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Adam is a journalist who has worked for more than 40 media brands in the UK and Australia. Today, he mostly writes about aviation, space and defence.
The appointment of Dan Lloyd comes months after the axing of the $3 billion JP9102 SATCOM project and also follows the cancellation of several other high-profile space contracts in 2023.
The green light marks the final regulatory hurdle that needed to be cleared and follows the Australian Space Agency granting the company a launch licence in November.
The IGNIS project, a collaboration with Australian universities, will use sensors to provide a “3D view inside a thundercloud” that could one day alert firefighters on the ground to new blazes.
The Australian government has already announced intentions to purchase four of the surveillance aircraft, which can fly at 50,000 feet for more than 24 hours at a time.
It comes after a challenging year for Boeing in both the space and aviation sectors, including mechanical difficulties with its Starliner spacecraft and renewed scrutiny on the safety of its aircraft.
It comes after Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced in October that Australia’s military would target achieving net zero emissions by 2050 by transitioning to alternative fuel sources and introducing renewable electricity.
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