Operation NANOOK , the Canadian Forces’ largest annual demonstration of Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic, began August 6, 2010 as the Canadian-led Naval Task Group crossed the 60th parallel en route to the High Arctic.
TAPV Is a Program to Replace The RG-31 Military Vehicle
According to the CF, a number of critical deficiencies have been identified within the current fleet of soft-skinned and older light armoured vehicles which are no longer capable of meeting today’s and future requirements for mobility, ergonomics, information and intelligence sharing, and the ability to deliver integrated lethal and non-lethal effects. In addition, they fail to provide an adequate level of protection against current and emerging threats.
Meggitt Training Systems attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Sandy Springs Gun Club in Sandy Springs, GA, where Meggitt has installed its Next Generation Wireless Target (XWT) retrieval system. The XWT is the shooting industry’s first wireless, 360-degree turning target retrieval system.
U.S. and Russian fighter jets will take part in a joint exercise in August for the first time, shadowing a mock hijacked airliner over the United States, military officials said on August 2, 2010.
Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 10 new Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) outer wings on July 28, 2010 for installation on a CP-140 Aurora for the Government of Canada. These wings will be installed by IMP Aerospace, a Lockheed Martin P-3 service center located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Canadian military jets intercepted two Russian bombers on July 28, 2010 as they approached Canadian airspace near the Arctic said Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay.
In our last commentary, CDR warned against the possibility of the government going sole-source and selecting Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as its replacement for the current CF-18 fighter aircraft. Well, the ink was barely dry on those words as that issue of CDR hit the streets and the government made its big announcement.
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.