAMS TANK. BRIGADIER CLIFFORD WILL NOW GIVE YOU SOME MORE DETAIL ON HOW AND WHY WE MADE THE DECISION TO SELECT THE ABRAMS TANK. BACK TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS AFTER M1 SURVIVABILITY VIDEO (DURATION 2:38)

The Capability Brigadier Michael Clifford, AM, CSC Director General Preparedness & Plans, Army HQ DGPP-A SEQUENCE THE REQUIREMENT THE DECISION PRIORITIES BROKEN INTO 2 SLIDES THE PROCESS BROKEN INTO TWO SLIDES WHAT WE GET FOLLOWED BY: LTCOL HAYWARD - THE COMPONENTS TANK SURVIVABILITY VIDEO BACK TO CA FOR QUESTIONS

The Requirement Capable and credible element of the ADF Provides a suitable level of protection for deployed personnel Provides improved fire control and sensor suites (also enhancing protection levels) THE REQUIREMENT Capable and credible element of the ADF Provides a suitable level of protection for deployed personnel Provides improved fire control and sensor suites (also enhancing protection levels)

The Decision Priorities Vehicle-specific Survivability Through-life sustainability Network-centric warfare (NCW) THE DECISION PRIORITIES SLIDE 1 OF 2 Vehicle-specific Survivability Through-life sustainability Network-centric warfare (NCW)

The Decision Priorities Also important Project schedule Regional mobility Ancillary systems THE DECISION PRIORITIES SLIDE 2 OF 2 Also important Project schedule Regional mobility Ancillary systems

The Process Innovative - Army HQ, DMO and Capability Systems Compressed time frame - “aggressive” High profile - minimal risk (Military Off the Shelf) THE PROCESS SLIDE 1 OF 2 Troika working well between AHQ (AFVCIT), DMO and DGLD Compressed timeframe from an AS perspective, however it also requires the US to compress their normal processes to achieve our “aggressive” in-service dates The tank, recovery vehicles, NCW suite, ammunition, and simulators are mature, proven technologies which represent low risk. The decision has been made to use existing AS B Veh for refuelers and transporters to further decrease the risks of introducing another 2 unique vehicle systems. Acquisition risk is low. Long term FCVS strategy - get a leg into the right areas and into the right technologies to inform Land 400 (6 year timeframe).

The Process Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Army long term strategy Access to US technologies THE PROCESS SLIDE 2 OF 2 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Army long term strategy Access to US technologies

What we get 59 M1A1 AIM tanks (rebuilt) 7 M88A2 HERCULES ARV (new) 6 Advanced Gunnery Trainer Simulators 1 Tank Driver Trainer up to 14 Tank transporters and trailers up to 8 Refuelers AS $530 M WHAT WE GET 59 M1A1 AIM tanks (rebuilt) 7 M88A2 HERCULES ARV (new) 6 Advanced Gunnery Trainer Simulators 1 Tank Driver Trainer up to 14 Tank transporters and trailers up to 8 Tactical Refuelers AS $530 M NOTE: There is no intention to seek further funding from Govt. LAST SLIDE FOLLOWED BY LTCOL HAYWARD - THE COMPONENTS

The Components Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Hayward Armoured Fighting Vehicle Capability Implementation Team SO1 TANK SEQUENCE PICTURE SLIDE M1A1 TAB DATA M1A1 ARMAMENT M1A1 AMMUNITION TYPES M1A1 C2 AND ARMOUR SETTING THE STAGE (M1 EVOLUTION) BROKEN OVER 4 SLIDES AIMPROGRAM - REBUILD SLIDE TANK VISIT PICS 3 SLIDES M1A1 AIM FEATURES PIC AUSTRALIA’S ABRAMS M1A1 SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS 4 SLIDES PIC - TANK ON 60 DEGREE SLOPE M88A2 HERCULES ARV BROKEN OVER 3 SLIDES SLIDE - SUPPORT VEHICLES SLIDE - AGTS SLIDE - TDT SLIDE WAY AHEAD TANK SURVIVABILITY VIDEO

M1A1 AIM Weight: 62,000 kgs Height: 2.88 m Length (Hull): 7.92 m Width: 3.66 m Ground Clearance: 0.48 m Ground Pressure: 0.97 kg/cm2 M1A1 TAB DATA

M1A1 AIM Armament 120 mm Rheinmetall smoothbore Main Armament Coax M240 7.62 mm MG Flex M2HB .50 in cal MG for commander Flex M240 7.62 mm MG for loader M1A1 ARMAMENT

M1A1 AIM Ammunition load 40 x 120 mm rounds 1000 x .50 in cal rounds (APFSDS and MPAT) 1000 x .50 in cal rounds 12,400 x 7.62 mm rounds 24 x smoke grenades M1A1 AMMUNITION LOAD

M1A1 AIM C2 Armour VIC (3) inter-communication system Advanced SINCGARS radios Armour Advanced non-DU armour DSTO scientist given special access to US armour technology program M1A1 C2 AND ARMOUR

Setting the Stage M1A1 Production ceased Backbone of current fleet 4550 built from 1985 to 1993 Upgrades include: 120mm main armament NBC systems Improved armour SETTING THE SCENE SLIDE 1 OF 4 M1A1 Production ceased Backbone of current fleet 4550 built from 1985 to 1993 Upgrades include: 120mm main armament NBC systems Improved armour

Setting the Stage M1A1 M1A2 US production ceased 627 built from 1992 to 1999 Rebuilt M1 tanks Going out of US service SETTING THE SCENE SLIDE 2 OF 4 M1A2 US production ceased 627 built from 1992 to 1999 Rebuilt M1 tanks Going out of US service

