MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has signed a contract with SNC-Lavalin Defence Programs to extend operational services for up to eight years for the Canadian Department of National Defence's twelve Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels. MDA, an original member of the SNC-Lavalin-led team that designed and built the vessels, provided integrated ship systems, and continues to provide operational support services on both coasts.

After more than three years of discussions between the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Elgin Military Museum (EMM), Ian Raven, Museum Executive Director, signed the official Donation Agreement to transfer ownership of the decommissioned submarine HMCS Ojibwa to the Elgin Military Museum in St. Thomas, Ontario.   

The Summit is being hosted by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and Seaspan Marine Corporation, and will provide western Canadian SMEs an opportunity to meet with Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. and Irving Shipyards, who were selected to construct the non-combat and combat work packages respectively under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS).

Claxton publications will be launching “CANADA, DEMOCRACY AND THE F-35” authored by Alan S. Williams on Monday, 7 May 2012, from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m at the Rideau Club, Room 601, 99 Bank Street, Ottawa.

Rheinmetall Canada has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Usicast Industries, of Adstock, Quebec for possible work on the Textron Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) for the Canadian Forces. Textron has submitted a proposal to supply 500 vehicles to the Canadian Army, with an option for up to 100 additional TAPVs. Rheinmetall Canada, as a Textron TAPV teammate, would use Usicast as a subcontractor.