Lockheed Martin to Deliver New Australian Defence Satellite Communication System
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to deliver Australia's new Defence satellite communication system, through Phase 1 of the Joint Project 9102.
“Once delivered, the new system will increase the resilience, agility and flexibility of Defence’s military satellite capability.”Air Vice-Marshal Scheul , the Head of Air Defence and Space Systems Division states.
"The project would deliver Australia’s first sovereign-controlled satellite communication system over the Indo-Pacific ocean regions." added Air Vice-Marshal Scheul
The new satellite communication system will include:
- New Defence controlled and operated geo-stationary communications satellites
- Multiple ground stations across Australia
- Integrated Satellite Communications Management System
- Two new satellite communications operations centres
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