Just days after announcing it had ceased satellite communications (SATCOM) procurement activity in Joint Project 9102, Defence has launched a classified Optus communications satellite into geostationary orbit. The Optus-X satellite was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Kennedy…
The Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA) has noted “with profound disappointment” the Australian Department of Defence’s decision to cease its procurement activity for Joint Project (JP) 9102. The SIAA has released a strongly worded statement on the cancellation and…
Adelaide-based Inovor Technologies has been selected for Lockheed Martin’s Mentor Protégé Program (MPP), becoming the third Australian Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) to do so. Inovor is a member of the team assembled by Lockheed Martin Australia for Joint Project 9102; the…
UK company Babcock has been awarded a six-year, £400 million ($720 million) contract to manage and operate Skynet 6, the UK MOD’s Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) system. The contract is expected to support 400 jobs. The contract forms part of…
Boeing has blended its local and US expertise to build ground architecture and control systems for Australia’s first defence satellites under the JP9102 program. The systems leverage proven technology from the company’s US Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) and UHF space…