Innovation contracts to develop situational awareness capability
Last Updated: 24 June 2020
South Australian company Silentium Defence has been awarded two Defence Innovation Hub contracts to develop situational awareness capabilities, the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, announced on 19 July 2018.
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.
