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Lockheed Martin selected as preferred Bidder for Australian Defence Satellite

Homeland April 21, 2023

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Commonwealth of Australia as the preferred bidder for Project JP9102, the Australian Defence Satellite Communications System. The multi-billion dollar JP9102 project will provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a sovereign military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) system defined by its extensibility, agility and resilience. “We are ...

The future of space-based solar power  

Air March 23, 2023

Lockheed Martin has invested £150,000 in a project with Northumbria University that aims to accelerate the delivery of space-based solar power. Combining science and technology, the project will use specialised photovoltaic cells that will collect and convert laser power into useable power for future space and lunar vehicles. This technology has ...

UK and Italy agree to deepen cooperation in space and cyber domains

Maritime February 20, 2023

The UK and Italy have agreed to further strengthen military collaboration as Defence Ministers Ben Wallace and Guido Crosetto signed a new Joint-Statement of Intent on bilateral defence co-operation. The agreement was signed following a bilateral meeting and will see deeper cooperation and collaboration across military operations, particularly in the space ...

EDA begins research into automatic air-to-air refuelling for hose and drogue system

Air January 9, 2023

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has begun a new research project, led by Spain and in collaboration with Germany, to develop an automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with the hose and drogue system. The two-year EDA project which has a budget of €4 million, will involve an industry consortium of Airbus ...