Australia To Acquire Reconnaissance, Comms Satellites

Buccaneer
First Buccaneer satellite.
Credit: DSTG and University of New South Wales.
Australia has said it will acquire reconnaissance and communications satellites while also building space-awareness cooperation with the U.S. Until now reliant on U.S. satellite intelligence and communications, Canberra is allocating A$3.2-4.8 billion ($2.1-3.1 billion) to acquire a “sovereign...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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