Tag: Defence

Fleet Space scores first satellite deal with Defence

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Nanosatellite startup Fleet Space Technologies has struck a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s nascent Space Command defence agency to develop a low-Earth orbit satellite communications system. The 16-month deal,...

Lockheed Martin lands Defence’s $4bn sovereign satellite deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US defence giant Lockheed Martin has fought off Airbus, Boeing and Optus to secure a lucrative contract to deliver Australia’s first “sovereign-controlled” military satellite communication constellation. The Department of...

Two ‘existential’ cybersecurity risks facing Defence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Defence can’t attract and retain enough cybersecurity workers, and has turned to nurses and miners to build out its teams as it faces twin “existential” challenges...

Defence runs as silent as its subs on innovation program

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Defence department is running as silent as the nuclear submarines it plans to acquire about the future of its innovation programs, much to the frustration of small commercial...

Govt-wide ban looms for China-linked cameras

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Attorney General has sought advice on a government-wide ban of surveillance equipment linked to the Chinese Communist Party after an unofficial audit found at least 900 devices being...

Navy drops 20k a day on consultant-led cyber uplift

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Defence will pay consultants more than $20,000 every day for the next 18 months to test the Navy’s cyber hygiene after years of government uplift programs....