EM Solutions Awarded Australian Defense Grant to Develop Next-generation Maritime Satellite Terminal

Brisbane, Australia, April 1, 2014--EM Solutions, a Brisbane-based designer and manufacturer of broadband satellite communications equipment, was awarded by the Austrailian Minister for Defense a grant under Round 18 of the AUS$ 13 million Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) program to develop the next-generation satellite terminal for ships.

Managed by the Australian Defense Science and Technology Organisation, the CTD program supports Australian industry to develop and demonstrate new technologies that could contribute to Defence capability. 

“Seven technology proposals from Australian companies and universities have been selected this year to demonstrate possible defence applications,” said Australian Senator David Johnston “These proposals have the potential to advance defense capability, produce innovative products for defense and civilian use, and stimulate Australian industry growth,”  Johnston added.

Dr. Rowan Gilmore, Managing Director of EM Solutions said “This award will enable EM Solutions to develop a third-generation, mobile wideband satellite communications terminal. Using the company’s proven satellite acquisition and pointing technology, and its broadband radio systems, this terminal will have the potential to roam between WGS (X-band and Ka-band) and commercial Ka-band satellites depending on location and weather in the same way that a mobile phone can roam between cellular networks.”

The CTD project is planned to commence in mid-2014 and be completed by the end of 2015. 

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