24 June 2020
Speaking at the opening of Silentium Defence’s new facility in Parafield, South Australia, Minister Pyne said the company had been awarded an $870,000 contract to advance development of a system for enhanced space situational awareness. A second contract, valued at $647,000, would support the development of an advanced capability to provide broad-area situational awareness for bases and vehicles.
The Government is investing more than $1.6 billion over 10 years to build the innovation capabilities of Australian industry, universities and research institutions and to deliver solutions for Defence capability.