AS/NZ BILATERAL SERVICE COOPERATION PLAN – "PLAN ANZAC"

Government Direction:

AS/NZ Defence Forces must be able to work together as efficiently and effectively as possible, this includes maximising interoperability through aligned planning across strategic engagements, capability, training, and personnel and readiness (from Closer Defence Relations 2018 and Joint Ministerial Statement – 2022)

PLAN ANZAC LOO

Strategic Engagement Cooperation

Improved coordination of regional engagements

Improved ABCANZ common standardisation and engagements

Capability Cooperation

Improved coordination of existing, and complementary, capability projects

Improved cooperation across common capability concepts and development

Training System Integration

Realignment of the NZ Army to AS Army Doctrine

Realignment of the NZ Army to AS Army Training System

Common AS/NZ doctrine and training employed across the region

People System Cooperation

Improved sharing of recruiting, retention, service conditions and career management lessons

Realignment of employment profiles to support training integration

Key Cooperation Facts

Steering committees for each LOO will report annually within Army Staff Talks Sponsored

Australian and New Zealand Armies Cooperation Plan: Plan ANZAC is the bilateral service cooperation plan to increase AS/NZ Armies' capacity to operate together, by cooperating and where appropriate integrating, across strategic engagement, capability development, training, and personnel and readiness efforts

Major Outcome: Interoperability is improved between a NZ Motorised Infantry Battle Group working in a AS Brigade Combat Team, and between Special Operations Forces

Plan ANZAC Objective: Our Armies capacity to work together is increased in the Land Domain, as part of the Joint Force

Major Outcome: Respective Army Capability, Training and People Systems are understood and complementary