Tag: Lockheed Martin

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...

US space prime taps Sydney satellite firm for SouthPAN build

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Sydney-based Av-Comm Space and Defence has won a $25 million contract to build and service four Radio Frequency Uplink subsystems for the rollout of the new Southern Positioning Augmentation...

Pat Conroy on building sovereign missile manufacturing capability

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
As the Commonwealth government gives “rock-solid backing” to the establishment of an advanced missiles industry, as Lockheed Martin Australia commits $74 million commitment to domestic air and missile defence...

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...

States vie for space agency pie

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Competition between states to host the proposed Australian space agency is heating up, with a number of governments already putting their cases forward to the Commonwealth for consideration. The...