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…
Adelaide-based SME Inovor technologies is preparing for a busy 2023 says CEO Dr Matt Tetlow. The company is teamed with Lockheed Martin Australia on Defence’s Military Satellite Communications program, Joint Project 9102, which should be decided this month or next,…
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…
Gilmour Space Technologies will be testing Inmarsat’s new space-based telemetry technology, InRange, on its maiden orbital launch in 2023. Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications has signed an agreement with Gilmour Space Technologies to support space launches…
Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) and Sydney-based Clearbox Systems have successfully completed critical ground segment software integration as part of their teaming for JP9102. LMA is bidding to deliver a sovereign, end-to-end military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) system to Defence under JP9102.…
Canberra-based cyber security specialist Penten has joined Airbus’s Team Maier which is bidding for the ADF’s JP9102 sovereign SATCOM project. Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) says Penten will provide ground segment sovereign encryption for the JP9102 program. Working in tandem…
Canberra-based Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) will team with Australian space company Inovor Technologies to support the ‘Hosted Missions Program,’ a key feature of LMA’s Enhanced Australian Industry Capability (AIC) plan for JP9102, the ADF’s sovereign SATCOM program. If adopted, LMA’s…
Boeing has demonstrated successful integration of its Protected Tactical Enterprise Service (PTES) software elements with an industry partner’s user terminal, proving technical maturity on the U.S. Space Force’s pathfinder program. A contender for Australia’s JP9102 MILSATCOM project, Boeing says its…
Boeing Defence Australia has signed Memoranda of Agreement (MoAs) with seven Australian companies as part of its bid for Joint Project 9102, Defence’s sovereign Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) program. Quickstep Holdings, Crystalaid, Ferra, Nupress, Cablex, Lovitt, and Levett will…