Support

Combined Technical Documentation Working Group

The Combined Technical Documentation Working Group (CTDWG) provides a Community of Practice (CoP) to support the MOD’s strategy for technical documentation support solutions and the development of supporting pan-MOD Technical Documentation Policy and Advice and Guidance. The group will provide a business focus on the strategic requirements to enable the delivery of coherent technical documentation solutions, supported by sub groups to focus on specific technical advice and research, specifications and standards.

Committee for Automatic Testing Systems for Defence

This is a forum that allows MOD and industry to co-operate to their mutual advantage, working and agreeing on best practices associated with Automatic Test Systems (ATS) and providing a coherent input into the IEEE SCC20 standards.

Committee on Defence Equipment Reliability & Maintainability

Committee on Defence Equipment Reliability & Maintainability (CoDERM). In order to ensure that military capability is maximised through optimal levels of equipment Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) it is essential that MOD and industry co-operate to their mutual advantage. The CoDERM has been established to provide a Community of Practice to facilitate that co-operation.

Integrated Product Support (IPS) CoP (formerly SCSEWG)

Strive to improve the Whole Life Cost Effectiveness of the “System of Interest”.

Joint Obsolescence Management Working Group

Forum for Team Defence to discuss and promulgate existing and developing Policy, Advice and Guidance on Obsolescence Management matters.

Packaging for Equipment Acquisition and Support

This Community of Practice provides a forum for the MOD and Industry where topics of discussion include guidance and resolution of matters relating to Military Level Packaging, training, links with Professional Bodies e.g. The Packaging Society (IoM³); innovations related to packaging.

Supportability Modelling and Analysis Community of Practice

A working group that seeks to identify and promulgate good practice in life cycle cost modelling across the UK Defence sector and contribute to the realisation of the DSCM vision.

We have a number of “Working Groups” established to advance the mutual knowledge and understanding of a specific topic that is timely, defined, and relevant to Industry and MOD. 

Each Working Group provides the focus for an area of innovative research and development invariably leading to the definition of mutually agreed standards, publication of a White Paper, or initiation of a collaborative Industry/MOD Project. 

Events

Information on all sector-relevant events, run by TD-Info and other organisations.

Executive Group Team Meeting

The Team Defence Executive Team operate monthly sessions which will look to support and mature opportunities and guide the broad portfolio of Team Defence Activities so they align with the strategic direction and focus set by the Team Defence Strategy Group. This is a...

Team Defence Strategy Group

The Strategy Group has been established to interpret the 3* Advisory Board’s bi-annual areas of strategic focus along with outputs from the Team Defence Information Council to sponsor and approve Team Defence Information activities which align to these top-level...

TD-Info Town Hall Meeting

The TD-Info town halls provide an opportunity for our community, both MoD and Industry to meet and discuss the topics du jour. The September townhall will allow our 1* Exec team to brief on their activities(See below) in the round as they link to our 3* Board’s areas...

News

News and blogs to keep you in the know. 

IPS/ILS User Forum Vienna 2022 – Save the Dates 17 – 20 October 2022

“Driving Interoperability and Digital Transformation through the implementation of the Suite of S-Series IPS-Specifications and S1000D” is the slogan of the first and unique IPS User Forum 2022 in Vienna, Austria. Save the date from October 17 to October 20, 2022 for...

Industry Security Assurance Centre (ISAC)

The Government recently issued information regarding the Industry Security Assurance Centre (ISAC) which is responsible for providing relevant defence contractors with up-to-date security and business continuity policy and guidance. The ISAC provides specialist and...