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.

Several Australian businesses have been identified by Boeing as frontrunners to manufacture parts for the JP9102 defence satellite communications program, should Boeing be down-selected.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles has formally launched an advanced supercomputing capability at the Defence Science and Technology Group site at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in Edinburgh, South Australia.

SpaceLink has signed a Cooperative R&D Agreement with the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (USASMDC-TC) to explore alternative space communications pathways that ensure resiliency and reduce sensor-to-shooter latency.

Arianespace operates the Ariane and Vega families of launchers and is one of the most recognisable names in space industry. ADM Publisher Ewen Levick recently spoke with CEO Stéphane Israël about the company's next moves.

Airbus has announced plans to establish a dedicated assembly and integration presence at the upcoming Australian Space Park in Adelaide.

Defence has established the Geospatial Goods and Services Standing Offer Panel (GeoPanel) to procure Geospatial goods, services and relevant emerging geospatial technologies from approved industry providers.

Australian rocket manufacturer ATSpace and spaceport provider Southern Launch have been granted approvals to launch two suborbital “Kestrel I” rockets from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in the coming months.

Airbus has been selected as the strategic partner for Defence’s Resilient Multi-mission Space STaR Shot – a strategic research program established to develop future space capabilities for the ADF.

Hanwha Defense Australia, Hanwha Systems Corporation and global space based communications company OneWeb have signed an MOU to explore the joint provision of connectivity services to the Australian Defence market.

Airbus has launched a connectivity services business under its Defence arm based around Zephyr, Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite.