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.
Testing complete on first GPS satellite
Despite earlier delays, the completion of the latest batch of testing means that Lockheed Martin's first GPS III satellite will be available for launch this year.
The company announced that it has finished system-level Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) and the launch is expected in August.
Lockheed Martin is contracted to provide the first eight GPS III Space Vehicles (SV) and a spokesperson from the company told Shephard that they are hoping to be awarded a further contract for vehicles nine and 10 later this year.
The company will also be competing for the GPS III 11+ programme; a Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on 8
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