CDR News Line
16.12.2020
CAE Awarded Subcontract to Support U.S. Marine Corps Wargaming Center
CAE USA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CAE USA Mission Solutions Inc. (MSI), has been awarded a subcontract from BAE Systems to support the prototype development of a new Wargaming Center to be built at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
16.12.2020
BAE Systems Awarded Contract from Fleetway Inc. for Work on RCN Vessels
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by Fleetway Inc. to deliver a range of digital solutions for on-shore support of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels.
HMCS WINNIPEG deployed on Op NEON, Nov 15, 2020
15.12.2020
One Canadian military member missing from HMCS Winnipeg
One member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) went missing on Monday, December 14, 2020, while deployed in Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg.
14.12.2020
Saab Offers Jobs Boost in Quebec
Saab is offering to create two new aerospace centres in Quebec that will create and protect thousands of aerospace and related jobs. The two new aerospace centres are part of Saab’s proposal of Gripen for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project.
08.12.2020
L3Harris Technologies to Provide Swiss Armed Forces with 100 WESCAM MX-RSTA Systems
L3Harris will provide approximately 100 WESCAM MX-RSTA systems which will be installed on General Dynamics’ European Land Systems fleet of EAGLE 6x6 vehicles. Deliveries of the WESCAM MX-RSTA systems will be complete by the end of 2024. The TASYS Program is part of the armaments programme
08.12.2020
MDA Awarded Contract for Canadarm3 on NASA-led Gateway
MDA has been awarded a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to develop Canadarm3, the third generation Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based robotic system destined for "Gateway", a lunar-orbiting international space station. The contract involves the award of Phase A of the Canadarm3

08.12.2020
RCAF Announces Pilot for 2021 CF-18 Demonstration Team
The Royal Canadian Air Force is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Dan Deluce as the pilot for the 2021 CF-18 Demonstration Team.
07.12.2020
GA-ASI Completes Full Scale Static Testing on the MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) recently completed Full Scale Static (FSS) testing on the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) wing after three months of extensive testing. MQ-9B includes SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian ® RPA produced by GA-ASI.
07.12.2020
Serco Invests in Ottawa-based Software Firm contextere
As part of its Industrial Technological Benefits (ITB) obligations to Seaspan related to the design and engineering of the Joint Support Ships (JSS), Serco is investing $850,000 in Ottawa-based artificial intelligence (AI) software firm contextere.
04.12.2020
CAE's Hélène Gagnon Receives Special Accolade from the Canadian Public Relations Society
Hélène V. Gagnon, CAE's Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Global Communications, was inducted to the Canadian Public Relations Society's (CPRS) prestigious College of Fellows.
03.12.2020
Canadian Authorities Optically Detect and Track Drones with SkyTrack
Canadian authorities recently conducted performance testing on the soon to be released SkyTrack system from OpenWorks. This follows the integration testing that was completed in Germany by ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, earlier this year.
02.12.2020
QinetiQ Partners with AdaCore to Modernize its Trials Control System (TCS) Software
QinetiQ has selected the AdaCore Mentorship Service to leverage their existing critical software platform investment, and address software tool obsolescence by modernising the development environment for its Trials Control System (TCS). TCS is a command and control system designed specifically
01.12.2020
NP Aerospace Targets North America with New Bomb Disposal Suit
NP Aerospace, has extended its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) portfolio with the launch of a next generation Bomb Disposal Suit targeting North America and other strategic global markets.
01.12.2020
GA-ASI Delivers Final MQ-9A Block 5 RPA to Spain
GA-ASI delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a Ground Control Station (GCS) to the Spanish Air Force (SpAF) on Nov. 23, 2020, completing a Foreign Military Sales acquisition of four aircraft and three GCSs.
30.11.2020
Davie Polar Icebreaker Program Confirms Design and Engineering Partners
Davie has welcomed Vard and Serco as partners in its Polar Icebreaker program, which is the flagship of Davie's National Icebreaker Centre (NIC).

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