U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada a $33.2 million delivery order to produce 21 RG-31 Mk5EM and 6 RG-31 Mk5E vehicles for its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle program.

OSI Geospatial Inc. announced its U.S. Operations has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Army valued at approximately US$2.8 million. Under the terms of this contract, the Company will develop advanced medical training technology.

Force Protection Industries, Inc. and SNC-Lavalin Defense Contractors, Inc. announced the formation of a strategic partnership to collaborate on the solution for the Canadian Government’s Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (“TAPV”) program.

Ultra Electronics’ Maritime Systems division in Nova Scotia, Canada has been awarded a $25 million (Cdn) contract by the Defence Material Organization (DMO) in Den Haag, Netherlands.

A CF-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed during a practice session for the Alberta International Airshow in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Avcorp Industries Inc has signed an agreement with BAE Systems Operations Ltd. for the production of the F35 CV-OBW commencing in 2010 and with potential deliveries through 2023.

Vecima Networks Inc. of Victoria, BC, has signed an agreement to supply its VistaMAX 802.16-2004 compliant 5.8GHz wireless communications platform to the United States Air Force.

For the first time, a Bombardier Q400 aircraft will be flown using fuel from an oilseed crop as part of a new biofuel test program. A six-partner consortium, led by Saskatchewan-based Targeted Growth Canada (TGC), expects to demonstrate the emerging biofuel produced from camelina in a Porter Airlines Q400 turboprop by early 2012. Renewable fuel from camelina offers a real opportunity to reduce the environmental impact of commercial aviation by significantly reducing carbon lifecycle emissions.

Force Protection, Inc. has received notification from the Government of Canada that it has been selected to continue in the procurement for the Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle Project ("TAPV"). Force Protection responded to the Solicitation of Interest and Qualification (SOIQ) phase with their Cougar 4x4 and 6x6 variants in June 2010.

Rolls-Royce has been selected by Lockheed Martin as the in-service support provider for the engines on the CC-130J military transport aircraft flown by the Canadian Air Force. The base contract, valued at more than USD $70 million, will provide Lockheed Martin with logistics support for the AE 2100D3 engines for the next six years. The contract has a potential value exceeding USD $260 million over the life expectancy of the fleet.