Shipbuilders, on Canada’s west coast, have formed an alliance to provide a unified voice to all levels of government to promote BC’s shipbuilding industry. The group will operate under the name of the Pacific Coast Shipbuilders Association (PCSA).

NGRAIN solutions have enabled the US Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, which trains soldiers how to repair and overhaul construction equipment that supports ground missions, to achieve a $14-million (USD) savings each year. The savings have made it possible for the school to extend the curriculum to include training on new vehicle technology.

“With NGRAIN-enabled courseware in our classrooms, we are able to shave 12 hours off the 40-hour brake system training block,” explained Cecil Caldwell, Chief, Maintenance Training Division, Fort Leonard Wood, US Army. “With an annual training load of approximately 1,200 students, this one-and-a half day reduction in training time translates to more than $14-million in savings per year. We now apply this savings to deliver training for new vehicle technology, including wet brakes maintenance and repair.”

Vancouver-based NGRIAN has opened a new North American office in Richmond Virginia. The new office will provide direct support to the company’s local and East Coast customers, which include the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security armed services. This new office come on the heels of the company's new Ottawa office opened late summer.

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has won a USD $2.2 billion contract with the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, in support of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) for 724 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) for a Foreign Military Sale (FMS).

Washington Marine Group has acquired substantially all of the Victoria-based assets of Canadian Maritime Engineering’s (CME) ship repair business at the Esquimalt Graving dock.

The CME assets include a large shop, shipyard machinery and equipment, which Victoria Shipyards (VSL) will utilize in the execution of the Frigate Life Extension program (FELEX) for the Canadian Navy. In addition to the CME assets, VSL will be purchasing a number of other mobile buildings in the coming months to provide the necessary facilities to support the FELEX team and to efficiently serve our customer.

General Dynamics Canada and Marport C-Tech Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting the stage for the joint development and marketing of a suite of next generation underwater acoustic products to support underwater military Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

Insitu Inc., a Boeing subsidiary, completed a successful flight demonstration of its first ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard Canadian Naval vessel HMCS GLACE BAY (MM 701).

The Boeing Company has successfully completed its Industrial & Regional Benefits (IRB) Program for Phase 2 of the CF-18 Fighter Avionics Modernization Program for the Canadian Forces, three years ahead of schedule. 

"The completion of the CF-18 Phase 2 IRB program continues our long-standing global commitment to partner with local industry," said Gwen Kopsie, director of International Industrial Participation & Alliances for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. "The relationship between Boeing and Canada flows both ways - bringing Boeing new business and best-of-industry suppliers, while developing partnerships and issuing contracts that result in long-term, high-value jobs for Canadians."

Highland Integrated Surveillance Systems, Inc (HISS) has received a contract from FLIR Systems, Inc. to install Star SAFIRE III stabilized EO/IR surveillance systems on Bell 412 and BK-117 aircraft for a government agency in the Middle East.

Command of Joint Task Force Afghanistan was transferred from Brigadier-General (BGen) Jonathan Vance to BGen Daniel Ménard during a ceremony held November 19, 2009 at Kandahar Airfield.