Project Value

$451,758

DIP Contribution

$150,000

Status

Completed Project

Project Lead

Vincent Lachance, Lux Aerobot Pty Ltd

Collaborating Partners

The University of South Australia, Lux Aerobot, Department of Defence, The University of Adelaide

Project Summary

Maritime border control is a high-priority concern for the Australian Defence Force.

Currently, Australia’s 50,000km coastline is monitored by aircraft through short-term missions to survey pre-selected areas of interest. These airborne missions are expensive and do not deliver a high temporal nor spectral resolution.

To address these challenges, Lux Aerobot will develop a solution consisting of a constellation system of self-organising, low-cost, high altitude balloons to provide near real-time ship detection.