Saab to supply new deployable health capabilities to ADF

ADF is strengthening its medical self-reliance through a $370 million contract with Saab Australia to deliver cutting-edge, deployable, life-saving health equipment.

CAPTIONS: Main; Saab mobile medical centre scene; and right; example Saab mobile medical centre setup in England. Photos supplied by Saab Australia.

The first five-years of the contract will see Saab Australia enhance the ADF’s clinical health care response capability by delivering more than 500 deployable health modules.

These modules will provide functions enabling clinical treatment and care, up to hospitalisation, and incorporate critical support infrastructure such as shelters, internal power reticulation and waste management.

Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds said the government was committed to ensuring Australian soldiers had the equipment and facilities required to provide best-practice clinical healthcare in operational environments.

“This project will deliver the most comprehensive deployable health transformation in the ADF’s history, and will align ADF deployable health capabilities with cutting-edge international military health capabilities,” Minister Reynolds said.

“Each of the modules will provide a different health function, such as pathology, intensive care, treatment and holding, resuscitation, surgery, primary dental care, imaging and environmental health.

“The performance-based support contract with Saab Australia will increase efficiency, reduce overheads and, most importantly, provide the ADF with flexibility to refresh health technology to meet evolving operational requirements.”

Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price said the contract would deliver more local jobs and opportunities for Australian businesses, with around $240 million of the contract value to be spent in Australia.

“Saab Australia will establish a Deployable Health Capability Support Centre in south-east Queensland, creating 50 new full-time positions throughout its supply chain,” Minister Price said.

“Saab Australia will also grow its presence in Australia by relocating its global Deployable Health System Design and Development Centre from Europe to Australia.

“This presents new opportunities for Australian businesses to benefit from international technology transfer and improve our access to global marketplaces.

“A new Defence Health Capability Support Centre site is under evaluation and will be announced by the end of this year.”

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