{"id":66375,"date":"2023-07-11T09:36:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T00:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/?p=66375"},"modified":"2023-07-11T09:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T00:18:29","slug":"pivot-maritime-simulators-to-play-important-role-in-introduction-of-new-lmv-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aumanufacturing.com.au\/pivot-maritime-simulators-to-play-important-role-in-introduction-of-new-lmv-m","title":{"rendered":"Pivot Maritime simulators to play important role in introduction of new LMV-M"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Australian Maritime Alliance (AMA), a joint venture between engineering group and shipbuilder Civmec and defence services company Serco, is using <\/span>Pivot Maritime International as core simulation partner on the Land 8710 \u2013 Phase 1A Army Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel Medium (LMV-M) project.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement from AMA on Tuesday,<\/span><\/a> Serco said its General Manager Maritime Operations, David Astbury, recently visited Pivot Maritime in Launceston to be updated on the latest program and design activities.<\/span><\/p>\n Astbury said the partnership will help address the significant step change in maritime and amphibious operations presented through the Oboe LMV-M design. <\/span>The Oboe is described as<\/span><\/a> a \u201cstate-of-the-art amphibious vessel, capable of carrying a diverse range of combat and support vehicles\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> Pivot\u2019s simulators would play an important role in addressing the major vessel handling differences between the legacy LMC-8 Landing Craft and the much larger next-generation LMV-M vessel, said Pivot Maritime\u2019s Managing Director Jeffrey Hawkins.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAt just over 45 metres in length, the AMA\u2019s 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 South-West Pacific and around Australia\u2019s northern coast.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Upskilling Australian Army personnel to operate larger amphibious watercraft within Blue Water and potentially operationally Satellite Denied environments would be critical for the successful introduction, according to Serco.<\/span><\/p>