Abbreviations

ACAT

Acquisition Category

ACPB

Armidale Class Patrol Boat

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AEW&C

Airborne Early Warning and Control

AIR

Air Force (project)

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ARH

Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

ASAE

Australian Standard on Assurance Engagements

ASC

ASC AWD Shipbuilder Pty Ltd

ASDEFCON

AUStralian DEFence CONtracting templates

ASPI

Australian Strategic Policy Institute

AWD

Air Warfare Destroyer

C-17

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

CAE

Chief Audit Executive

CCP

Contract Change Proposal

CDG

Capability Development Group

CDR

Critical Design Review

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

COTS

Commercial-Off-The-Shelf

DCP

Defence Capability Plan

DEFMIS

Defence Financial Management Information System

DMO

Defence Materiel Organisation

DMS

Defence Maritime Services

DSG

Defence Support Group

DSTO

Defence Science and Technology Organisation

DT&E

Developmental Test and Evaluation

ESSM

Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

FFG

Guided Missile Frigate

FIC

Fundamental Inputs to Capability

FMS

Foreign Military Sales

FOC

Final Operational Capability

FPS

Function and Performance Specification

HF

High Frequency

HMA

Her Majesty's Australian

HMAS

Her Majesty's Australian Ship

HUG

F/A-18 Hornet Upgrade

IOC

Initial Operational Capability

IPT

Integrated Product Teams

ISD

In-Service Date

IT

Information Technology

JCPAA

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

JP

Joint Project

LAND

Army (Project)

LHD

Landing Helicopter Dock

MAA

Materiel Acquisition Agreement

MOE

Measure of Effectiveness

MOTS

Military-Off-The-Shelf

MPR

Major Projects Report

MRH

Multi-Role Helicopter

MRTT

A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport

NSW

New South Wales

OCD

Operational Concept Document

OTS

Off-The-Shelf

PAE

Portfolio Additional Estimates

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statements

PDR

Preliminary Design Review

PDSS

Project Data Summary Sheets

QLD

Queensland

QTR

Quarter

RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

RCI

Real Cost Increase

RCS

Collins Class Submarine Replacement Combat System

RIMPAC

Rim of the Pacific Navy Exercises off Hawaii

ROMAN

Resource and Output Management and Accounting Network

SADI

Skilling Australia's Defence Industry

SEA

Navy (project)

SES

Senior Executive Service

SPO

System Program Office

TCD

Test Concept Document

UK

United Kingdom

US

United States

USA

United States of America

WA

Western Australia