CDR News Line
iSLDMB Deployment
10.12.2021
CarteNav Taps Into MetOcean Telematics’ Technology
CarteNav integrates MetOcean Telematics’ Iridium Self Locating Datum Marker Buoy (iSLDMB) with both AIMS-ISR for real-time mission management and AIMS-C4 for search and rescue (SAR) command & control in a Common Operating Picture.
10.12.2021
RCAF fighter jets to conduct flybys to kick-off Grey Cup Championship game
Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet fighter jets will conduct two flybys over Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont., at the end of the national anthem and at the start of the Grey Cup Championship game on Sunday, December 12.
09.12.2021
D-TA Systems Wins a Key Canadian Contract
D-TA Systems has been awarded a contract through the Innovative Solutions Canada – Testing Stream to build and test their prototype Portable Electronic Warfare Test System (PETS).
01.12.2021
Boeing is Officially Out of the Running to Replace Canada’s Fighter Jet Fleet
2 bidders remain eligible under the Future Fighter Capability Project competitive procurement process: • Swedish Government—SAAB AB (publ)—Aeronautics with Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG, MBDA UK Ltd., and RAFAEL Advanced Defence Systems Ltd., and • United States
01.12.2021
NORAD Commander Completes First Visit to Canada – Warns Canadian Officials About Hypersonic Missiles Threat
During this first visit to Canada as the commander of NORAD, and while in Ottawa, General VanHerck met with the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, Ms. Jody Thomas, Deputy Minister of National Defence, General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, and other senior military
30.11.2021
Quebec-Based Simthetiq Awarded Contract from Netherlands Ministry of Defence
Simthetiq, a leading provider of 3D content for the defense sector, has been selected by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support their modeling, simulation, and visual content requirements.

30.11.2021
Minister of National Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, and the Deputy Minister of National Defence Release Statement Regarding Culture Change & Sexual Misconduct
“There must be absolutely no place in our organization for sexual assault, sexual harassment or discrimination based on sex, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. We know that our collective failure to build an inclusive workplace culture free from these unacceptable behaviours
26.11.2021
AIAC & ISED Release their Joint 2020 Report on the State of Canada's Aerospace Industry
Sobering Figures Point to Long Recovery, Continued Canadian Leadership in Flight Simulation and Business Jets.
26.11.2021
What the Alleged Report of Boeing's Disqualification May Mean for FFCP
“Ottawa declines Boeing's bid to replace Canada's aging fighter jet fleet”. So says a November 25, 2021 Canadian Press report published on CBC News. 
25.11.2021
Prime Minister Trudeau Appoints General Wayne Eyre to the Position of Chief of the Defence Staff
General Eyre spent the majority of his career in command or deputy command positions. He was previously deployed to Cyprus, Croatia, and Bosnia, and served in Afghanistan twice – first in the Canadian Operational Mentor and Liaison Team in Kandahar, then as the Commanding General of NATO
Operation DANACA, a United Nations Peacekeeping mission in Israel in 1974. Photo CF Photo Unit
24.11.2021
Ministers of National Defence and Veterans Affairs mark the 65th anniversary of the United Nations Emergency Force peacekeeping mission in Egypt
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the deployment of Canadian troops to Egypt to take part in the first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping mission.
19.11.2021
CAE Delivers Initial CAE Medallion MR e-Series Visual Display Systems to BAE Systems for Typhoon Future Synthetic Training Program
CAE is installing the first two CAE Medallion MR e-Series visual display systems with BAE Systems as part of the Typhoon Future Synthetic Training (TFST) program for the Royal Air Force (RAF).
18.11.2021
New CEO for Babcock Canada
Babcock International Group has announced the appointment of Jerry McLean as Babcock Canada's Chief Executive Officer. He will take up his new role on 22 November 2021, succeeding Mike Whalley who will be retiring in December 2021.
HMCS FREDERICTON passes under the Grand Belt Bridge in Denmark during Operation REASSURANCE 11 August 2021 credit Cpl Laura Land
18.11.2021
Fire Breaks Out Onboard HMCS Fredericton
In the early morning of November 18th, 2021 while at sea off the coast of Norway, a fire occurred onboard flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), HMCS Fredericton.
17.11.2021
NATO Visits and Exercises with Israeli Navy
NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian (OSG) current task group under Greek-led flagship, visited Haifa and exercised with the Israeli Navy between November 10 and 14, 2021.

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