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Australia locks into Landsat with $449m

Australia will revamp a 45-year-old Alice Springs ground station and hire dozens of staff to support it over at least 15 years to ensure continued access to Earth observation...

CSIRO’s free R&D program opens to critical minerals SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The latest round of CSIRO’s free research and development support service is targeting small to medium-sized enterprises in the critical minerals sector. ‘Innovate to Grow’ is a 10-week program...

Lockheed Martin had inside track for $1.2bn satellite deal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Lockheed Martin Australia was handed a $1.2 billion satellite project by the government despite having a more expensive bid and lacking the experience of its only rival supplier, according...

$187m Inmarsat deal to boost GPS accuracy in Australia, NZ

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
European-built smallsats from Inmarsat will be used to deliver decimeter accuracy to satellite positioning in Australia and New Zealand through the multi-billion-dollar Southern Hemisphere Positioning Augmentation Network from 2027....

Lockheed Martin lands $1.18 billion deal to boost GPS accuracy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US defence giant Lockheed Martin will bring decimetre accuracy to satellite positioning in Australia and New Zealand after securing a $1.18 billion contract to deliver the South Hemisphere’s first...

Federal govt bypassing AWS Australia for its US entity

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is continuing to sign lucrative contracts directly with Amazon Web Services’ US office rather than its Australian entity, despite an update to its whole-of-government agreement switching...

Govt agencies fail cyber test

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Government departments and agencies are still failing to implement the baseline cyber security requirements, leaving them “vulnerable” to potential attacks, an audit has revealed. The Australian National Audit Office...