Case Study: Azooa's Delivery of Test & Evaluation (T&E) Activities – DEF2289

Client: Australian Department of Defence

Program: DEF2289 – Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Information Environment

Delivery Partner: Azooa Pty Ltd

Services: Test & Evaluation Planning, Execution Support, Assurance and Reporting

Overview

Azooa Pty Ltd supported the Australian Department of Defence on DEF2289, a Defence program focused on the delivery and sustainment of an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Information Environment (IE). The program involves the integration and operation of complex ICT systems, networks, gateways, cloud services and data environments that enable ISR capabilities across Defence.

Within this context, Azooa provided Test & Evaluation (T&E) services to support assurance, readiness and risk-informed decision-making across ICT and ISR system components, aligned with Defence Test & Evaluation policy and systems assurance objectives.

Strategic Context

DEF2289 operates within a Defence environment that places strong emphasis on:

• Enterprise-level ICT integration for ISR

• Secure, scalable information environments supporting multi-domain operations

• Rigorous Test & Evaluation and systems assurance across the capability lifecycle

• Workforce and process uplift to strengthen Defence’s T&E maturity

These priorities require disciplined and repeatable T&E practices to ensure systems are interoperable, resilient, secure and fit for purpose prior to operational use.

Challenge

DEF2289 required T&E support across a complex and evolving ICT and ISR environment, including:

• Interconnected systems and services operating across multiple security domains

• Integration of network, compute, gateway, cloud and data management capabilities

• Ongoing system enhancement and expansion

• High assurance expectations to support capability governance and acceptance decisions

Key challenges included maintaining traceability, managing integration risk, coordinating stakeholders, and providing clear assurance in a dynamic delivery environment.

Azooa’s Approach

Azooa embedded experienced Defence practitioners to deliver practical, policy-aligned T&E support under DEF2289. Our approach focused on assurance, integration and decision support, ensuring T&E activities directly informed governance and risk management.

Key activities included:

T&E Planning and Structuring

• Development and tailoring of T&E strategies, test plans and schedules aligned to Defence policy and ICT delivery practices

• Definition of verification and validation approaches appropriate to ISR information environments

• Establishment of requirements traceability to support acceptance and assurance

Execution Support and Readiness

• Support to test readiness activities, including coordination of stakeholders, artefacts and evidence

• Assistance with planning and execution of integration, system and operationally-focused test events

• Identification and management of test risks, issues and dependencies

Assurance and Reporting

• Production of structured, audit-ready T&E reporting artefacts for governance forums

• Clear articulation of test outcomes, residual risks and confidence levels

• Alignment of T&E outputs with systems engineering, risk and assurance processes

Capability and Process Uplift

• Introduction of repeatable T&E processes and templates to improve consistency

• Knowledge transfer to Defence staff to support ongoing T&E maturity

Outcomes and Benefits

Azooa’s contribution to DEF2289 delivered tangible outcomes, including:

• Improved consistency and quality of T&E artefacts

• Enhanced traceability between requirements, tests and acceptance evidence

• Increased confidence in system readiness and integration outcomes

• Reduced delivery and integration risk through early issue identification

• Stronger alignment between T&E, governance and assurance activities

Value to Defence

Through its work on DEF2289, Azooa demonstrated its ability to deliver rigorous, scalable T&E support within complex Defence ICT and ISR environments. Azooa ensured that T&E activities were integrated with delivery and assurance functions, providing Defence with clear, defensible evidence to support informed decision-making.

This engagement highlights Azooa’s capability to:

• Operate effectively within sensitive Defence programs

• Apply Defence T&E policy in practical delivery contexts

• Support ICT-intensive and ISR-focused programs with disciplined assurance practices

• Contribute to Defence’s broader objective of maturing enterprise Test & Evaluation capability

Azooa brings trusted Defence experience, cleared personnel and a pragmatic delivery mindset—bridging Test & Evaluation, systems assurance and decision support across complex Defence environments.