Lockheed Martin to Deliver New Australian Defence Satellite Communication System

Lockheed Martin has been contracted to deliver Australia's new Defence satellite communication system, through Phase 1 of the Joint Project 9102.

“Once delivered, the new system will increase the resilience, agility and flexibility of Defence’s military satellite capability.”Air Vice-Marshal Scheul , the Head of Air Defence and Space Systems Division states.

"The project would deliver Australia’s first sovereign-controlled satellite communication system over the Indo-Pacific ocean regions." added Air Vice-Marshal Scheul

The new satellite communication system will include:

• New Defence controlled and operated geo-stationary communications satellites
• Multiple ground stations across Australia
• Integrated Satellite Communications Management System
• Two new satellite communications operations centres