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US Space Force joins Scott Morrison for AUKUS panel

written by Adam Thorn | April 28, 2025

The commander overseeing the US Space Force’s Indo-Pacific team is set to join former prime minister Scott Morrison on a panel discussing the importance of AUKUS to our local space sector.

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Brigadier General Anthony J Mastalir will return to this year’s Australian Space Summit & Exhibition to discuss the landmark security partnership alongside Curtin University director Gary Hale.

He will also make a keynote address and anchor another panel alongside Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, the effective head of Australia’s own Space Command.

This year’s Australian Space Summit features an unrivalled line-up of global industry figures, including NASA’s former chief technologist A.C. Charania, Australia’s most recent astronaut, Eric Philips, and Dr Kelly Fast, who currently oversees NASA’s Planetary Defense department.

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Our unique AUKUS session will unpack the security alliance in the context of Australia’s evolving role in space.

Our big-hitting panellists will discuss AUKUS’ effect specifically on Australia’s space capabilities – from situational awareness to communications infrastructure – and address its challenges and opportunities.

It significantly comes months after Australia finished construction of a new AUKUS radar in Western Australia that will track dangerous objects in space, in tandem with similar sites in the UK and the US.

It’s hoped the three together – known as the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) – will provide 24-hour global and all-weather coverage that’s difficult to obtain with existing technology.

To hear from Brigadier General Mastalir in person, come along to the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition.

Other major headliners include Enrico Palermo, head of the Australian Space Agency; James Palmer, the CEO of Space Centre Australia; and Dr Ulpia-Elena Botezatu, one of the most senior figures serving on the UN’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

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For more information on the agenda, click here.

To see the full list of speakers, click here.

Click here to learn more about the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition.

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