The new vessel, the Independent Landing Craft, to replace the LCM-8, is expected to be significantly different. Australian officials said they plan to work with industry partners on requests for ...

Australia’s military has ambitious plans to expand its ship-to-shore capability. However, the army is relying upon ageing and ...

Replacements will be sought under Project Land 8710 Phase 1 for the Australian Army’s 58-tonne in-service LCM-8 landing craft and the LARC-V amphibious vehicles, the minister said in a statement.

The 40’ high-speed landing craft are replacing the Navy’s existing LCM-8 craft as part of the Improved Navy Lighterage System in support of pre-positioned Marine Amphibious assault missions.

The new RFT is restricted to the landing craft replacement, which the minister said in February would be larger, faster, and better protected than the 59-tonne LCM-8s that entered service with the ...

The training took place on April 21, 2019, when five Army LCM-8 landing craft from the 1098th Transportation Detachment of 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) sailed from Ft. Eustis in ...