Cyber + Space

Construction has begun in Australia on ESA’s fourth deep-space antenna, which will help fill a gap in supporting communications and data download for upcoming missions.

SARah is a new operational reconnaissance system consisting of several satellites and a ground segment, which was developed on behalf of the German Bundeswehr.

Saab Australia, BAE Systems Australia, industry and government have developed the Cyber Framework for the Defence Industry (CFDI) to measure and increase the cyber resilience of SMEs wanting to work on Defence programs.

Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) has announced a strategic agreement with Australian space service provider, Inovor Technologies, to support its ‘Hosted Missions Program.'

Blacktree Technology (Blacktree) has been selected to support the ADF's Narrowband - Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communication System in an $36 million five-year sustainment contract.

Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) will launch Australia's first commercial space launch for NASA on the evening of 26 June, 2022.

In a world first, an Aussie company has captured substantial data from a meteor shower that is expected to have a significant impact on space science.

Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems has today announced that the company has been awarded a contract to upgrade the functionality of the Generic COMCEN System (GCS) simulation training system.

Fleet Space Technologies announced last week that it successfully launched its next-generation Centauri 5 satellite on the Space X Falcon 9 Transporter-5 mission.

Airbus has been awarded a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to further develop the implementation of LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna).

Australian startup Space Machines Company has secured the support of SpaceX as a launch partner to carry its Optimus Orbital Transfer Vehicle to space as part of its April 2023 mission.

Later this year, US company SpaceX will launch five Aussie satellites with a total mass of 300-kilograms, more than all the Australian-manufactured satellites launched in the history of space flight.

Gilmour Space Technologies has unveiled a new 3D printed liquid rocket engine that will power the third stage of its Eris rocket to orbit.

Australia’s first Satellite Manufacturing Hub for larger Earth Observation satellites up to 500 kg in weight will be established at the South Jerrabomberra Regional Jobs Precinct in NSW and at the UTS Tech Lab.

Western Sydney University’s International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems has signed an MoU with the Swedish Space Corporation in a move to formalise and strengthen international space observation research partnerships and collaborations.

Willyama Services - an Australian, Indigenous and veteran owned technology company - has launched a new subsidiary business named Willyama Cyber.