Australian Department of Defence, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Senator Sandy Macdonald today announced the launch of a new Centre of Expertise in Systems Integration (CoESI) which will boost South Australia's ability to support complex defence projects such as the Air Warfare Destroyer.
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the University of South Australia have signed a three year agreement to establish the centre and boost Defence's Systems Integration capability.
“This new Centre will benefit complex defence projects such as the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) which will be built in South Australia, requiring deep technical expertise as well as sound systems engineering and systems architecting practices,” Senator Macdonald said.
“The Centre of Expertise is a long-term strategic engagement to build capability in systems integration skills in Australian defence and industry sectors,” he said.
DSTO's Deputy Chief Defence Scientist Dr Nanda Nandagopal signed the agreement in Adelaide on behalf of DSTO while the University of South Australia's Professor Robin King, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, signed for the University.
“This is a move to ensure that a lack of systems integration skillbase in industry and Government does not compromise major and complex defence acquisition projects such as the Air Warfare Destroyer,” Dr Nandagopal said.
“DSTO is tackling this issue head-on by drawing on expertise within DSTO including the deployment of its system integration laboratories, industry and the universities to build a national capability in the integration of complex systems.”
The Centre will provide a research and education framework to address key systems integration issues, especially for large complex defence acquisition projects.
“The University of South Australia has developed a world class reputation in systems engineering and systems architecting, the two key disciplines that will be brought to bear in addressing the systems integration problem,” Professor King said.
He said that the Centre would bring together DSTO's modelling and simulation infrastructure, extensive domain expertise and the University's strong research profile in systems engineering to create an important national capability.
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