| Equipment type | Definition |
|---|
| Submarine | The complete working boat - includes the design, development, and production of complete units (i.e. the prototype or operationally configured units, which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specification(s), regardless of end use). Includes, for example, hull & structural fittings, primary & secondary propulsion systems, electrical generation including conversion and distribution, control & communications, ship services, outfit & furnishing, armament & pyrotechnics, fixed ballast and all other installed equipment. | | Sea system (surface ship) | The complete working ship - includes the design, development, and production of complete units (i.e. the prototype or operationally configured units, which satisfy the requirements of their applicable specification(s), regardless of end use). Includes, for example, hull & superstructure, propulsion, electrical, control & communications, armament, ancillary systems and all other installed equipment. | | Unmanned maritime system | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to design, develop, produce, test, operate and support unmanned maritime systems. Includes all classes of surface and subsurface (undersea) water vessels: a. Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) b. Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) | | Surface vehicle | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce a vehicle system with the capability to navigate over the surface. Surface vehicle categories include vehicles primarily intended for general purpose applications and those intended for mating with specialised payloads. The Surface Vehicle subsystem DPS should be used for a vehicle used to navigate the surface which does not have track. Excludes track vehicles and wheeled armoured vehicles. | | Wheeled Armoured Vehicle | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce an armoured vehicle system with the capability to navigate over the surface. Vehicle categories include vehicles primarily intended for general purpose applications and those intended for mating with specialised payloads. Wheeled armoured DPS should be use for any vehicle which navigates the surface with applied armour (track or otherwise). Excludes non applied armoured surface vehicles and track vehicles (armoured or non-armoured). | | Tracked vehicle | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce a track vehicle system with the capability to navigate over the surface. Surface vehicle categories include vehicles primarily intended for general purpose applications and those intended for mating with specialised payloads. Track vehicle DPS should be used for any vehicle which navigates the land with track Excludes Surface Vehicle Systems and wheeled armoured vehicles (vehicles with applied armour). | | Fixed Wing aircraft | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to develop, produce, and support a fixed wing aircraft. This contents of this DPS do not apply to rotary wing or unmanned aircraft systems (drones). | | Rotary wing aircraft | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to develop, produce, and support a rotary wing aircraft. The contents of this DPS do not apply to fixed wing or unmanned aircraft systems (drones). | | Unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to design, develop, produce and support UAV systems. Includes, for example: a. Those employing fixed, movable, rotary, or dirigibles and b. those UAVs designed for powered or unpowered movement (i.e. gliders). | | Ordnance system | The complex of hardware, software, data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce the capability for applying munitions to a target. | | Missile system | The complex of hardware, software, data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce the capability of employing a missile weapon in an operational environment to detect and defeat selected targets. | | Weapon system | The complex of hardware, software, data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce the capability of housing, launching and guiding a munition in an operational environment to detect and defeat selected targets. | | IT system | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce an Information technology system capability such as a command and control system, radar system, communications system, information system, sensor system, navigation/guidance system, electronic warfare system, support system, etc. | | Radar and communications | The complex of equipment (hardware/software), data, services, and facilities required to develop and produce an electronic system capability such as a command and control system, radar system, communications system, information system, sensor system, navigation/guidance system, electronic warfare system, support system, etc. | | Ancillary services | This DPS covers any contract for necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organisation such as facilities management, provision of utilities (gas, electricity and water), outfitting and furnishings and ground maintenance etc. | | Specialist equipment | This DPS covers all specialist equipment not listed in another DPS. |
|
