What Ocean Software does

Ocean Software is an Australian-headquartered defence and aviation software company that delivers operational-readiness platforms to military forces, aviation organisations, and emergency services globally. The company sells a unified commercial-off-the-shelf platform, the Ocean Platform, which integrates three flagship products — FlightPRO (operational tasking, training management, and personnel readiness for air forces), SmartBase (a Common Operating Picture for base management), and TAMS (training and airspace management, including ADS-B integration) — with additional modules covering Deploy (offline/disconnected operations), Cross-Domain Coordination, Analytics & Insight, and AI/ML-Powered Schedule Optimisation. The platform is cloud-native and on-premises-deployable, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified, and supports air, land, maritime, and UAS domains; FlightPRO alone is deployed across 8 NATO member nations and 15+ countries.

The business model is enterprise software sold through direct government procurement: software licences, multi-year platform subscriptions, and recurring support contracts (e.g., a five-year renewal with the Royal Canadian Air Force effective July 2025), complemented by implementation, customisation, and customer-success professional services. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales via regional offices in Melbourne (APAC), London (EMEA), and Ottawa (NASA), with reach extended through prime contractors such as BAE Systems and integration partners ILIAS Solutions and BNH Expert Software. Customers include RCAF, Hungarian Air Force, NATO Flying Training Center (Canada), Qatar Emiri Air Force Air Academy, Royal Saudi Air Force (via BAE Systems), and Belgian Armed Forces; sales cycles are procurement-driven and contract values reflect defence modernisation program scopes.

Founded in the 1990s and headquartered in Melbourne with approximately 70+ employees (20% veterans, 50% headcount growth over the last three years), Ocean Software remains privately held under CEO Pete Smith (appointed November 2023), with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity. The company carries ISO 27001, ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials, JOSCAR, and HM Government credentials and positions itself as an Australian sovereign software supplier — a meaningful credential in allied defence procurement.

Name

Ocean Software

Legal name

OCEAN SOFTWARE PTY LTD

Website

https://ocean.software

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ocean Software is an Australian defence and aviation software company providing the Ocean Platform — a unified operational-readiness system integrating FlightPRO, SmartBase, and TAMS. It serves defence forces, aviation organisations, and emergency services across 15+ countries via direct government procurement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defence Operational Readiness Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Pilot Training, Certification & Medical/Fitness Services (TLAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Naval Training, Simulation & Shore-Based Support Systems (IMABAKAO), Marine Navigation Systems (ECDIS, Radar, GNSS, AIS) (IMAJAJAE)

Keywords

• Operational readiness software
• Defence aviation solutions
• Military training management
• Flight operations platform
• Mission-critical defence software

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licencing and Subscriptions: Ocean Software sells commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software solutions (FlightPRO, SmartBase, TAMS, and the unified Ocean Platform) to defence forces, aviation organisations, and emergency services. Revenue is generated through software licences, platform subscriptions, and support contracts. The company has a demonstrated pattern of multi-year contract renewals (e.g., five-year renewal with Royal Canadian Air Force effective July 2025).
2. Professional Services and Customer Success: Implementation, customisation, and on-going customer success services accompany software deployments. A dedicated Customer Success Team provides tailored guidance, technical assistance, and strategic insights throughout the customer journey. Implementation for the Hungarian Air Force was completed in 90 days; deployment encompasses configuration to national requirements, training, and support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ocean Software develops and sells the Ocean Platform, a unified, cloud-native and on-premises-deployable operational readiness software system that integrates three flagship COTS products — FlightPRO (training and flight operations management), SmartBase (Common Operating Picture / base management), and TAMS (airspace and location management) — delivered as software licences, platform subscriptions, and support contracts to defence forces, aviation organisations, and emergency services across air, land, maritime, and UAS domains.

