APDR News in Brief 3 August 2020

Kleos Space details Q2 ops: Kleos Space, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service company, provides the following update for the quarter ending 30 June 2020. The company’s US subsidiary was awarded a contract to initialise and prepare the Application Programming Interface (API) for Kleos data to be accessed by the Micro-Satellite Military Utility Project Arrangement which is an agreement under the Responsive Space Capabilities Memorandum of Understanding involving the Departments and Ministries of Defence of Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom and United States. The company entered into an Integrator and Channel Partner Agreement with Red Group Technologies to be an Integrator of and Channel Partner for products from their offices in Middle East and North Africa. In May 2020, the Company partnered with Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) to provide enhanced Maritime Domain Awareness capability to GSTS’s OCIANA product suite. The company extended engagement throughout South and Latin America through contracts and trials with companies and government organisations in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Mexico. The South and Latin American region has shown an incredible enthusiasm for Kleos data to help solve regional problems. Grants made to help support ADF families: Organisations that support Australian Defence Force (ADF) families across Australia will share in A$1.5 million to deliver programmes and services within their local communities. Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said the Family Support Funding Programme (FSFP) enables defence families to connect and interact with each other and the community in a variety of ways. “Defence families make incredible sacrifices and this funding contributes to a strong sense of community and a support network for those feeling the disruption and change from posting to a new location,” Chester said. “These grants will support defence families’ wellbeing and promote the sharing of ideas and information to help manage the demands of military life and allow families to settle into their local communities. Congratulations to the 44 grant recipients and thank you for all you do for our Defence families. I encourage any defence family that would like further information on accessing community resources and support to call the Defence Family Helpline on 1800 624 608.” The funding provided through the FSFP is available to community organisations to deliver support and services of value to defence families and the community they live in. The grants are managed by the Defence Community Organisation which provides a wide range of programs, information and assistance for defence families. For more information about the grants program and this year’s recipients visit the Defence Community Organisation website at: www.defence.gov.au/DCO/Community/FSFP/Current-recipients . GVH Aerospace secures contract with Leonardo: GVH Aerospace’s modular emergency medical aviation stretcher system has been selected by Leonardo for Italy’s Guardia di Finanza for their fleet of P-72B. Guardia di Finanza is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance, responsible for patrolling Italy’s coastlines and bordering international waters. The AeroStretcher Mk IV, is a modular emergency medical aviation stretcher system designed to quickly and easily convert aircraft into an aeromedical configuration. The system was first installed into the P-72B in late 2019. The Guardia di Finanza aircraft have been called upon over the last few months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the P-72B fleet has been flexibly reconfigured for casualty evacuation, inclusive of infectious disease containment systems to protect medical staff and aircrew during transit. For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Kym Bergmann at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Director of Sales Graham Joss at [email protected]