Whole Life Cost Saving

1. Whole Life Cost Saving Cut costs not ships Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

2. Presentation outline:- • The problem • The background • Recommended themes • Opportunity • What to do next • Questions Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

3. Where does all the money go ? Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

4. Where can we look for savings:- Inspection Setting to work Trials Ship build Equipments Components Crew Repairs Handling Support Techniques Maintenance Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

5. Where should we not go:- • Don’t redesign whole ships or ship numbers. • Remember Naval manpower is a structure. • This is about technology, not procurement policy. • Risk = money • The Treasury still rules ! (as do it’s rules). Spend to save, will be difficult. • Warships & weapons are safety critical items & software. • Remember the original % share of WLC. Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

6. We have been looking! Maritime Coherency Studies Platform Characteristics most maintenance & spares costs are effected by original procurement decisions Cost Effective Combat System Combat system Modularisation Procurement Options Stern Flaps Drudgery countermeasures Energy General Optimised Combat System Management Naval Crewing studies Infrastructure Modularisation studies Spares Base Fuel Dockyard Technologies for Podded Operational maintenance Minimal NBCD crews Drives manpower Damage control for HV systems Upkeep Power system earthing & Platform UPC Combat Aluminium for shielding System UPC warship construction Energy Management Underwater studies engineering FSC Propulsion & Aux concepts Collective Cost Effective Protection Podded Combat System Combat system Studies Drives Modularisation Procurement Options General Optimised Crewing studies Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

7. Suggested themes:- • We have done a re-examination of the best potential areas for savings • Based on both industry and MoD inputs • Extracted 6 areas from top 10, to make those most suited to CDE funded study • Reduce facility dependence, particularly docks and dockyards • Develop the ability to replace equipments by “Plug and play” • Reduce through life cost of fluid systems (in order :-hydraulic, chilled water, seawater, any pipe or fluid system ) • Better metal preservation (paint, stainless steel, composites, coatings ??) • Improved Configuration Control/Inventory Management via electronic remote sensing to improve maintenance preparation, in-service support and general spares / support costs through lack of equipment state knowledge • System Integration (Commission, Alignment, Calibration) through Tele-Engineering Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

8. Reduce facility dependence, particularly docks and dockyards This would examine how vessels could be designed to reduce their tradition dependence on fixed facilities. In particular this would aim to facilitate support and maintenance in-theatre or in commercial facilities. The specific area to minimise is dedicated docks, dockyards and the cost of sustaining the availability of these facilities and staff. The work would develop and demonstrate technology solutions. Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

9. Develop the ability to replace equipments by “Plug and play”, • The problems in the IT environment of short equipment lives and early obsolescence are well recognised. With the increasing speed of technology development in general marine systems and the increasing integration of computer control into all systems, this problem is spreading. • It is considered in an increasing COTS environment impossible to resist, and best to anticipate this. • This work would look at the differing expected lives of the various components of a ship. Armed with this the study would address would to make those needing update most easily & quickly replaced. • This would address mounting, access, interfacing, services and function. • Design and technology options to ease these changes would be demonstrated. Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

10. Reduce through life cost of fluid systems • Fluid systems have been identified as bringing particularly high through life maintenance problems, particularly in their pipework and hoses. • This would identify and develop alternatives to fluid systems for cooling and energy distribution. • In order of importance :-hydraulic, chilled water, seawater, any pipe or fluid system ) • Where this was not possible the maintenance and replacement problems of fluid systems should be addressed to minimise their impact. • Such systems would be built and in demonstrations to show the feasibility of these alternative solutions Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

11. Better metal preservation(paint, stainless steel, composites, coatings ??) • The aim is to reduce refit and maintenance periods length, scaffolding, access coating removal, inspection, cleaning back and replacement • There is a very high time and costs associated with inspecting, repairing, replacing or recoating ships and submarine hulls and both interior exterior structures • This has been identified as a significant driver in the length, complexity and cost of maintenance or refit periods. • What is sought is coating or materials that can eliminate the then to address the coating or base material at all during as much of a platforms life as possible. • The demonstration would need to show the compatibility of the materials with not only the marine environment but also all associated military requirements of fire, signature, explosion etc. Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

12. Improved Configuration Control / Inventory Management via electronic remote sensing • Commercial vessel refit and maintenance is considered to be far quicker and efficient than military vessels due to a better knowledge of what is required in advance. • Much of this is due to the simplicity of these vessels and reduced equipment density. To compensate it is proposed that remote or automated equipment state monitoring for all items in every compartment of a warship would dramatically improve the position. • It is suggested this could be achieved by monitors optically, RF or via power supply interface. • Such a system would identify the contents of a compartment, condition of equipments and necessary maintenance. • The demonstration would address in a representative environment, the communication medium, software and embedded intelligence in components. Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

13. System Integration through Tele-Engineering (Commission, Alignment, Calibration) • In complex weapon and IT systems such as warships the integration, setting to work, commissioning, alignment, calibration can take almost as long as the basic hull build period. • Similar time is also required after maintenance periods, the aim is to reduce both. • The technology and techniques sort are intended to demonstrate the ability to do this work remote from the vessel, either prior to equipment installation, or by for efficient stimulation and manipulation from remote specialist facilities. Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

14. £ What do we want:- • Proposals for studies that will demonstrate a technology, which has the potential to save whole life costs • Budget available = £400k • Projects to be funded = 4 to 10 • First proposal assessment will be in the third week of September • If we have a enough innovative proposals by this date we will not run a further assessment specific to this call. We will however assess any proposals received after this date through the normal CDE monthly cycle Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

15. What to do next • All proposal must be sent to the Centre for Defence Enterprise via the Portal • Please read the guidance on the ‘Submitting a proposal’ section on the Centre for Defence Enterprise Website. • Important! • When submitting a a proposal please prefix your proposal title AND proposal description with “Maritime Theme X:” • Where ‘X’ is the theme number that your proposal relates to • See the example below for a proposal for Maritime theme 2, Developing the ability to replace equipments by “Plug and play” Defence Technology & Innovation Centre

16. Questions • For further guidance please visit the Centre for Defence Enterprise Website • Or contact the Centre for Defence Enterprise: • Telephone: 01235 438 445 • Address: Centre for Defence Enterprise, Start Electron, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Harwell, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QR • Email: science-enterprise@mod.uk Defence Technology & Innovation Centre