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Skykraft forms international partnership to lead next-gen space project
Skykraft has announced the formal signing of Participating Project Partner Agreement for the “Demonstration of Collaborative Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)” project. Supported by an International Space Investment (ISI) India Projects grant from the Australian Government, this initiative marks a key step in supporting the growth of joint space projects between Australia and India.
ISI India Projects broadly aligns with the India Economic Strategy to 2035, especially regarding the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement – focusing on strengthening our bilateral relationships and activities with mutual understanding of common interests and shared values, in support of both countries’ prosperity.
The primary goal of the project is the development of next-generation collaborative PNT systems. PNT systems play a critical role in sectors such as transportation, communication, and infrastructure, however existing systems can be prone to errors. For example, the aviation industry has been particularly affected in a growing number of regions, with aircraft navigation systems being impacted or incorrect information being reported to Air Traffic Management (ATM) controllers.
The project will demonstrate the feasibility of large-scale constellations in LEO, address the vulnerability of existing Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in denied environments, investigate additional applications for PNT signals that can be exploited from LEO and, through the demonstration of the resilience of large-scale constellations (which can be easily updated and reconstituted), provide a roadmap to enable collaborative LEO-PNT.
This ISI India project will enhance Australia’s space capabilities by demonstrating innovative solutions for GNSS-independent positioning and timing and showcase the benefits of a sovereign, resilient, and assured PNT anywhere around the globe.
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