Australia looks towards space with force restructure, investment and training
Australia is looking to improve its presence in space with a focus on communications and creating a dedicated segment of its defence forces committed to the domain.
Ricoh is displaying a new long range surveillance unit for the first time at Counter Terror Expo in London.
Graeme Thursfield, business development manager at Ricoh, explained that this was the first functional model the company has displayed that has been brought over from the Japanese side of the business.
‘We are looking to target military and law enforcement markets, including the navy for maritime surveillance,’ Thursfield added.
While the company could not reveal any customers, Thursfield mentioned that one potential customer was looking to mount the device on a vehicle.
‘We would be looking to sell one unit at
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Australia is looking to improve its presence in space with a focus on communications and creating a dedicated segment of its defence forces committed to the domain.
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