Land 8710 Phase 1 and Phase 2 are part of the Littoral Manoeuvre Program, optimising the Australian Army for littoral operations.

Land 8710 will deliver:

• Phase 1A: 18 Landing Craft Medium (LCM)
• Phase 1B: Initial prototyping phase followed by 15 Amphibious Vehicle – Logistics (AV-L)
• Phase 2: 8 Landing Craft Heavy (LCH).

The LCM, AV-L and LCH will be capable of operating with other vessels to undertake a range of tasks including troop insertion and extraction, logistics movements and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

The LCM and LCH will be delivered by Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia at Henderson, Western Australia, as the first 2 pilot projects under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement.

The AV-L will be delivered by Birdon Pty Ltd in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

Content is current as at August 2026.