Cyber + Space

The Space Surveillance Telescope has achieved Initial Operational Capability to provide enhanced space domain awareness.

Southern Launch has become the first Australian commercial launch provider to sign a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Sharing Agreement with the United States Space Command.

Airbus Defence and Space, together with Defence SA, has announced it will open a new office at the Defence and Space Landing Pad at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide.

HyperScout 2 will be launched into space on board the satellite Kanyini, a 6U CubeSat, as part of the SA Space Services Mission.

The Queensland Earth Observation Hub, a partnership between the Queensland Government and SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre, was launched on the weekend with the announcement of two new earth observation research projects.

Optus has announced a partnership with Australian-based in-space transportation and logistics provider Space Machines Company to explore innovative ways to manufacture and provide on-orbit services of spacecraft from within Australia.

While visiting Australia in late August, LM's Vice President and General Manager for Military Space Johnathon Caldwell sat down with ADM Editor Nigel Pittaway to discuss his company’s vision for a sovereign space capability and industry in Australia.

Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies has announced that it will launch a dedicated rideshare mission into low-earth orbit in late 2024.

Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a $1.18 billion, 19-year contract to bring the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN) to life.

BAE Systems is set to launch its first multi-sensor satellite cluster into low-Earth orbit (LEO) in 2024 to deliver information and intelligence in real time to military customers.

Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Gilmour Space Technologies to support space launches from Australia using Inmarsat’s InRange system.

The Australian Research Council has approved a $1 million grant for a project led by the University of Southern Queensland into remote diagnostics for space-access flight testing.

Assistant Minister for Defence Matt Thistlethwaite launched the 2022 Defence Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy and the Defence Cyber Security Strategy at a Defence ICT industry forum today.

SpaceLink has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office to participate in the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program designed to connect the proliferated space domain.

The government has signed a $4.35 million contract with veteran-owned South Australian company, Asension, to deliver a space-based tactical sensor system for Defence.

Advanced Composite Structures Australia (ACS-A) is investing in the development and manufacture of ultra-high temperature composites for hypersonic and space structures.