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Current departments of defence
* Department of Defence (Australia)
* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philippin ...
, part of the Australian Defence Organisation
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. This position was created in December 2003 and disbanded through the amalgamation of the Capability Development Group and the Defence Materiel Organisation
The Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) is an organisation within the Australian Department of Defence, responsible for acquisition and supply chain management of military equipment and materiel including aircraft, ships, vehicl ...
into the Defence Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group from 2015.
The appointed officer was responsible to the diarchy
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of the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of Defence
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
.
Capability Development Group
The role of the Capability Development Group (CDG) was to develop and gainAustralian Government
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approval for future defence capabilities. The CDG has a close relationship with the Defence Materiel Organisation
The Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) is an organisation within the Australian Department of Defence, responsible for acquisition and supply chain management of military equipment and materiel including aircraft, ships, vehicl ...
) and oversaw the implementation of Defence Procurement Review recommendations.
As sponsor, CDG was responsible for developing capability proposals consistent with strategic priorities, funding guidance, legislation and policy, for consideration and approval by Government. In particular, the work of the Group focused on:
*Defence's Major Capability Expenditure (MCE) investment program; and
* Capability Definition, comprising the Needs Phase and the Requirements Phase of the Capability Development process.
CCDG, along with the Vice Chief of the Defence Force ( VCDF), the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and the Chief Defence Scientist (CDS), (all are 3 star level positions), comprised the ''Owner Support Executives''.
Department heads
* Head Capability System: ''Vacant'' * First assistant secretary capability investment & resources: Michael Gibson * Assistant secretary capability & plans: Ben Coleman * Executive director group support: Warren Nelson * Director-General Australian defence test & evaluation office: CAPT John Renwick, RANChief Capability Development Group
The following officers have been appointed as Chief of the Capability Development Group:
Timeline
David Hurley
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Vice Admiral Matthew John Tripovich, (born 4 January 1956) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy. He served as Chief Capability Development Group from 2007 until his retirement in October 2010.
Early life
Matthew John Tripo ...
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* John Harvey (astrologer) (1564–1592), English astrologer and physician
*John Harvey (architectural historian) (1911–1997), British architectural historian, who wrote on English Gothic architecture ...
bar:Jones from: 2011 till: 2014 color:ccdg text: Peter Jones
bar:Caligari from: 2014 till: 2015 color:ccdg text:John Caligari
Lieutenant General John Graham Caligari, (born 21 August 1960) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He served as Chief Capability Development Group from October 2014 until his retirement in August 2015.
Early life
Caligari was ...
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Air Marshal Melvin Ernest Glanville Hupfeld, (born 7 March 1962) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force. He served as Air Commander Australia from 2012 to 2014 and was the acting and final Chief Capability Development Gro ...
References and notes
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