Saab Australia (Saab) has signed a five-year contract extension with the Commonwealth of Australia for sustainment of Defence’s deployable health capability.
Following its successful delivery of Joint Project 2060 Phase 3 (JP2060-3), the contract will see sustainment of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) deployable health capability extended over a further five years from 2028 - providing end-to-end systems support and ensuring its continued operational readiness for rapid deployment.
As the prime systems integrator for the ADF’s JP2060-3 deployable health capability, Saab has integrated and delivered thousands of complex components and systems to provide more than 550 deployable medical modules for use in humanitarian missions and conflict zones.
Fundamental to the capability's operational readiness is Saab’s purpose-built Deployable Health Capability Support Centre (DHCSC) in Bundamba, Queensland.
Fully integrated into the defence logistics system, the DHCSC, according to Saab, is critical in supporting deployment and ongoing sustainment of the capability, ensuring appropriate and effective storage, maintenance and rapid deployment of the deployable health modules.
Saab Australia Managing Director Andy Keough said that the contract extension reflects the strength of Saab’s close collaboration with defence and industry to ensure the delivery and seamless integration of world-class deployable health capability.
“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."