The lies relate to the blocks BAEwrecked, derailing the original schedule, known problems with F-105 that Navantia did not advise us of and instead of fixing the problems they just left them hoping we wouldn't notice and Raytheon blaming ASC for delays, telling anyone who would listen how incompetent ASC is when they have effectively controlled the Alliance since Gillards defence cuts saw many ASC and Commonwealth personnel made redundant. Raytheon are a class act, they rant about everyone else being incompetent and have many power points and charts, literally plastering walls, but when you drill down to what they have actually done the answer is sweet FA, they do have a lot of people stepping outside of established process specifically to look busy and justify their positions without actually doing much.
Their are many stories about ASC but very few of them actually contain any comment from ASC rather the opinions of people on the outside.
On the PM side, Tenix were good but were starved of work and sold out to BAE who as demonstrated in LAND 121 can't even manage the procurement of a military truck FOV using proven US Army MOTS base vehicles and components. Look at BAE globally, even when they have bought out successful players, their management style soon comes to play and the problems start.
The biggest issue with shipbuilding is its stop start nature in Australia, it takes time to get up to speed but then the work dries up and the team disperses. On AWD they tried to avert this by head hunting experienced people for key roles and contracting BIW as an industry partner. When defence cuts saw most of the expensive key people made redundant and the BIW people sent home Raytheon gleefully put as many of their people as possible into the vacant roles. When it became apparent the Raytheon people knew bucklies about building ships ASC began head hunting ex Tenix people BAE hadn't wanted / kept.
The biggest single issue is a lack of continuity. There was enough work pending for Tenix to have continued their success with the ANZACs to build replacements for the DDGs and FFGs, before turning their attention to LHDs, AORs, LCHs, patrol boats and then eventually the ANZACs. Instead the procurement was delayed and then when restarted was given to ASC, absolutely brainless politically driven insanity. Now ASC is getting upto speed, Raytheon and BAE, seeing the opportunity to be made prime for future build have stabbed ASC in the back and then promised to fix things, if only the government opens their check book.
Their are many stories about ASC but very few of them actually contain any comment from ASC rather the opinions of people on the outside.
On the PM side, Tenix were good but were starved of work and sold out to BAE who as demonstrated in LAND 121 can't even manage the procurement of a military truck FOV using proven US Army MOTS base vehicles and components. Look at BAE globally, even when they have bought out successful players, their management style soon comes to play and the problems start.
The biggest issue with shipbuilding is its stop start nature in Australia, it takes time to get up to speed but then the work dries up and the team disperses. On AWD they tried to avert this by head hunting experienced people for key roles and contracting BIW as an industry partner. When defence cuts saw most of the expensive key people made redundant and the BIW people sent home Raytheon gleefully put as many of their people as possible into the vacant roles. When it became apparent the Raytheon people knew bucklies about building ships ASC began head hunting ex Tenix people BAE hadn't wanted / kept.
The biggest single issue is a lack of continuity. There was enough work pending for Tenix to have continued their success with the ANZACs to build replacements for the DDGs and FFGs, before turning their attention to LHDs, AORs, LCHs, patrol boats and then eventually the ANZACs. Instead the procurement was delayed and then when restarted was given to ASC, absolutely brainless politically driven insanity. Now ASC is getting upto speed, Raytheon and BAE, seeing the opportunity to be made prime for future build have stabbed ASC in the back and then promised to fix things, if only the government opens their check book.