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.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is awarding a $11,092,685 firm-fixed-price contract to Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., for Adjusted Metric Support Data/Digital Point Positioning Data Base (AMSD/DPPDB) and Controlled Image Base (CIB).
AMSD/DPPDB is a database of imagery used for targeting purposes. CIB is used for mission planning systems to assist mission profile development, perspective view generation, digital moving maps, and theater battle management.
Work will be performed in Melbourne, Fla., and will be completed by April 2012. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is the contracting activity (NMA30203D0006).
Source: US DoD
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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