CDR News Line
13.02.2020
Final Medium Support Vehicle Delivered to CAF
Mack Defense has assembled the 1,587th and final truck for the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) program. The truck rolled off the assembly line on Feb. 13 in Saint Nicolas, Quebec in front of a select group of dignitaries, military officials and Mack Defense
12.02.2020
ADGA Partnering with Leap Biosystems to develop Medical Technology for Space
ADGA Group has partnered with Leap Biosystems to develop remote medical procedure guidance technology. This technology will enable remote northern communities in Canada, geographically distributed military units and international crews on deep space missions such as the next lunar landings and
12.02.2020
Cascade Aerospace Signs Contract to Support Royal Thai Air Force C-130H
Cascade Aerospace has partnered with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) to conduct and manage a Rainbow Fitting Replacement program on the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft.
11.02.2020
NP Aerospace to Supply Vehicle Armour for German Army
Canadian First Nation owned global armour provider, NP Aerospace, has been awarded a contract by FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH for the German Army’s WIESEL 1 Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehicle.
05.02.2020
Xtract Technologies Secures $975,000 DND Contract
Xtract Technologies, a subsidiary of Patriot One Technologies, has secured a $975,000CAD Contract with Canada’s Department of National Defense through the Public Works and Government Services Canada Division.
05.02.2020
Babcock Receives Approved Maintenance Organization Certification from Transport Canada
The AMO certificate verifies that Babcock has met the regulatory requirements set by Transport Canada, and gives Babcock authorization to perform maintenance on aircraft, avionics, instruments and structures. 

05.02.2020
Kongsberg Geospatial and MartinUAV Partner to Provide ISR Drone Solutions for Canadian Defence & Security Market
Kongsberg Geospatial and MartinUAV of Plano, Texas, have teamed to pursue integrated Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance solutions for the Royal Canadian Navy and CANSOFCOM.
31.01.2020
NORAD Identifies Russian Aircraft in Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone
North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified two Tu-160 Blackjack Russian Bombers entering the Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.
29.01.2020
Ministers of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Encourage Positive Change Around Mental Illness
Minister of National Defence, Harjit S. Sajjan, and Minister of Veterans Affairs, Lawrence MacAulay, have spoken out in support of Bell Let’s Talk Day
29.01.2020
New FWSAR Maintenance Trainer Arrives in Canada
Canada’s Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) project took an important step forward as the Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (AMT) departed Seville, Spain, to travel to Canada.
29.01.2020
C295 Successfully Performs Wet Contacts as a Tanker
The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. First dry contacts of this flight test took place in December 2019 and were achieved using a closed ramp configuration, 100ft hose and remote vision system.
28.01.2020
New CADSI Report: What Canada's Allies can Teach Us About Government-Industry Cyber Collaboration
Canada has lagged behind its allies when it comes to government-industry collaboration in the cyber domain, but a new report from the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) concludes that there are ways to catch up quickly and effectively.
28.01.2020
CAE Awarded Contract to Upgrade NATO Training Devices
CAE has signed a contract amendment with the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Program Management Agency (NAPMA) to perform avionics updates on the E-3A flight deck simulator and E-3A flight training device located at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen in Germany.
27.01.2020
Interview with the Minister of National Defence
CDR recently sent Ottawa Bureau Chief, James Careless, to interview Canada’s newly re-appointed Minister of National Defence, and with a number of high profile capital projects, such as CSC and FFCP currently in play, there was a lot to talk
24.01.2020
New Machine Guns for Canadian Armed Forces
The Government of has purchased 3,626 new C6A1 FLEX General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG) from Colt Canada.

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