CDR News Line
24.02.2021
DND Releases Statement Regarding PBO Report on the Canadian Surface Combatant
"After reviewing the report, we find that the key differences in our cost estimates can be primarily attributed to the PBO including provincial sales tax and the additional emphasis PBO puts on weight-related costing."  
23.02.2021
MDA Awarded CSC Contract
Lockheed Martin Canada has contracted MDA to provide the Laser Warning and Countermeasure (LWCM) System that will protect the ships against laser and optical guided threats.
19.02.2021
Chorus Aviation Subsidiary Wins Air Ambulance Contract
Chorus Aviation’s subsidiary, Voyageur Aviation Corp., has been awarded a contract for the provision of fixed-wing air ambulance service for Ambulance New Brunswick.
18.02.2021
Seaspan Awarded $453M OOSV Contract
The Government of Canada has awarded a contract of $453.8 million (taxes included) to Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards to enable the company to transition the offshore oceanographic science vessel (OOSV) project from the design phase to full construction.
18.02.2021
Maerospace Receives $1M Award from Canada to Extend Participation in IDEaS Project
Maerospace Corporation has been awarded a $1M contract to participate in phase 1b of the Canadian Government’s “Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)” defence innovation program. Under the terms of the new contract Maerospace will leverage the accomplishments
18.02.2021
De Havilland Canada Charts Future for the Dash 8 Aircraft Program
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the global Dash 8 operator community and outlined the path forward for the Dash 8 aircraft program. While the pandemic has ravaged the global aviation industry, De Havilland Canada is making future-oriented investments in

18.02.2021
Ultra Awarded CSC Subcontract to Provide Hull-Mounted Sonar
Ultra has been awarded a contract to commence work on the S2150-C Hull-Mounted Sonar (HMS) system for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program. This award comes soon after Ultra’s recent award of a contract to provide the CSC Variable Depth Sonar (VDS). These subcontracts move the
17.02.2021
Canada Launches Initiative to Assist CAF Members Transitioning to Civilian Life
Transition Centre Petawawa begins the trial of an initiative to assist members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and their families with transition to civilian life following service to Canada. The initiative was developed at Canadian Forces Base Borden, and is now being expanded to other
11.02.2021
CADSI Introduces the Canadian Defence Marketplace
Canadian Defence Marketplace is a new and innovative global platform bringing industry and government leaders together for virtual business-to-business and business-to-government meetings on May 6, 2021, and November 4, 2021.
11.02.2021
Unisync Wins RCMP & DND Contracts
Unisync Corp. has announced that its Peerless Division has been awarded a four year contract covering the supply of up to $3.1 million in operational clothing liners to the RCMP. The contract is for firm quantities totalling $1.5 million and an additional $1.6 million exercisable at the option
09.02.2021
CADSI Postpones CANSEC until 2022
In a letter to their members, CADSI today announced the postponement of CANSEC until 2022. With consideration for the needs of members and stakeholders, restrictions on mass gatherings continuing throughout 2021, and current and possible future emergency measures imposed by public health
09.02.2021
Telesat to Redefine Global Broadband Connectivity with the World’s Most Advanced Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Network
Telesat has entered into an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to be the prime manufacturer of Telesat’s global LEO constellation, Lightspeed, initially comprised of a fleet of 298 next-generation satellites integrated with an advanced ground network. Lightspeed is the most innovative,
09.02.2021
CAE and Pinnacle Solutions prepare to deliver Littoral Combat Ship simulators to U.S. Navy
CAE USA and Pinnacle Solutions have created a joint venture company called Xebec which will be delivering the first three Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Bridge Part-Task Trainers (BPTTs) to the United States Navy.
05.02.2021
Speel Praha Adopts GL Studio for L-39NG Trainer Jet Head-Up Display
Speel Praha has partnered with The DiSTI Corporation to use GL Studio Safety-Critical software to develop the Head-Up Display in Aero Vodochody Aerospace‘s next-generation advanced trainer jet.L-39NG Jet
04.02.2021
MDA Announces RADARSAT-2 Continuity Mission
MDA has embarked on a major new initiative to build a commercial Earth observation satellite mission which will serve to extend MDA's market-leading geospatial data, products and analytics services business well into the future.

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