Defence and National Security

We support owners, managers, and investors to maximise the value derived from physical assets and infrastructure. Governments and organisations deliver significant value to their communities, shareholders, and stakeholders through physical assets and infrastructure. These long-lasting investments require careful planning and management across the lifecycle of the assets themselves, as well as the projects created to design, build/acquire, operate and maintain, and renew or dispose of them. Defence and National Security enterprises are asset-intensive. Their performance is directly impacted by the effectiveness and reliability of critical assets relative to adversaries, and efficient use of resources to maximise the operational effect of personnel and equipment.

KordaMentha helps clients unlock significant value from operational assets. We bring the engineering, commercial, and financial expertise to rapidly identify avoidable costs and measures to increase the performance of both individual assets and fleets. From eliminating unnecessary maintenance to improved sparing, inventory, and logistics, and increasing certainty in financial forecasts and budgets, we help to ensure resources generate the maximal effect. Using a Risk-Based Optimisation approach, we identify where maintenance, sparing regimes, and inventory holdings for operational assets can be tailored to maximise value. We work with enterprise experts and authorities to ensure changes are supported and rapidly implemented consistent with regulatory requirements.

We bring a different mindset to forensic analysis, diagnosis, and turnaround of complex program issues. Senior government officials, boards, and management rely on KordaMentha to help them address their most pressing delivery, financial, commercial, and operational issues. Our approach considers the entire enterprise required for a successful Defence or National Security program and rapidly focuses on the performance and resilience of critical elements and parties. We act for government, private, and public sector organisations that are navigating uncertainty or serious challenges with significant financial, operational, or reputational value at risk.

Our experts understand multi-dimensional issues and work with diverse stakeholder groups on projects that are time-sensitive and critical to both capability and the ongoing success of the organisation. As Defence and National Security postures shift, with shorter planning horizons, constrained and complex programs, efficiency in program delivery and execution becomes critical. While government spending is increasing, ‘value for money’ has shifted from assets which are exquisite and long-lasting to those which can be delivered rapidly and evolved to suit a changing technology and operational landscape.