Canberra-based Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited has agreed to sell its Naval Satellite Communications (SATCOM) subsidiary, EM Solutions Pty Limited to UK firm Cohort plc for about $144 million. The sale has received approval from the Australian government’s Foreign Investment…
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…
A system that could help locate and rescue astronauts stranded in remote areas on the moon, and a spacecraft with world-leading AI capabilities be backed by South Australian Government funding. The two South Australian start-ups behind the innovations – Safety…
Adelaide-based KBR has been selected as the ADF’s industry partner to sustain Aggregated Monitoring and Control (AM&C) of Satellite Earth Stations. The company will deliver sustainment services that ensure the ADF has a more modern, assured and resilient satellite communications service.…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has successfully demonstrated satellite-enabled Push-to-Talk (PTT) capabilities on a Centauri-4 satellite as part of the Defence Space Command-funded ASCEND2LEO project. The Adelaide-based SmartSat CRC and local company Safety from Space supported Fleet Space by adapting a…
Adelaide-based Saber Astronautics has formed a strategic partnership with Capricorn Space a leading Australian satellite ground station services provider. This collaboration is set to significantly bolster Saber Astronautics' Responsive Space Operations Centre (RSOC) program, incorporating Capricorn Space's advanced satellite ground station capability…
San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have demonstrated key elements of AFSOC’s Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) concept. The first demonstration, in December 2023, featured the simultaneous control of three…
Perth-based satellite communications antenna builder Blacktree Technology has recorded nearly 400% growth in export sales across the 2022-23 financial year, amounting to some $1.2 million. Much of this growth is due to increasing and diverse European demand for Satellite Communications…
EM Solutions has successfully completed the first of its system level tests for a transponder developed for Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite. Launched on 18 July, the satellite payload features a flexible bent pipe architecture featuring both Ka and V-band…
The Australian government’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) has awarded Brisbane-based EM Solutions a $150 million contract to upgrade the Royal Australian Navy’s SATCOM systems across its existing fleet under Project SEA1442 Ph.5. The contract will modernise both the…