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Fleet Space key role for SA tech in defence

Ryan McClenaghan (ILF2022) 
The Advertiser

Australia’s military will use cutting-edge, Adelaide-designed satellites for tactical communications and data transmission in far-flung areas, as Lot Fourteen-based Fleet Space Technologies makes its first foray into the defence industry with a multimillion-dollar contract.

Under the $6.4m contract, Fleet will supply Defence with next-generation commercial satellites that enable secure communications between forces in areas where connectivity is “limited”.

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