Military Capability is the power to achieve a desired operational effect in a selected environment and to sustain that effect for a designated period. It is the combined effect that systems of inputs have in helping to achieve a particular operational consequence. Military capability goes beyond just equipment. Rather it includes all necessary components that, together, enable a military capability to achieve an operational effect. The elements that make up military capability are preparedness, and the components described by the acronym PRICIE as follows:
- Personnel (all personnel elements of the capability including personnel sustainment and individual training).
- Research and Development.
- Infrastructure/organisation/structures, all major infrastructural works projects.
- Concept of operations/doctrine/ collective training.
- Information/technology.
- Equipment and Logistics.
Military Capability comprises an amalgam of PRICIE and preparedness. PRICIE encompasses the quantitative dimension of NZDF Outputs, and preparedness is the qualitative dimension. While PRICIE comprises many components, as shown above, for simplicity of reporting the NZDF will focus on two major quantitative elements, Personnel and Equipment. Together, these are termed force structure. The relationship between force structure and preparedness is shown in the following diagram:
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