The Australian Defense Force has extended a contract to use Inmarsat’s satellites to 2027, expanding the agreement to cover managed services. These services enable a wide range of command, control, and situational awareness communications for the Australian Defence Force, the wider Department of Defence, and its Australian Government partners worldwide.

 

The contract extension, worth 221m Australian dollars ($291m), comes a month after the UK and Australia agreed to increase knowledge exchange and investment across their space sectors.

Speaking at the event, Brigadier Novak, Commander Defence Strategic Communications Branch, said: “Inmarsat has supported ADF satellite communications requirements at home and overseas for over 30 years. This partnership has increased our capability to support wide-ranging ADF operations and provide greatly improved quality of life services for our deployed people.”...MORE

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