At the company's launch in Brisbane in July, CEO and cofounder David Ruddiman said Indigo, which is also targeting telecommunications provision in remote and regional areas, was "absolutely committed" to pursuing Defence contracts.
"We are determined to work with our international partners on securing access to Defence here in Australia, because Australian forces operate in theatres of war that are within our coverage footprint...we believe we have the technology and the solutions to fulfil some of those Defence requirements," Ruddiman said.
Ruddiman said Indigo hoped to work with Australian integrators, and that the company was already in discussions with Nova Defence about opportunities to partner for comms on the move and other Defence technology applications.
Indigo is an Australian service provider for international mobile satellite service company Thuraya, and is spearheading its entry into the local market with two rugged mobile handsets, the Thuraya XT and Thuraya SG, and a lightweight Thuraya IP data terminal.
Indigo's satellite and terrestrial voice and data coverage extends across 100 per cent of the Australian landmass, and some 200 kilometres out to sea.