DEFENCE Nova Systems to deliver Land Engineering Uplift project for NZDF Nova Systems awarded New Zealand Defence Force contract to deliver the Land Engineering Uplift project to build, grow and support military capability within the defence force. After completing initial work to develop a suite of Land Engineering Policy documents for the NZDF, Nova Systems announced on 18 February that it had been awarded the contract to deliver the next phase. “The NZDF wants to develop the Land Engineering environment into a world-class, contemporary system that provides clarity and commonality across the defence force,” said Ade Morris, Nova Systems Senior Systems Engineer and Project Lead. “Nova Systems knows the defence business and we know how critical an effective Design Control System is in supporting the complex defence mission. In an early March LinkedIn post, and just a fortnight after its Land Engineering announcement, Nova announced its appointment as a supplier to the New Zealand Ministry of Defence Technical and Support Service Panel. “Nova’s appointment to the panel builds on our ongoing support to New Zealand and acknowledges our deep in-country expertise in Operational Concept definition, Systems Engineering, and Test and Evaluation across all the domains,” stated the post. “The work we do will ensure there is rigour around all elements of the Land Engineering and Maintenance Support System (LEMSS), assuring the safety and effectiveness of NZDF equipment. “What we will deliver is an end-to-end, seamless document 22
structure traceable from the Chief of Defence Force to all elements of Land Engineering and Maintenance Support System to include policy, processes and procedures, authorised and published.” This project draws on Nova Systems history of providing Systems Assurance support in New Zealand and Australia to customers operating complex systems across Defence and Industry. “The Land Engineering Policy Development Project was delivered within two months and on budget; this was an enormous effort which created an eight-chapter, 83-page, technical document,” said Lieutenant
Colonel Brian Mills, NZDF Director Land Engineering Defence Logistics Command. “Nova Systems provided outstanding services in terms of quality, timeliness and customerresponsiveness.” “This is a really exciting opportunity to continue working closely with the NZDF to solve the complex challenges they are facing in the Land Engineering space,” added Geoff Comber, Nova Systems NZ General Manager. “We look forward to continuing this partnership and to provide outcomes that are above expectation,” he said. Nova Systems is a New Zealand company specialising in the provision of engineering and management services, supporting New Zealand’s Defence Force and Government since 2014. Nova provides industry and government with independent expertise in delivering complex projects and solving technologically challenging problems. Its in-country New Zealand team is made up of exdefence personnel with professional knowledge and expertise in specialist areas directly related to defence systems. Nova Systems is a member of the New Zealand Defence Industry Association (NZDIA), and has been nominated three times for the Minister of Defence Award of Excellence to Industry.
Geoff Comber, General Manager Nova Systems NZ.
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