ASC selects Siemens software for Collins Class submarines

Siemens has announced that Australia’s submarine company, ASC, has selected its software to help sustain the nation’s Collins Class submarines.

The Collins Class sustainment program (CCSM) — vital to maintaining Australia’s sovereign submarine capability into the 2040s — will use Teamcenter software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software will be used to streamline product design data development by creating a digital thread — a single source of truth — throughout the design process.

In choosing Teamcenter, ASC joins other leading global submarine and naval shipbuilders across the US, UK, Europe and Asia already relying on Siemens’ solutions, according to the company.

“For four decades, ASC has proudly led Australia’s submarine build and sustainment efforts — delivering more than 1000 enhancements to the fleet of six Collins Class submarines,” said ASC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Stuart Whiley. “With Siemens’ software, ASC is equipped to implement future upgrades that will preserve and strengthen Australia’s sovereign submarine capability.”

Peter Halliday, CEO of Siemens Australia and New Zealand and member of the AiGroup Defence Council, welcomed the announcement, saying the company has supported major defence programs in Australia and New Zealand for decades.

“We have a long and proud history supporting the region’s major defence programs with Siemens technology behind the scenes enabling our nation’s defence capability,” he said. “We understand the critical connection between advanced technology and software and advanced capability and outcomes. Using industrial software on vital defence programs like CCSM not only strengthens Australia’s sovereign capability, it also drives growth and innovation throughout the supply chain and wider economy.”

Siemens says Teamcenter integrates PLM, 3D modelling and material and asset management practices from conceptual design to production and through-life support.

The program will be delivered together with ASC’s implementation partner, professional services firm Deloitte.

“Deloitte is incredibly proud to continue working as ASC’s implementation partner,” said Deloitte Australia National Aerospace & Defence Leader Jesse Sherwood. “Technology, innovation and a modernised workforce is at the heart of ASC’s future as Australia’s sovereign submarine capability, and this program is key to unlocking the technical and engineering capacity and advanced capability needed now and into the future.”

“We recognise ASC’s critical role in training and developing the sovereign design, engineering, manufacturing and sustainment workforce in Australia. It is a privilege to play our role in this crucial nation building endeavour.”

Image (L–R): Rob Hillard, APAC Managing Partner, Deloitte Consulting; Rebecca Livesey, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, ASC; Stuart Whiley, Managing Director and CEO, ASC; Peter Halliday, CEO, Siemens Australia and New Zealand; Bas Kuper, Senior Vice President, Siemens Software Asia Pacific. Credit: James Elsby