White Paper for ‘Embracing Digital Twins lifecycle management for Complex Weapons’

Team Defence Information (TD-Info) Digital Twin Community of Practice has produced a White Paper for ‘Embracing Digital Twins lifecycle management for Complex Weapons’ which is part of its fifth iterative development of this topic for the Defence enterprise, its context and purpose in detail are all contained within the document, but in summary, TD-Info through extensive collaboration with MOD stakeholders and industry partners, reached a pivotal point in the journey to transform Complex Weapons (CW) lifecycle management. The findings of the Discovery Phase clearly demonstrate alignment with the MOD’s strategic priorities, including the new National Armaments Director (NAD) mandate to reform Defence procurement, accelerate capability delivery, and strengthen industrial partnerships.

White Paper for UKDI (UK Defence Innovation) ‘How can MOD do more with less of its own people?’

Team Defence Information (TD-Info) has produced a White Paper ‘How can MOD do more with less of its own people?’ its context and purpose in detail are all contained within the document, but in summary, to deliver on its commitments under the Strategic Defence Review 2025, the Defence Technology Framework, and the Defence Industrial Strategy 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) must accelerate innovation and improve efficiency while maintaining operational readiness. These documents collectively call for a more agile, outcome driven approach to capability delivery, reduced reliance on outdated processes, and stronger collaboration with industry partners.

Meeting these objectives is critical to safeguarding UK sovereign capabilities and ensuring Defence remains competitive in an increasingly complex global security environment, this TD-Info paper lists six challenges, which were identified, to support UKDI and wider MOD for them to get after this change.

Team Defence – Vision 2030 Building a Resilient Digital Future for UK Government White paper

The paper advocates a coordinated, cross-government model for delivering a national digital infrastructure, driven by the recognition that no single department has sufficient skilled personnel or financial resources to build a next-generation Government Digital Backbone independently. It argues that a unified strategic framework—bringing together departmental digital leaders, shared capabilities, and centrally aligned budgets—will mitigate skills shortages, avoid fragmented investment, and promote interoperability. By integrating people, processes, information, and technology under central oversight, the proposed approach aims to create an efficient, scalable, and affordable digital foundation capable of enabling advanced digital services and realising the full benefits of AI across government.

Team Defence – MOD Hydrogen Conference Output Report

Team Defence Information, on behalf of MOD Strategic Command, held a Hydrogen Conference on Thursday the 13th of June.

Equipment Support Modelling Guide Book Charter

Currently there is an overheated Defence equipment programme which could be up to £15 billion overcommitted. This over commitment provides a clear focus for MOD to determine how the Defence budget could be better managed or reduced. This includes equipment support cost which can be up to 70% of whole life cost[1]. This situation prompts a renewed emphasis on equipment support affordability and cost management. Modelling and analysis are a means to better understand support options, associated costs and risks. This guidebook, developed by Team Defence Information and MOD Subject Matter Experts, provides a overview of the different types of modelling and associated applications. It addresses modelling for supportability and support system design, deployment, operation, and withdrawal. This includes support operation, economic, and risk modelling. Although this guidebook has a defence connotation the modelling principles are applicable to any complex equipment and its associated support system.

[1] United States of America Department of Defence Operating and Support Cost Estimating Paper

Digital Twin Implementation Road Map and Development Framework White Paper V1

TD-Info & MOD – Digital Twin White Paper