Héroux-Devtek Inc. has announced that its Rivière-des-Prairies facility will close in September 2010. Some of the production, essentially consisting of small landing gear components, will be transferred to Héroux-Devtek's other facilities in the Greater Montreal area. Under the plan, some of the RDP workforce of 34 employees will be relocated to the Company's other local facilities.

CAE has been awarded a contract valued at approximately C$90 million, by Lockheed Martin, for a comprehensive CC-130J aircraft maintenance technician training solution for the Government of Canada.

The contract was awarded under the program called the CC-130J In-Service Support (ISS) for Canada's new fleet of 17 CC-130J Hercules transport aircraft. This is the second major CC-130J contract awarded to CAE, following the contract award last year directly from the Government of Canada for a comprehensive CC-130J aircrew training solution under the program called the Operational Training Systems Provider (OTSP).

Pacific Safety Products Inc. has received an offer from Revision Eyewear Inc. to purchase all the issued and outstanding shares of PSP at a price of Cdn $0.18 per share in an all-cash transaction.

Revision is a private company with corporate headquarters in Montreal and operational headquarters in Essex Junction, Vermont, USA which develops and delivers purpose-built eye protection solutions for military and tactical clients worldwide.

Héroux-Devtek Inc. will be investing a total of $26.5 million at its Kitchener, Ontario landing gear facility, to support its world class international customers. The Kitchener facility, Héroux-Devtek's centre for fabrication of medium to large size landing gear components, currently employs 160 people.

This May, Military Channel celebrates Military Appreciation Month, saluting all branches of the Armed Forces. In TOUGHEST MILITARY JOBS, viewers explore the most difficult and dangerous jobs on land, in the air, at sea and at military bases across the world. Each episode will focus on one specific area of the military and the tasks necessary to keep every soldier safe. Additionally, the series profiles the efforts necessary to keep all of the high-tech equipment operating effectively. TOUGHEST MILITARY JOBS premieres Thursday, May 13 at 9 PM (ET) on Military Channel.

Delivery of the first NH90 NFH helicopter to the French Navy occurred on May 5th at Eurocopter’s Marignane plant in France. 

To date, the French Forces have ordered 61 NH90 aircraft among which 27 are the Naval NFH version and 34 the utility transport TTH version, to be followed by a subsequent optional batch of 34 TTH aircraft.

Viking Air of Victoria, BC, Canada has appointed Team JAS of Jacksonville, Florida, and Universal Avionique Inc. of Miami, Florida, as the first two Factory- Endorsed Component Centers (“FECC”) in the Twin Otter Series 400 and legacy de Havilland Canada aircraft support network. The companies were selected for the FECC program due to their long-standing history providing quality service to the worldwide Twin Otter fleet, and their ability to meet the demands of the changing landscape as new Series 400 Twin Otters are introduced to the market.

Viking Air Limited of Victoria, BC, Canada has completed the heavy maintenance and engine upgrade contract awarded on behalf of the Government of Argentina by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and reached an agreement for repairs on a second DHC-6-200 Twin Otter to be completed in co-operation with Argentine Air Force personnel (AAF).

Northstar Aerospace (Canada), Inc., a subsidiary of Northstar Aerospace, Inc. has received a contract from The Boeing Company for the production of transmission components using the innovative split-torque Face Gear technology for the U.S. Army's AH-64D Apache Block III Helicopter Modernization Program.

The National Capital Commission (NCC) and the Canadian Navy officially broke ground for the national naval monument at Richmond Landing, in the core of Canada’s Capital.

The monument, designed by artist Al McWilliams, architects Joost Bakker and Bruce Haden, all from Vancouver, British Columbia, will be a public symbol in the heart of Ottawa that will pay homage to the hundreds of thousands of Canadian men and women who have served Canada in peace and war in our naval forces during the Canadian Navy’s first century of existence.