Civmec announced that it has formed an agreement with Serco, a worldwide defence contractor, to jointly pursue the LAND 8710 contract and bring the next generation of assured amphibious capabilities to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
The two companies are leading an Australia-wide team in solution development and industrial mobilisation in pursuit of the LAND 8710 Phase 1A program.
The past year has seen the two project partners optimize and refine the design of the new ‘Oboe’ Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel Medium (LMV-M) to meet the needs of the ADF.
Civmec CEO Pat Tallon said that if awarded, the contract would be delivered under a new Joint Venture (JV) company, the Australian Maritime Alliance (AMA).
“I am proud that Civmec is evolving to be a solid option for the Commonwealth as it seeks to expand on the Sovereign shipbuilding and sustainment capability. We are committed to the charge and look forward to forging strong relationships with Serco and others that are integral to meeting the demands of the ADF,” Mr Tallon continued.
“Civmec’s Henderson facility offers unmatched shipbuilding capacity to deliver for the Commonwealth’s naval shipbuilding programs and combined with our new state-of-the-art ship assembly hall, we operate the largest fabrication workshops in Australia.”
“This project builds on our experience gained through the ongoing delivery of the SEA1180 Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel program. The LMV-M platform will allow us to continue to demonstrate our innovative approach to shipbuilding.”
Serco Defence Managing Director Clint Thomas AM, CSC, said the alliance “demonstrates the importance of delivering local industry resilience”, facilitating workforce and workload predictability, and providing assured supply chain access to build a trusted and sustained Australian shipbuilding sector.
“Serco and Civmec share a vision to provide the crucial leadership that the Australian shipbuilding sector requires, signalling an industry-led strategic approach to deliver and support essential sovereign military capabilities and sustainable workshare outcomes,” Mr Thomas said.
“With Serco and Civmec’s complementary capabilities and shared community values for realising the sustained growth of Australia’s Shipbuilding Industry, our alliance is set to deliver proven benefits through uplifting Western Australian industry capabilities, matching Serco’s global shipbuilding expertise and reach with Civmec’s superlative workforce skills, proven technology and infrastructure capacity.”
