Modernising sustainment practices through digital solutions is critical to ensuring the operational readiness, efficiency, and affordability of Australia’s naval fleet. This paper examines how shipbuilding-specific Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems can significantly enhance asset management within Australia’s defence industry, highlighting lessons learned from Australian and international naval programs that leverage model-based sustainment and digital twin technologies to improve asset availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Integrating engineering, procurement, construction, and In-Service Support (ISS) through a unified digital environment creates an accessible digital thread and accurate digital twins for both new-build programs, such as Australia’s Hunter-class frigates and AUKUS submarines, and legacy vessels like the Anzac-class frigates. This facilitates streamlined Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) by capturing intelligent data, precisely managing configurations, and improving information sharing across industry stakeholders and the Royal Australian Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key challenges facing Australia’s shipbuilding and defence sustainment sectors include fragmented data systems, a significant increase in newbuilds, and plans for extensive mid-lifecycle upgrades on upcoming vessels. This paper emphasises establishing a centralised, shipbuilding-focused PLM platform to consolidate and unify disparate data, providing a single authoritative source of truth for asset conditions, configuration changes, and maintenance planning.
We illustrate how model-based design, engineering, and sustainment solutions effectively support a comprehensive digital thread management linking design decisions back to operational requirements. These strategies will position Australian shipbuilders to meet Defence demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simon Crook, SSI, FRINA
Cory Zachrisson, SSI
Greg Goulanian, SSI<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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