CDR News Line
26.08.2020
KONGSBERG Strengthens Digital Offering in the Maritime Space
KONGSBERG plans to increase investment in maritime digital solutions, focusing on building strong partnerships and combining Kongsberg Digital’s two maritime divisions into one brand: Digital Ocean. Digital Ocean will be headed up by former SVP Energy and digital twin expert Andreas
24.08.2020
Operational Pause on CT-114 Tutor Fleet Lifted
The Commander of 2 Canadian Air Division, Brigadier-General Denis O’Reilly, has lifted the operational pause on the CT-114 Tutor fleet.
24.08.2020
BAE Systems Wins $495 Million Contract from USAF
The U.S. Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a $495 million contract to continue to provide a wide range of instrumentation support and sustainment services to military and government agencies for the U.S. and its allies. BAE Systems has been involved in the Instrumentation Range Support Program
21.08.2020
Colonel (Ret’d) Richard Fawcett joins ADGA’s Executive team as Vice-President, Defence
Colonel (Ret’d) Fawcett served 34 years in the Canadian Armed Forces in a variety of command and staff appointments, serving in Canada and internationally with both NATO and the United Nations. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College with a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering
19.08.2020
SkyAlyne Announces Pan-Canadian Team of Experts for FAcT Program
SkyAlyne has officially unveiled its expanded team of strategic subcontractors to pursue the RCAF's Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program. SkyAlyne is a qualified supplier for the FAcT program.
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.

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