Product overview

Ocean Software offers The Ocean Platform, a unified platform-plus-modules architecture that integrates three core products: FlightPRO (flight operations and training management), SmartBase (base/common operating picture management), and TAMS (training and airspace management system). The platform provides capability modules including Training Management, Operations Management, Resource Management, Cross-Domain Coordination, Airspace & Location Management, Deploy (disconnected/offline capability), Analytics & Insight, and AI/ML-Powered Schedule Optimisation. The unified platform is designed for defence forces, aviation organisations, and emergency services, supporting air, land, maritime, and UAS domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FlightPRO®: Operational readiness solution providing real-time view of training and mission environment, coordinating people, platforms, and activities across the enterprise.
• SmartBase®
• TAMS®
• The Ocean Platform

Products and services

• FlightPRO Flagship operational readiness and training management platform for air forces and aviation organisations. Provides a real-time view of training and mission environments, coordinating operational tasking, scheduling, training and qualification management, personnel readiness and currency tracking, resource and asset coordination, and readiness intelligence. Deployed across 8 NATO member nations and 15+ countries, including the Royal Canadian Air Force, Hungarian Air Force, NATO Flying Training Center, Qatar Emiri Air Force Air Academy, and Royal Saudi Air Force (via BAE Systems).
• SmartBase Common Operating Picture (COP) and base management solution that centralises critical base data into a single operational picture for enhanced decision support. Provides real-time status updates, event templating for recurring tasks, planned versus actual reporting, timeline views, resource and skills tracking, and integrates with FlightPRO strip data to address disconnected data silos and skill management challenges.
• TAMS (Training and Airspace Management System) Airspace and supporting services management solution that simplifies airspace booking and coordination. Provides a unified, real-time platform for airspace scheduling, support services coordination, and operational location management; integrates ADS-B data for real-time airspace visualisation and aggregates ADS-B, NOTAMs, Weather, and FlightPRO data into a single customisable dashboard for paperless workflows and multi-airspace coordination.
• The Ocean Platform Unified, cloud-native (and on-premises-deployable) operational readiness platform that combines FlightPRO, SmartBase, and TAMS into a single software system. Built for security, scalability, and reliability in mission-critical environments; ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified. Supports air, land, maritime, and UAS domains with a built-in Ocean Rules Engine for safety/compliance and offline/disconnected operation with seamless data synchronisation upon reconnection.

Quantifiable outcome

• +10 sorties per week for Qatar Emiri Air Force Air Academy through improved planning efficiency and operational coordination
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ILIAS SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2025Ocean Software and ILIAS Solutions formed a strategic partnership to deliver an integrated operations and logistics solution for defence forces. The partnership integrates Ocean's FlightPRO (also known as ULTRA-FP) operations management solution with ILIAS's Defence Platform for mission-driven logistics. The combined Ocean-ILIAS solution provides a single trusted picture of both operations and logistics across the air domain, enabling military commanders to OODA (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) using shared real-time data. The integration connects operations with maintenance and logistics, eliminating manual data flows and reducing the risk of errors. Both companies focus on defence, with approximately one-third of combined staff being ex-military or veterans.
• BNH Expert SoftwarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 February 2025Ocean Software and BNH Expert Software entered a strategic partnership to deliver a next-generation integrated training management solution spanning the entire training lifecycle. The integration combines Ocean's FlightPRO training and operations management solution with BNH's ADVISOR Enterprise training needs analysis and design platform. Together, the companies provide a seamless solution linking every phase of the training cycle — from identifying training needs and designing programs, to delivering, scheduling, and evaluating training. The partnership brings together over 70 years of combined global experience and is compliant with the S6000T International Specification for training analysis and design.
• BAE SystemsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBAE Systems operates as a prime contractor with Ocean Software supporting the Royal Saudi Air Force programme. Ocean's FlightPRO capabilities are referenced by BAE Systems senior management as providing reporting, forecasting, and planning capabilities that delight both BAE management and their defence customer.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CAE: Global leader in aviation training and simulation, including military flight training, mission training, and integrated enterprise solutions for air forces. Closely comparable to Ocean's FlightPRO offering for pilot training and operational readiness management.
• Systematic: Danish defence software vendor delivering C4I and mission-critical systems to NATO militaries, including training, logistics, and command-and-control solutions. Directly comparable as a mid-sized COTS defence software specialist with deep NATO penetration.

Broad incumbents

• Jeppesen (Boeing): Flight operations, navigation, and crew scheduling software for commercial and military aviation, including airspace and operational planning tools. Comparable to Ocean's TAMS and FlightPRO flight scheduling capabilities but with a much broader commercial aviation focus.
• QinetiQ: UK-listed defence technology and training services company serving NATO and allied militaries with operational readiness, training, and mission systems. Overlaps with Ocean's pilot training and readiness analytics value proposition at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocean-software

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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