Canada's Building Trades Unions support the decision made by the Government of Canada regarding the future of the shipbuilding industry. The proposed procurement process outlines the commercial bidding system for spending about $40 billion over the next 30 years.

The Government of Canada announced the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy; a long-term plan that will create good jobs in high-tech industries across Canada and provide much needed ships for the Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard. The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, made the announcement, together with the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.

The Boeing Company and Canadian industry partners announced the launch of a new research and development consortium aimed at strengthening Canada’s competitive position in the manufacturing of advanced composite materials for aerospace and other industries.
The Canadian Composites Manufacturing Research and Development consortium (CCMRD) brings together major aerospace companies and small-to-medium sized enterprises to develop and transform the latest technical and academic knowledge into practical solutions that will enhance Canada's global competitiveness.

Northstar Network Ltd. has signed a Letter of Intent with DEW Engineering and Development ULC covering up to $16M in total opportunities for Northstar. This agreement provides for collaboration between Northstar and DEW on a number of Canadian defence projects.

NGRAIN has launched two new products, the NGRAIN® Virtual Task RefresherTM (VTRTM) and NGRAIN® Virtual IndexTM (VITM). Designed to save time and increase knowledge on the job, the applications are ideally suited to organizations requiring an easy and cost effective way to quickly access information in any environment from headquarters to the field. The Virtual Task Refresher provides maintainers already deployed with a 3D equipment simulation that can be quickly referenced for procedural information. The Virtual Index provides easy access to any documentation and resources associated with equipment via hyperlinks on a 3D model of the system.

CMC Electronics will participate in the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) trials to be held in June 2010. CMC is demonstrating its TacView® portable mission display in a simulated joint U.S. - Canada combat search and rescue mission. Role players from the Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force will evaluate the TacView for suitability in their respective theatres of operations.

L-3 Communication Systems-West (L-3 CS-West) has been selected by the Canadian Forces through a competitive process for the delivery of its Common Data Link Ground System known as the STINGER. The STINGER is the newest product in L-3's Line-of-Sight Ground Data Link family.

Ultra Electronics Tactical Communication Systems Division (Ultra TCS) has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence (“DND”), to supply its new Band 4 AN/GRC-245A HCLOSTM software defined high capacity radios.

Insitu Inc.’s ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently logged more than 17,000 combat flight hours and 1,700 sorties with the Canadian Forces, delivering the most advanced intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) to meet the mission-critical needs of Canadian defence customers.

Curtiss-Wright Controls has completed three significant international expansion initiatives in North America and Asia that will significantly enhance the companys manufacturing and business opportunities. The initiatives included the expansion of its Ottawa, Canada and Nogales, Mexico manufacturing facilities, and the opening of a new business center in China.