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Arlula, an Australian start-up company, is to gain further funding from Lockheed Martin Ventures, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. Arlula announced the new investment, Oct. 19. It is the second major investment that Arlula has had this year. It also had a successful round of funding led by Main Sequence Ventures earlier this year

Founded in 2018, Arlula has built a platform that integrates commercial and government satellite imagery from operators around the world in order to reduce the time it takes to access Earth observation data. Through its cloud-based infrastructure, Arlula provides businesses on the ground with the ability to integrate and manage satellite data feeds from anywhere in the world. Remote asset managers in the fields of mining, oil and gas, and forestry can now acquire and operationalise satellite imagery at scale, which Arlula says will eliminate the need for complicated technology integrations, lengthy business contracts and negotiations.

“Lockheed Martin’s investment is a validation of our technology and our vision for the future of satellite imaging. We are thrilled to have an investor that shares our commitment to innovation and our dedication to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the space industry,” Sebastian Chaoui, Co-founder and CEO, Arlula said in a statement.