Defence spent $90 million before cancelling a tender process, which had already selected Lockheed Martin, to own and operate three to five geostationary satellites, officials have revealed.
The satellite communications program, which was cancelled earlier this week, will now be rescoped, with Defence expecting to approach the market next year to identify options to deliver a multi-orbit satellite communications system.
But there is no guarantee the replacement multi-orbit solution will be owned by Defence.
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