Akula Tech

Akula Tech Pty Ltd is an Australian aerospace company founded in June 2022 by Preetham Akula and headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. The company specializes in the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of custom satellite buses and defense systems, with a focus on Earth observation, communications, and research and development satellite platforms. Akula Tech's satellites incorporate adaptive artificial intelligence that enables mission reconfiguration after launch to meet evolving objectives, combined with on-board data processing and analysis to deliver faster insights. The company uses advanced manufacturing methods including metal and composite 3D printing and a tightly integrated hardware-software development process to achieve competitive design and cost efficiency. Akula Tech collaborates with the University of South Australia, Swinburne University of Technology, and AIILA Innovations on applications of satellite AI for wildfire monitoring and other critical environmental challenges.