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.
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, is one of seven awardees selected to receive a multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contracts (SITEC) specialty services in support of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The contract has a total potential value of $362 million to the awardees if all options are exercised.
Under the contract, contractors will assist the government in performing the daily operations necessary to sustain and maintain USSOCOM's global enterprise information technology specialty services environment. The work will be performed at multiple locations in and outside the United States. The anticipated total contract period of performance is five years. USSOCOM is the contracting activity.
Source: General Dynamics
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.
The Portuguese company’s naval communications system is in service across more than a dozen countries. It has turned to its home nation for support in developing a new vehicle based C2 system.
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Intelsat outlines how its multi-orbit SATCOM architecture is enhancing connectivity and resilience for special operations forces operating in degraded and contested environments.