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Australian Maritime Alliance, a joint venture between Serco Australia and Civmec, made the announcement regarding their LAND 8710 Phase 1A Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Medium solution.
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The Australian Maritime Alliance has confirmed that the “Oboe”, the joint venture’s solution for the LAND 8710 Phase 1A Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel, has been granted “structural approval in principle” by the Class Certification Society DNV.
According to the joint venture, the solution provides enhanced load carrying capability over the legacy LCM-8 vessels to support the Australian Army and the nation’s allies, as well as an extended range and generous accommodation facilities to support long distance operations.
The vessels are reportedly able to operate “under all environmental conditions”, providing greater deployment flexibility for the Australian Army with greater load carry capacity, structural integrity and design flexibility.
The joint venture is expected to leverage Civmec’s production facilities in Henderson, Western Australia, which offers expansive shipbuilding capacity and a new ship assembly hall. Henderson is reportedly one of the largest fabrication workshops in Australia.
According to Clint Thomas, managing director of Serco Defence, the joint venture is bringing together the “best of breed” in defence industry.
“This design represents the next-generation in amphibious capability for Army, and with a stellar line up of the best Australian Industry has to offer, AMA is set to deliver just that,” he said.
[Related: Serco, Civmec partner on LAND 8710 with new joint venture]
