"In the biggest changes to the defence bureaucracy in Australia since the mid-1970s, Labor will merge three agencies: the capability acquisition and sustainment group, the guided weapons and explosive ordinance group, and the naval shipbuilding and sustainment group. It will establish a new independent delivery agency to manage billions of dollars of complex defence and military projects, merging organisations responsible for overseeing nearly 40% of the department's current functions."
"The establishment of the defence delivery agency will see a much bigger bang for buck for the defence spend, and that is at the heart of the decision that we have made, Marles said. In a rare move, he also confirmed Australia was tracking a Chinese People's Liberation Army [PLA] navy flotilla in the Philippines Sea, amid concerns it may be heading towards Australian waters."
The Albanese government will merge three defence agencies—Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Group, and Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Group—into a single independent delivery agency. The new agency will manage billions in complex defence and military projects and consolidate organisations responsible for nearly 40% of the department's functions. The reform aims to streamline procurement and reduce budget and timeline blowouts across major acquisition programs. Defence ministers emphasized achieving greater value for defence spending. Officials also confirmed monitoring of a Chinese People's Liberation Army navy flotilla in the Philippine Sea, maintaining maritime domain awareness of PLA movements.
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