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United States : DigitalGlobe Announces Four-Year Direct Access Contract with the Australian Department of Defence for Real-time Access to the Worlds Highest-Resolution Commercial Satellite Imagery
Publish Date : 17-Aug-2017
DigitalGlobe, Inc., the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it signed a Direct Access Program (DAP) contract with the Australian Department of Defence. This multi-year agreement will allow the Australian government to access DigitalGlobes industry-leading commercial satellite imaging constellation to support defense and intelligence missions. The contract is expected to deliver $83.0 million USD in incremental revenue to DigitalGlobe over four years, beginning in January 2018.
As a DAP partner, the Australian Department of Defence will be able to directly task and download imagery in real-time to its ground station from all five DigitalGlobe satellitesincluding WorldView-4, launched in November 2016, and WorldView-3, launched in August 2014, which are the worlds two highest-resolution commercial satellites. The addition of Australiaa key ally of the U.S. and member of the Five Eyes intelligence allianceexpands the global footprint of DigitalGlobes DAP program and reflects the Australian governments commitment to increase the use of commercial satellite imagery for its critical national defense and intelligence missions.
MDA is a long-standing partner in DigitalGlobes Direct Access Program and will be providing the multi-satellite ground system to support tasking, reception and precision processing of imagery from the satellite constellation. VIASAT will provide the ground antenna systems that will enable direct tasking and downlink capabilities.
DigitalGlobe is a trusted partner to the Australian Department of Defence, said Dan Jablonsky, SVP and General Manager of Defense & Intelligence at DigitalGlobe. We currently provide timely, high-resolution imagery to Australia via our web-based SecureWatch service. This agreement provides enhanced, real-time access to DigitalGlobes industry-leading satellite constellation to enable decision-making with confidence. We look forward to working closely with Australia as it further integrates high-quality commercial satellite imaging capabilities into its military operations, border protection and humanitarian missions."
