Project Type
Landing Craft Light R3 and R4
DP Solutions supported the procurement, design assurance, engineering oversight, delivery and acceptance of two 15 metre Landing Craft Light vessels for integration with the Pacific Support Vessel ADV Reliant.
The Landing Craft Light provides a critical ship to shore connector capability in support of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief operations across Pacific Island nations. Designed to operate in infrastructure limited environments, the vessel can transport 4.5 tonnes of cargo, 36 personnel, or a standard 4WD from ship to shore.
The project required full lifecycle governance from concept development and Statement of Requirement creation through to Sea Release and operational acceptance.
This project represented a highly complex and tightly governed maritime procurement and the first application of a Complex Procurement under the Defence Maritime Assurance Program (DMAP) Panel using a Statement of Requirement model where the vessel was designed, built and tested to meet the need.
The project demonstrated how disciplined systems engineering and structured assurance processes can deliver a tailored maritime solution under complex operational and regulatory constraints.
The project required careful coordination across engineering, procurement, safety, and operational stakeholders to ensure capability delivery within strict regulatory, technical, and schedule constraints.
DP Solutions applied structured governance, disciplined systems engineering, and proactive risk management to address these challenges and maintain delivery momentum.
DP Solutions delivered end to end lifecycle support across procurement, engineering, assurance, and transition.
DP Solutions represented the Commonwealth at key milestones and ensured full traceability from the Statement of Requirement through to acceptance and delivery.
Strategic Advisory
Procurement
Engineering services
Safety and environmental management
Asset management
The Landing Craft Light vessels were delivered as an assured, compliant, and operationally effective capability, strengthening Navy’s Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief response across the Pacific.
The project validated the effectiveness of disciplined procurement governance, structured assurance, and integrated systems engineering in delivering complex maritime capability under operational constraints.
“The scope and team provided by DP Solutions were proactive in their seamless support, professional contracting, engineering, design and administrative services to meet every aspect of Navy’s tailored deliverables for this project and the assets integration into the parent vessel ADV Reliant. It is difficult to establish this type of consistency for delivery of complex integrated system, particularly with replacement of an obsolete asset limiting the scope for tailored integration and tight delivery timeline.
As the Director DMAP for this procurement, I would recommend this company to any user that requires consistent quality support and specialist advice that can work under tight timelines and deliver to meet user needs.”
