Lockheed Martin Australia has been selected by the Department of Defence as the preferred bidder for Joint Project 9102 Ph.1, the $6.9 billion Australian Defence Satellite Communications System. JP9102 will provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a sovereign military…
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…
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…