Saab launches Australian-built space command and control platform

Saab has launched the Allied Mission System (AMS), a cloud-based platform designed to integrate space domain awareness, mission management, and command and control [44]. The system is intended to allow operators to monitor and respond to activities occurring in orbit [44].

The platform works by fusing data from integrated sensors and third-party assets [44]. It uses automated analysis to provide decision support, allowing operators to manage missions, task systems, and coordinate assets [44]. To facilitate future growth, the AMS utilizes a modular architecture, which enables the separate evolution of applications, mission services, and data services [44]. Saab has also designed the system to integrate with wider multi-domain operations in the future [44].

The AMS was designed and built in Australia, though it is intended for deployment worldwide [44]. It will be sold as software as a service, a model that allows customers to tailor and extend the platform's functionality [44]. Saab currently provides command and control systems for land, sea, and air forces in various countries [44].

Andy Keough, the managing director of Saab Australia, said the platform was designed to provide users with the capability to act in a highly congested and contested domain [44]. He stated that the technology leverages Saab's experience with multi-domain command and control systems and represents a commitment to sovereign capability development [44].

South Australian Minister for Defence and Space Industries Chris Picton said the AMS demonstrates advanced technologies being developed in South Australia [44]. He noted that as space becomes more important for national security, companies like Saab help develop necessary sovereign capabilities while creating high-skilled jobs and strengthening the defense industry [44].