In the recent past, Defence has noted the solution to its ongoing and sovereign Space Domain Awareness (SDA) needs will require a collegiate approach, including various capabilities and sensors spread around the country.

Poland’s national space agency sees itself as kindred spirit to Australia, with similar aspirations to develop its space industry.

The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted western reliance on GPS, the role of satellite earth observation and the importance of satellite communications provided by Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation, the commander of UK Space Command says.

Gilmour Space Technologies and Atomos Space have announced the signing of an MoU to explore a multi-year contract to mutually purchase services for launch and in-space transportation.

HENSOLDT has agreed to cooperate with Fraunhofer with the aim of transforming the German Experimental Space Surveillance and Tracking Radar into a series-production ready, operationally deployable system.

Australian rocket company Black Sky Aerospace (BSA) has successfully launched a prototype long-range missile from the back of a privately owned Mercedes Benz Unimog.

Quasar Satellite Technologies has been awarded a $5.3 million Defence Innovation Hub contract for space communications and space domain awareness.

In a week when Russian hackers began releasing data on Medibank customers on the dark web, industry and Defence representatives gathered in Canberra for the Military Communications and Information Systems (MilCIS) conference.

Australian space industry research centre SmartSat, in partnership with Satellite Applications Catapult and the UK Government, have announced a new space supply chain mapping tool to showcase the UK and Australian space sector capabilities.

South Australian artificial intelligence (AI) company AICRAFT has successfully launched its edge computing module to orbit on board Antaris Space's JANUS-1 satellite.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has flight tested an MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft equipped with a Low Earth Orbit satellite communications Command and Control system.

A new communications antenna that will provide ground support to space missions and reduce the chance of collisions for spacecraft has been unveiled at the University of Tasmania’s Greenhill Observatory.

Saber Astronautics has announced the first set of projects selected for development at the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Australian Astronaut Program.

A team of top space scientists has been selected to lead the new Innovative Launch, Automation, Novel Materials, Communications and Hypersonics (iLAuNCH) program, an initiative headed by the University of Southern Queensland.

JP 9102 is set to bring Australia’s SATCOM capabilities home through the provision of between two and four sovereign communications satellites, ground stations and supporting infrastructure.

archTIS Limited has announced it has entered into an additional work order with KPMG Australian Technologies Solutions (KTech) to the value of A$759k for data related architecture consulting services for a Defence Data Program.