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Saab Australia has secured a five-year contract extension to sustain the Australian Defence Force’s deployable health capability, supporting the readiness of more than 550 modular medical facilities designed for rapid deployment across humanitarian and combat operations.
Saab Australia has signed a five-year contract extension with the Commonwealth of Australia to continue sustaining the Australian Defence Force’s deployable health capability.
The extension follows Saab’s successful delivery of Joint Project 2060 Phase 3 (JP2060-3) and will extend sustainment of the capability for a further five years from 2028.
Under the agreement, Saab will provide end-to-end systems support to ensure the deployable health capability remains operationally ready and can be rapidly deployed when required.
As the prime systems integrator for JP2060-3, Saab integrated and delivered thousands of complex components and systems to provide more than 550 deployable medical modules for the ADF.
The modular system is designed to provide scalable healthcare support across a range of operating environments, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through to high-intensity conflict.
The capability provides a continuum of medical care, ranging from primary treatment and stabilisation through to surgery, advanced imaging, trauma care and intensive care.
Its modular architecture allows medical facilities to be configured and scaled according to operational requirements, providing Defence with greater flexibility when establishing healthcare support in Australia or overseas.
A key component of the capability’s operational readiness is Saab’s purpose-built Deployable Health Capability Support Centre (DHCSC) at Bundamba in Queensland.
The facility is fully integrated into the Defence logistics system and provides the storage, maintenance and preparation required to keep the deployable medical modules ready for use.
The DHCSC also supports the rapid mobilisation and deployment of the capability, helping ensure medical modules can be made available when required by the ADF.
The new sustainment contract will build on Saab’s role as the prime systems integrator, bringing together equipment and systems supplied by multiple Australian and international industry partners into a single deployable capability.
Saab Australia managing director Andy Keough CSC said the contract extension reflected the strength of the company’s ongoing collaboration with Defence and industry.
“Saab’s ongoing sustainment of this lifesaving capability will ensure the ADF is equipped with advanced solutions that deliver high-quality care in Australia and overseas,” Keough said.
“The capability that has been delivered is testament to the collaboration between the program partners, suppliers and the Commonwealth.
“As a prime systems integrator, Saab draws upon our extensive experience in systems integration, bringing together components from multiple suppliers into single systems that deliver outstanding health outcomes. Delivery of JP2060-3 is a prime example of this.”
The sustainment agreement provides a long-term pathway for maintaining the ADF’s deployable health capability as Defence continues to strengthen its ability to operate across dispersed and demanding environments.
The capability is intended to provide medical support close to deployed forces while retaining the flexibility to expand or reconfigure facilities as operational requirements change.
For Defence, maintaining high levels of readiness across the medical system is critical to ensuring personnel can be supported throughout the full spectrum of operations while also providing Australia with a scalable capability for humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
The five-year extension will see Saab continue to provide the systems support, maintenance and logistics services required to keep the JP2060-3 capability ready for deployment through to the early 2030s.
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