Revision Eyewear, a Montreal-based manufacturer of ballistic protective eyewear, has been awarded a contract for 10,600 Desert Locust Goggles by the Netherlands Defence Material Organization (DMO). Revision had previously sold nearly 40,000 sets of Revision Sawfly Spectacles to the DMO.
Pratt & Whitney announced that Hamilton Sundstrand, a key supplier on the F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II, placed a purchase order with Ottawa-based GasTOPS for the fan eddy current sensor for the F135. The agreement has a potential value of $48 million (U.S.) over the life of the program.
Intergraph has introduced the first military grade rack-mount workstation combining rugged hardware and a sealed, solid-state computer and memory to ensure protection from punishing environmental conditions and mission-ready capability. The patent-pending Intergraph TD-R 7X11R-S series rack-mount workstation was introduced at the recent U.S. Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland.
Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Christian Paradis, and Minister of National Defence, Peter MacKay, announced that the federal government has awarded a contract to Thales Systems Canada for $12.5 million and another to Rheinmetall Canada for $13.6 million. These contracts are part of the Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Project — an initiative to provide the Canadian Forces with enhanced persistent surveillance capability. detect, neutralize and clear improvised explosive devices and other hazards and to deliver route surveillance.
OSI Geospatial’s U.S. Systems Operations has signed a teaming agreement with Raytheon to develop and pursue the soldier modernization market. Under the terms of this agreement, OSI will be providing advanced technology and expertise from its Dismounted Close Combat, Command and Control System (DC4STM) range of products.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay has announced the contracting of Aero Support Canada to provide aircraft and maintenance support at 8 Wing, based at CFB Trenton. The contract, worth up to $11.5 million over five years, allows the newly-created Multi-Engine Utility Flight (MEUF) to provide light transport capabilities and training opportunities to help pilots maintain their flight proficiency.
CAE announced that it has changed its New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol from “CGT” to “CAE.” CAE already traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CAE.”
IMP Aerospace Components of Amherst, N.S., a division of IMP Group International, has been awarded a contract from Boeing that has a potential value of $49 million. The six-year contract will see approximately 30 new jobs created in Amherst to manufacture various structural components and assemblies for Boeing's Chinook Heavy Lift helicopter.
L-3 WESCAM of Burlington, Ontario, has announced that it has delivered its 1,000th MX-Series electro optic/infrared (EO/IR) imaging turret to the Defence Equipment Support at the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (U.K. MoD). The MX-15 will be installed on a Merlin HM Mk1.
CAE has also been awarded a series of contracts from prime contractor Lockheed Martin and an undisclosed customer to design and manufacture four C-130 simulators and several training devices for military customers around the world.
