AMA enhances training offering under LAND 8710-1A bid

The partnership is expected to enable the upskilling of Australian soldiers to deploy the Oboe across an array of challenging environments, including in satellite-denied settings and Blue Water engagement scenarios.

In June, AMA, made up of Serco Australia and Civmec, announced a deep review into the organisation’s offering for the LAND 8710 LMV-M in light of renewed focus identified in the Defence Strategic Review.

The review examined AMA’s design, build, and commissioning and service introduction plans, ensuring the Australian-wide industry team and Henderson-based infrastructure were ready to deliver the Oboe in line with Army requirements.

AMA’s Oboe LMV-M delivers a 200m2 vehicle deck, dual ramp configuration, and proven hull form, and are ready now to lift all of Army’s current and planned future combat vehicle fleet, including LAND 8113 HIMARS and LAND 19 Phase 7B short-range air defence (SHORAD) Hawkei-based battery vehicles.

The latest announcement is expected to enable the Australian Defence Force to onboard the Oboe, should AMA be selected for the program.

“As a part of the AMA’s solution, our simulators will play a prominent role in addressing the considerable vessel handling differences Army personnel can expect when transitioning from the legacy LMC-8 Landing Craft to the significantly larger next-generation LMV-M vessel,” Jeffrey Hawkins, Pivot Maritime International managing director, said.

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“At just over 45 metres in length, the AMA’s proposed Oboe design will offer significantly increased load carrying and sea keeping capabilities over the LCM-8 and allow Army planners to deploy the LMV-M force at considerably longer ranges throughout the Southwest Pacific and around Australia’s northern coast.”

The simulators will train the Australian service personnel in an immersive environment, David Astbury, Serco’s general manager, maritime operations, explained.

“The AMA has invested considerable effort in working with Australia’s premier maritime training and simulation experts to develop a wholistic program that will allow Army personnel to test their mariner skills and gain confidence within a safe and controlled simulation environment,” Astbury explained.

“Pivot’s Australian-developed simulators are at the leading edge of immersive environments and allow personnel to learn new skills and trial various operations and manoeuvres across a diverse range of simulated environmental and operational conditions.”

Liam Garman

Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Strategy and Security with Excellence from UNSW Canberra, with a thesis on post-truth, postmodernism and disinformation operations.

 

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