The new contracts include: a proactive communications agreement to provide satellite service for U.S. Military troops in Southern Afghanistan; contracts with Atlas Iron and Nixon Communications to provide satellite connectivity for remote pipeline construction and mining operations in Australia; a contract with Hitron to support satellite projects across Papua New Guinea; and a partnership in Timor Leste to provide U.S. Navy satcom service.

    In a statement, NewSat CEO Adrian Ballintine said the new contracts have increased the company’s 2011 financial year business total to $16 million. “NewSat’s focus on military, mining, oil and gas has seen NewSat deliver consistent results, quarter-after-quarter. This positions us well for our first geostationary communications satellite, Jabiru-1, which will deliver greater satellite capacity to these markets.”