1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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
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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.

4. 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
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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.

5. 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 , 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)

6. 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

7. 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)

8. The Decision Priorities
Vehicle-specific
Survivability
Through-life sustainability
Network-centric warfare (NCW)
THE DECISION PRIORITIES
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Vehicle-specific
Survivability
Through-life sustainability
Network-centric warfare (NCW)

9. The Decision Priorities
Also important
Project schedule
Regional mobility
Ancillary systems
THE DECISION PRIORITIES
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Also important
Project schedule
Regional mobility
Ancillary systems

10. The Process Innovative - Army HQ, DMO and Capability Systems
Compressed time frame - “aggressive”
High profile - minimal risk
(Military Off the Shelf)
THE PROCESS
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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).

11. The Process Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Army long term strategy
Access to US technologies
THE PROCESS
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Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Army long term strategy
Access to US technologies

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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
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M1A1
Production ceased
Backbone of current fleet
4550 built from 1985 to 1993
Upgrades include:
120mm main armament
NBC systems
Improved armour

19. 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
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M1A2
US production ceased
627 built from 1992 to 1999
Rebuilt M1 tanks
Going out of US service

20. 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
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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

21. 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
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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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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: kg/cm2
Armament: M 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
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TAB DATA

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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