Defence bins multi-billion dollar satellite program

A multi-billion dollar contract with Lockheed Martin for Australia’s first “sovereign-controlled” military satellite communication constellation has been cancelled by the federal government. Defence announced the decision on Monday, ending a contract estimated to be worth up to $7 billion over its life before it was signed. In a statement, the department said the cancelled the…

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