CDR News Line
09.02.2021
Telesat to Redefine Global Broadband Connectivity with the World’s Most Advanced Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Network
Telesat has entered into an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to be the prime manufacturer of Telesat’s global LEO constellation, Lightspeed, initially comprised of a fleet of 298 next-generation satellites integrated with an advanced ground network. Lightspeed is the most innovative,
09.02.2021
CAE and Pinnacle Solutions prepare to deliver Littoral Combat Ship simulators to U.S. Navy
CAE USA and Pinnacle Solutions have created a joint venture company called Xebec which will be delivering the first three Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Bridge Part-Task Trainers (BPTTs) to the United States Navy.
05.02.2021
Speel Praha Adopts GL Studio for L-39NG Trainer Jet Head-Up Display
Speel Praha has partnered with The DiSTI Corporation to use GL Studio Safety-Critical software to develop the Head-Up Display in Aero Vodochody Aerospace‘s next-generation advanced trainer jet.L-39NG Jet
04.02.2021
MDA Announces RADARSAT-2 Continuity Mission
MDA has embarked on a major new initiative to build a commercial Earth observation satellite mission which will serve to extend MDA's market-leading geospatial data, products and analytics services business well into the future.
04.02.2021
Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck Ready for the Harsh Cold
Mack Defense and Phillips & Temro Industries (PTI) have partnered to prepare the U.S. Army M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) for harsh cold temperatures with an engine heating solution that allows the trucks to start and operate more efficiently and effectively in extreme cold weather.
03.02.2021
Top Aces Welcomes First F-16s to Mesa, AZ
Top Aces welcomed the arrival of its first batch of F-16 fighters to the company’s F-16 Center of Excellence in Mesa, Arizona. Under the U.S. Air Force IDIQ contract, Top Aces will begin providing its unmatched adversary training for the USAF, U.S. Navy and DoD in 2021.

03.02.2021
Ultra Awarded Canadian Surface Combatant Subcontract
Ultra has been awarded a contract to commence work on the key Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) system for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program – named the Towed Low Frequency Active Sonar (TLFAS). This subcontract moves the development of CSC’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
02.02.2021
HENSOLDT Modernizes COBRA Artillery Location Radars
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT will modernize the artillery location radar COBRA which is in service with several NATO armies.
02.02.2021
Davie Polar Icebreaker Program Confirms GE as Strategic Partner
Davie, Canada's premier builder of Polar and ice-capable ships, welcomes GE as a strategic partner in its Polar Icebreaker program, which is the flagship of Canada's National Icebreaker Centre (NIC).
01.02.2021
Vard Marine Awarded Contract to Design an Amphibious Military Vessel for the Chilean Navy
Vard Marine has been awarded a contract for the design of an Amphibious and Military Sea Transport Ship for the Chilean Navy Escotillón IV Program.
29.01.2021
CMISA Tells Government to “Put your provincial money where your mouth is”
While some of our provincial premiers call on the federal government for shipbuilding contracts, they continue to build and acquire their own provincial vessels overseas in Eastern Europe and even in the US where our yards are not allowed to participate. In choosing to continue to go offshore
29.01.2021
AIAC Testifies at House of Commons Standing Committee
On January 28th, Mike Mueller, Senior Vice President at AIAC, testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to press the case for the need for aerospace support and a sector strategy.
29.01.2021
MDA Awarded Contract from the Canadian Space Agency
MDA has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide satellite flight operations and data management services for the Agency's Earth observation and space situational awareness satellite missions.
28.01.2021
Ministers of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Mark 11th Annual Bell Let’s Talk Day
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, today issued the following statement in support of Bell Let’s Talk Day:
28.01.2021
Billie Flynn Joins the ITPS Canada Team
ITPS/ITTC is pleased to welcome Billie Flynn to the team as a consultant in the development of 5th Generation flying, training and test pilot capabilities. His leadership and experience as a global senior experimental test pilot will contribute to the development of the ITPS curricula ensuring

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