CDR News Line
13.07.2023
Canada Awards $450M Contract to Thales Canada for ISS on Minor Warships and Auxiliary Vessels
At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a $450-million contract to Thales Canada Inc., in a joint venture with Thales Australia Limited, to provide in-service support for the CAF Minor Warships and Auxiliary
12.07.2023
Additional Support for Ukraine Announced by PM Trudeau at NATO Summit in Vilnius
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced additional support for the Alliance and for Ukraine at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. At the Summit, NATO Allies committed to strengthening the Alliance's deterrence and defence capabilities and enhancing their assistance to Ukraine. The
11.07.2023
$2.8 Billion Boost to GDP if Bombardier/GDMS-C Win CMMA Contact, Says PwC Report
$2.8 billion: That’s how much a successful Bombardier/General Dynamics Mission Systems Canada (GDMS-C) bid to build the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) would deliver to the Canadian Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This assertion is contained in a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
11.07.2023
GDMS-C’s RPAS Centre of Excellence Receives $10M Investment Through Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund
Canada will support, through the Strategic Innovation Fund, General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada's Centre of Excellence for remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), located in Sherbrooke, Quebec. With this $10 million investment, General Dynamics will undertake mission system integration,
10.07.2023
Canada is Committing $2.6 billion to Renew and Expand Op REASSURANCE
Ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Leaders' Summit this week, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that Canada is committing $2.6 billion in funding starting in 2023-24, to renew and expand Operation REASSURANCE for three years. This operation is Canada's
05.07.2023
Bell Military Business Leadership Change
Keith Flail, EVP, Military Business, has decided to depart Bell to take on a new opportunity. Keith worked at Bell for the past 11 years, the last three of which he served as a member of the Bell Executive Leadership Team.

03.07.2023
RCN Ships to Join Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures in Europe
His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Shawinigan and Summerside depart their homeport of Halifax, N.S., to join Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) on Operation REASSURANCE.
03.07.2023
NORAD Detects Russian Aircraft Operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July 3, 2023.
30.06.2023
RCAF Participates in Multinational Exercise in the Indo-Pacific Region
Aircraft and personnel from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will participate in Exercise Mobility Guardian 23, a United States Air Force Air Mobility Command-led multinational exercise held in the Indo-Pacific Region, from July 5 to 21, 2023.
28.06.2023
Seaspan Breaks Ground on New Land-Based Testing Facility
Seaspan has begun construction on a new Land-Based Test Site (LBTS) at Vancouver Shipyards that will integrate and test vital ship communications, navigation, and other electronic equipment prior to being installed on vessels. Seaspan is the first shipyard in Canada to co-locate this facility
27.06.2023
MV Asterix Completes Another Successful Circumnavigation
Combat Support Ship (CSS) Asterix today arrived in Victoria, British Columbia following a highly successful circumnavigation departing from Halifax, Nova Scotia in January 2023. From supporting international evacuation efforts in Sudan as part of Operation Savanne to conducting a multilateral
20.06.2023
Search Efforts Ongoing for Two Missing RCAF Crewmembers Following Helicopter Crash Near Petawawa
The Royal Canadian Air Force is currently involved in a search for two missing members of 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron following the crash of a CH-147F Chinook in the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa, Ontario during a training flight in the early morning of Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
19.06.2023
IMP Academy Ready for Takeoff
This academy will offer a tuition-free, four-year “earn and learn” apprenticeship program for those aspiring to achieve a highly technical, well-paying career as Aircraft Maintenance Technicians.
16.06.2023
Canada, NATO Face Serious Submarine Warfare Challenges
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and our NATO allies are facing a rising, ever more daunting series of underwater challenges from Russia, China, and other hostile nations. This is why effective anti-submarine warfare (ASW) is a top level defence priority that cannot be ignored. This was the gist
16.06.2023
Canadian Army Deploying Tank Squadron to Latvia as part of Op REASSURANCE
It was announced during the meeting of NATO Defence Ministers that Canada intends to deploy a Canadian Army Tank Squadron of 15 Leopard 2 tanks to Latvia, along with supporting personnel and equipment. This deployment as part of Operation REASSURANCE is set to take place over the coming months,

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