CDR News Line
17.08.2020
DND Acquires Enterprise-Wide Modest3D Licenses
DND Acquires Enterprise-Wide Modest3D Licenses to Support Development of Remote Immersive Training
17.08.2020
CAE Awarded U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Contract
CAE USA has been awarded a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and its Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT 2.5) initiative.
11.08.2020
RCN Frigates Return to Davie Shipyard for Mid-Life Refit
Davie has made history with the official launch of the long-term naval frigate maintenance and upgrade program.
Canada's first new AOPS HMCS Harry DeWolf
10.08.2020
Sixth AOPS to be Named in Honour of Canadian Naval Hero, Robert Hampton Gray
The RCN's sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) will be named in honour of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, a Canadian naval hero of the Second World War.
10.08.2020
CAE appoints Daniel Gelston as Group President, Defence & Security
CAE has appointed Daniel Gelston as Group President, Defence & Security, effective August 24, 2020. He will be based in Washington, D.C. and will be succeeding Heidi Wood, CAE's Executive Vice–President, Business Development & Growth Initiatives, who was also acting as interim
10.08.2020
GeoSpectrum Unveils New C-BASS Family of Underwater Transducers
GeoSpectrum Technologies, an Elbit Systems’ subsidiary, has unveiled the ground-breaking C-Bass family of compact Very Low Frequency (VLF) long-range acoustic underwater transducers.

07.08.2020
OSI to Provide its Submarine Navigation System to the RCN
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has signed a contract to provide the company’s advanced submarine solution, Tactical Dived Navigation System (TDNS), for a new build submarine program.
05.08.2020
Thales Delivers Innovative In-Service Support for New AOPS Vessel
As the In-Service Support (ISS) provider for the HMCS Harry DeWolf and all of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels and Joint Support Ships, Thales will build on years of extensive planning to continue its work under the AJISS contract onboard the first vessel
04.08.2020
Production of Armoured Combat Support Vehicles Begins
Production on the first Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) has begun in London, Ontario at the General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada manufacturing facilities. These new vehicles will fulfill a variety of combat support roles such as that of Troop/Cargo Vehicle (TCV), ambulance, command post,
04.08.2020
Vard Marine’s 4 19 Vessel Receives Second ABS Approval
The Vard 4 19 is a highly capable large offshore windfarm Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with primary functions including accommodation, transferring technicians to installations as well as storing spare parts and tools for operations in US offshore wind farms.
04.08.2020
Canadian Armed Forces Airlift Support to the UN for COVID-19 Concludes
From July 23 to 31, 2020, the CAF delivered more than 82,500 kg of vital COVID-19 related supplies to Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guatemala, and Barbados. Air Detachment-Panama – composed of one CC-177 Globemaster III, crew, and logistics support
04.08.2020
Davie Confirms Polar Leadership with Launch of the National Icebreaker Centre
Davie has launched the National Icebreaker Centre (NIC) reflecting its leadership role in the rejuvenation of Canada's entire icebreaking fleet under the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
31.07.2020
Canada Receives Proposals to Replace its Fighter Jets
In response to the formal Request for Proposals released last summer, the following eligible suppliers have submitted proposals for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP)
31.07.2020
Government of Canada Receives First New AOPS
The RCN marked the most significant milestone in its shipbuilding program with the delivery of the first new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS). Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf, the first of a class of six, is named in honour of Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, a Canadian
RCAF CC-138 Twin Otters are workhorses in Canada's north
31.07.2020
Viking Renews Twin Otter Series 400 “Maintenance Plus” Support with Peru Air Force
Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia and the Fuerza Aerea del Peru (FAP) have renewed their comprehensive Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft support contract originally initiated in 2016 for a further five years under Viking’s Maintenance Plus (M+) Program. The FAP operates twelve

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