KBR and BMT form partnership to enhance long-term sustainment and readiness of Royal Australian Navy platforms

KBR and BMT form partnership to enhance long-term sustainment and readiness of Royal Australian Navy platforms

(IN BRIEF) KBR and BMT have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen maritime sustainment for the Royal Australian Navy, combining KBR’s program management and engineering expertise with BMT’s naval engineering, assurance, and asset management capabilities. The collaboration focuses on enhancing platform availability, reducing lifecycle costs, and creating a more data-driven sustainment model to ensure long-term operational readiness. Leaders from both companies emphasized the shared vision of building Australia’s sovereign sustainment capability and delivering reliable, cost-effective solutions that will keep the Navy’s fleet mission-ready across its service life.

(PRESS RELEASE) TEDDINGTON, 20-Aug-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — KBR and BMT have formalized a strategic partnership aimed at delivering long-term, resilient sustainment solutions for the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet. This collaboration brings together KBR’s established expertise in program management, systems integration, and engineering with BMT’s specialist naval engineering, technical assurance, and asset management capabilities, creating a powerful alliance to strengthen Australia’s sovereign maritime sustainment capability.

The partnership focuses on enhancing platform availability, driving cost efficiency, and enabling a more agile, data-informed sustainment model to keep the Navy’s fleet mission-ready across its operational life. By combining global experience and local commitment, both organizations seek to support Defence with reliable, scalable, and future-proof solutions that address the complex challenges of maritime sustainment.

KBR has a six-decade history of delivering nation-building and defence projects in Australia, including Capability Life Cycle Management for the Amphibious Combat and Sealift fleet, as well as technical and infrastructure support at HMAS Stirling and Osborne Naval Shipyard. This track record demonstrates its role as a trusted capability partner for the Australian Defence Force.

Nic Maan, Vice President of Australia Defence and Security Solutions at KBR, emphasized the significance of the new relationship: “KBR has a longstanding partnership with the Australian Defence Force, and this collaboration with BMT allows us to build on that foundation. BMT’s deep naval expertise complements our own strengths, enabling us to better optimise maritime sustainment outcomes and deliver value for Defence.”

BMT, with more than 40 years of experience in naval design, engineering, and asset assurance worldwide, brings a global perspective on platform-agnostic support across the capability lifecycle. Sarah Kenny OBE, Chief Executive at BMT, described the partnership as a reflection of a joint commitment to Australia’s sovereign sustainment capability. Meanwhile, Graeme Nayler, BMT’s Regional Business Director for Asia Pacific, highlighted the focus on creating efficient, innovative solutions: “Together with KBR, we will help ensure the Royal Australian Navy remains ready and resilient. Our vision is to deliver a sustainment enterprise that is both agile and data-driven, providing long-term value to Defence.”

Through this alliance, KBR and BMT aim to deliver engineering-led sustainment solutions that improve operational readiness, reduce lifecycle costs, and advance Australia’s maritime capability, ensuring the Royal Australian Navy remains effective and mission-ready well into the future.

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