The Nova Systems Space Precinct has continued to strengthen its role in Australia's growing space industry, supporting national and international missions while providing infrastructure for the global space economy.

Dutch State Secretary for Defence Derk Boswijk has signed a letter of intent with Electro Optic Systems. The letter has covered further work on EOS' Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon technology, which is designed for counter-drone defence.

The Defence Space Safety Program is supporting the ADF’s activities in space while ensuring commanders and managers have the flexibility that is essential for Defence operations | Grant McHerron

Technology company Fujitsu and cyber security firm Darktrace have launched a new Australian partnership to lift cyber defence capabilities against new and emerging threats | Max Blenkin

SkySight has been awarded £718,586 in funding from the UK’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency. The company is a start-up based in Brisbane, Queensland. 

Queensland-based aerospace companies Gilmour Space Technologies and Hypersonix have signed an agreement to develop hypersonic flight-test options for defence and commercial programs in Australia and overseas.

Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research at the University of Western Australia, has conducted a successful demonstration of a bi-directional space-to-ground laser communication link.

The Australian Defence Force has partnered with the University of New South Wales to trial new ways of monitoring and understanding activity in Earth’s orbit.

Nova Systems has formalised a strategic partnership with global Earth Observation company Planet.

REDARC Defence & Space has expanded its sovereign testing and compliance capability through an upgrade to its inhouse Testing & Compliance facilities.

Southern Launch has officially opened a Canberra office.

Saab Australia has formally delivered Australia’s newest deployable military hospitals, Joint Program 2060 Phase 3 to the Australian Defence Force.

Myriota has appointed Richard Leon as Chief Financial Officer as the company prepares for its next phase of global growth and an upcoming capital raise.

Defence has been trialling a new space surveillance sensor to monitor objects and activity in space in South Australia.

The 19th Australian Space Forum, presented by the Andy Thomas Space Foundation, will bring together international space agencies, defence figures, senior government and industry leaders in Adelaide on 21 and 22 July.

Under the revisited project to acquire space communications, Defence plans to start out with a basic geostationary satellite capability to enter service quickly | Max Blenkin