Tag: Lockheed Martin

Trump ban: US Defense contractors remove Anthropic

Posted on   |  by Mike Stone, Alexandra Alper and Courtney Rozen
US Defense contractors like Lockheed Martin are expected to follow the Pentagon’s order to purge Anthropic AI tools from their supply chains, government contracting and technology attorneys have said,...

Q-CTRL secures $38m in DARPA funding

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Australian quantum startup Q-CTRL has secured two contracts with the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop next-generation quantum sensors for military navigation systems. The Sydney-based company said...

Defence giant left $300m out of pocket after satellite decision

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US defence and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin tipped more than $300 million into its bid for Defence’s military-grade satellite communications system before it was jettisoned, new documents show. Defence...

Defence revises up cost of scrapped satellite program

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence has revised up its spending on a planned military-grade satellite communication system that was cancelled 18 months after Lockheed Martin was selected, putting the new cost at $102...

ASCA inks $60m in contracts for long-term R&D

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator has awarded more than $60 million in long-term R&D contracts to local quantum and defence tech companies, universities and the CSIRO. Analog Quantum Circuits,...

Defence spent $90m on satellite tender before cancelling

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
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...

Defence bins multi-billion dollar satellite program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A multi-billion dollar contract with Lockheed Martin for Australia’s first “sovereign-controlled” military satellite communication constellation has been cancelled by the federal government. Defence announced the decision on Monday, ending...

Silentium delivers for Defence battle system

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Adelaide-based Silentium, a deep tech startup spun out of Defence, has delivered its first passive radar systems to Australia’s $620 million Joint Air Battle Management System project ahead of...

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...