Setting the Stage M1A1 M1A2 M1A2 SEP Production ongoing 12% of fleet by 2010 Source vehicle is M1 or M1A2 which is upgraded System Enhancement Program (SEP): CITV, embedded digitisation, 2nd Gen FLIR. M1A2 SEP SETTING THE SCENE SLIDE 3 OF 4 M1A1 AIM Production ongoing M1A1 and M1A1 AIM will comprise 88% of fleet by 2010 Complete overhaul of M1A1 to like-new, zero miles Embedded diagnostics and digitisation: Includes armour, firepower, automotive, and engine improvements

Setting the Stage M1A1 M1A2 M1A2 SEP M1A1 AIM Production ongoing M1A1 and M1A1 AIM will comprise 88% of US fleet by 2010 Complete overhaul of M1A1 to like-new, zero miles Embedded diagnostics and digitisation: includes armour, firepower, automotive, and engine improvements SETTING THE SCENE SLIDE 4 OF 4 M1A2 SEP Production ongoing 12% of fleet by 2010 Source vehicle is M1 or M1A2 which is upgraded System Enhancement Program (SEP): CITV, embedded digitisation, 2nd Gen FLIR. M1A1 AIM

Abrams Integrated Management Program (AIM) Depot n Receive Vehicle Integrated Induction Team Inspection Safety/Environmental Protection ENGINE TRANSMISSION GUNNER'S PRIMARY SIGHT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS COMMANDER’S HATCH GUN MOUNT PISTON Industry START Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Demate & Disassemble (Integrated Industry Team) Clean, Inspect, Evaluate Restore Components Paint, Prep & Ship Vehicle & Systems Testing Assemble Chassis, Turret, Vehicle Anniston ABRAMS IMPROVED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 6256 components 5368 new 888 checked to original spec or replaced TANK VISIT PICS NEXT - 3 Lima 6256 components 5368 new 888 checked to original spec or replaced

M1A1 AIM FEATURES Extended bustle rack Battlefield over-ride Gen 2 FLIR PJAS EAPU Fording Kit (small qty) Eye safe laser rangefinder RHNB Upgraded Tank Comd’s Panel Mineplow Junc Box Digital Electronic Control Unit Dvr’s Hatch Interlock Digital Veh I’C System PROSE 1500 RTNB Rear Slave receptacle

AUSTRALIA'S ABRAMS M1A1 AIM upgrades and enhancements plus: Mounts to fit the Steyr Rifle Elements of Leopard Crew Climate Control System Chilled drinking water Camouflage system Infantry/Tank Telephone Integration of Infantry Personal Role Radio Red Kangaroo AUSTRALIA’S ABRAMS MINIMUM “AUSTRALIANISATION” MAINTAIN CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT REDUCES COSTS OF OWNERSHIP (LEVERAGES LARGE FLEET SIZE) We get M1A1A AIM upgrades and enhancements, plus: Mounts to fit the Steyr Rifle Elements of Leopard CCCS (Chilled water/camouflage) Infantry/Tank Telephone Integration of Infantry Personal Role Radio Red Kangaroo

ARMOURED RECOVERY VEHICLE (ARV) M88A2 HERCULES ARMOURED RECOVERY VEHICLE (ARV) Weight: 63,500 kg Height: 3.22 m Length (Hull): 8.58 m Width: 3.66 m Ground Clearance: 0.40 m Ground Pressure: 0.963 kg/cm2 Armament: M2 0.50 cal MG New build by United Defence LP Based on M60 MBT Specifically built to recover M1 70,000kg pull main winch Powerpack change < 60 mins M88A2 HERCULES SLIDE 1 OF 3 TAB DATA

SUPPORT VEHICLES Up to 8 Mack Fuel Tankers Up to 14 Heavy Tank Transporters Planned to be delivered concurrently with tank SUPPORT VEHICLES Up to 8 Mack Fuel Tankers Up to 14 Heavy Tank Transporters Planned to be delivered concurrently with tank

Permanent Platoon AGTS ADVANCED GUNNERY TRAINING SYSTEM Permanent Platoon AGTS Relocatable AGTS AGTS develops and sustains individual, crew, and platoon precision gunnery skills to a level of proficiency which permits transition to live fire training or combat gunnery. High Fidelity Crew Station ADVANCED GUNNERY TRAINING SYSTEM AGTS develops and sustains individual, crew, and platoon precision gunnery skills to a level of proficiency which permits transition to live fire training or combat gunnery

TANK DRIVER TRAINING SIMULATOR Provides initial and transition driver training for M1A1 Abrams armour crewmen. Consists of a driver training station, instructor station, and a fully integrated motion simulator. TANK DRIVER TRAINING SIMULATOR Provides initial and transition driver training for M1A1 Abrams armour crewmen. Consists of a driver training station, instructor station, and a fully integrated motion simulator

WAY FORWARD In June the Governments of Australia and the United States signed the prime equipment case for: 59 M1A1 tanks 59 Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) rebuilds 7 new Armoured Recovery Vehicles 6 Armoured Gunnery Training Systems 1 Tank Driver Trainer Engineering and program management. The Abrams tank capability will be introduced into service in 2007. WAY FORWARD In June the Governments of Australia and the United States signed the prime equipment case for: 59 M1A1 tanks 59 Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) rebuilds 7 new Armoured Recovery Vehicles 6 Armoured Gunnery Training Systems 1 Tank Driver Trainer Engineering and Program management data The Abrams tank capability will be introduced into service in 2007. LAST SLIDE M1 SURVIVABILITY VIDEO BACK TO CA FOR QUESTIONS