The Australian Department of Defence has signed a $180 million contract to continue provision of secure Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) satellite communications for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and coalition partners for at least eight more years. The contract with Intelsat…
Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for SPA9102 (Narrowband Satellite Communications). The closing date for the RFI is 11 August and an industry briefing is scheduled for 10 July. Defence says it is looking for a single, sovereign…
Perth-based Blacktree Technology Pty Limited has teamed with European company Airbus Defence & Space and US firms ViaSat Inc and SMARTSAT to deliver UHF SATCOM (satellite communications) services to international customers. The teaming relationship was unveiled at the GOVSATCOM 2025 conference…
Airbus Defence & Space has launched the first of two SpainSat satellites, SpainSat NG-I, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, in the US. Operated by Hisdesat for the Spanish Armed Forces, the Satellite Communications (SATCOM) satellite operates in…
Perth-based satellite communications antenna builder Blacktree Technology has recorded nearly 400% growth in export sales across the 2022-23 financial year, amounting to some $1.2 million. Much of this growth is due to increasing and diverse European demand for Satellite Communications…
Boeing has blended its local and US expertise to build ground architecture and control systems for Australia’s first defence satellites under the JP9102 program. The systems leverage proven technology from the company’s US Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) and UHF space…