Audit office releases report on M113 upgrade

The Australian National Audit Office released its report on the upgrade of Australia’s M113 fleet of Armoured vehicles finding that Defence should maintain a focus on the delivery of the Fundamental Inputs to Capability (FIC) for each major capability project.

These include; FIC elements to be delivered under other capability projects and Defence review at least annually the progress in developing FIC elements for each major capability project detailed in Joint Project Directives.

Defence’s response to the audit stated that it outlined the challenges that Defence and the contractor have experienced with the delivery of the upgrade to the M113 Armoured Vehicle (LAND 106) project, but does not recognise the recent project deliverables and the importance of this capability to Defence.

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