SAAB delivers deployable hospitals
Saab Australia has formally delivered Australia’s newest deployable military hospitals to the Australian Defence Force.
FILE PHOTO: A Role 2 Field Hospital mission system during Exercise Stoic Gauntlet 2026 at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
A deployable health capability is a rapidly deployable, scalable and fully functioning medical facility that can be tailored to operational requirements, supporting personnel in warfighting, training, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
Under the ADF’s JP2060-3 Deployable Health Capability acquisition project, valued at more than $450 million, the Saab-led team has integrated and delivered thousands of complex components and systems to provide more than 550 deployable medical modules, to provide life-saving medical facilities for use in humanitarian missions and conflict zones.
The rapidly deployable, modular and scalable healthcare capabilities will enhance Australia’s preparedness and responsiveness, delivering a continuum of care from primary treatment through to surgery, advanced imaging, trauma care and intensive care.
Fundamental to the ADF’s operational deployable health-care readiness is Saab’s purpose-built Deployable Health Capability Support Centre (DHCSC) in Bundamba, Queensland, which is fully integrated into the defence logistics system.
This hub will be critical in supporting the deployment and ongoing sustainment of the capability, ensuring appropriate and effective storage, maintenance and rapid deployment of modules.
Under this project, ADF personnel have been provided training to enable seamless integration and deployment of the capability.
Director General Land Vehicle Systems, Land Systems Division Brigadier Allan Hamley said this capability revolutionised medical support for ADF personnel across a wide spectrum of operations.
“Whether garrison-based, in training, or deployed, our personnel often undertake demanding physical activity in austere and high-stress environments,” Brigadier Hamley said.
“The reliable supply of medical care is essential to protecting health, wellbeing and morale, and plays a critical role in supporting an advanced and capable defence force.”
Director General,Health Business and Plans, Joint Health Command, Brigadier Toni Bushby said a rapidly deployable, fully functioning medical facility tailored to the strategic environment would enhance the ADF’s operational flexibility, enabling it to operate independently or in support of coalition partners.
“JP2060 Phase 3 represents the culmination of decades of planning, development and investment to deliver a modern deployable health capability that enhances the ADF’s readiness, resilience and ability to support operations in Australia and overseas.”
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