CDR News Line
24.10.2023
MARSS Completes Demonstrations with UK MoD
MARSS Group has successfully demonstrated its NiDAR powered Command and Control (C2) systems to the UK MoD – showcasing its ability to present multi-domain data on a single screen.
24.10.2023
Saab Receives Order for Gripen C/D Upgrade
Saab has received an additional order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to ensure the continued operation and capability enhancement of Gripen C/D. The order is valued at SEK 579 million.
24.10.2023
Cubic Wins Multiple U.S. Air Force Contracts
Cubic Defense has secured a Multiple Award Contract–Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (MAC ID/IQ) from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Architecture & Integration Directorate (AFLCMC/XA).
24.10.2023
CAE Announces Sale of its Healthcare Business for $311 million CAD
CAE announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell CAE's Healthcare business to Chicago-based Madison Industries for an enterprise value of C$311 million, subject to customary adjustments.
23.10.2023
Shield AI Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Sentient Vision to offer AI-Enabled Situational Awareness
A groundbreaking AI technology collaboration between Shield AI, an American defense technology company building the world’s best AI pilot, and Sentient Vision Systems (Sentient), an Australia-based leader in AI-enabled real-time situational awareness to deliver a next generation wide area motion
23.10.2023
Airbus Signs € 1.2 billion in Contracts for Work on French A330 MRTT Fleet
Airbus Defence and Space has signed two contracts valued at € 1.2 billion in total with France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) and Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé) for the Capability Enhancement and the In-Service Support of the French A330 MRTTs (Multi Role Tanker

23.10.2023
Canada Awards $560M Contract to Weir Canada to Manage the Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Department of National Defence, awarded a $560-million contract to Weir Canada Inc. to manage the Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE). The first contract will be for five years, beginning in April 2024, with options to
21.10.2023
Minister Blair & DND Release Statement Regarding the Explosion at Al Ahli Arab Hospital on October 17
“Canada is deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by the explosion at Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023. We reiterate our sincere condolences to all those who lost loved ones."
20.10.2023
Contract Awarded for CCG’s First-Ever Hybrid Vessel
Canada has awarded a $55.5 million contract to Chantier Naval Forillon in Gaspé, Quebec, to build the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) first-ever diesel-electric hybrid vessel with a Battery Energy Storage System, designed to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. This contract is part of the
18.10.2023
Saab Collaborates in NATO Underwater Exercises
Saab’s underwater systems supported elements of two ‘operational experimentation exercises’ involving over 2,000 civilian and military personnel from 15 NATO nations, Ireland and Sweden.
18.10.2023
Remote Rescue Recognized as Winner of 2022 Cormorant Trophy
Leonardo is has announced the winners of the 2022 Cormorant Trophy which has been awarded to Rescue 439, a CH-149 Griffon helicopter crew that pushed the aircraft to its limits in challenging conditions in an evolving remote rescue scenario in Quebec.
17.10.2023
Meta Materials Appoints Jim Fusaro as New CEO
Meta Materials Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Jim Fusaro as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. George Palikaras has been removed as President and CEO and is no longer with the Company.
13.10.2023
Minister Blair Concludes Visit to Belgium for Ukraine Defense Contact Group and NATO Defence Ministers’ Meetings
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, concluded a productive visit to Brussels, Belgium, where he participated in the 16th United States-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting (DMM).
11.10.2023
More Military Donations Heading to Ukraine
This includes boots, thermal layers, and winter sleeping bags. This also includes patterned military uniforms for 2000 female Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers, which will be manufactured in Canada. This donation is funded by the $500 million tranche in funding for military assistance to Ukraine
11.10.2023
SEA Canada Launches in Canada
Leading UK defence and security electronic system specialist SEA has launched in Canada following its recent acquisition of defence support provider JSK Naval Support Inc (JSK).

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