CDR News Line
06.04.2020
Military Vehicles Driving to Canadian Forces Base Borden
Members of the public will see a larger number of military personnel and vehicles on the roads between the Greater Toronto Area and Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden starting on Monday April 6, 2020.
31.03.2020
CADSI Announces CANSEC Cancellation
At its AGM on Tuesday, March 31, CADSI president, Christyn Cianfarani, announced that its board has decided to cancel CANSEC 2020.
31.03.2020
Communicating in Times of Crisis
COVID-19 has run like a shockwave through communities, including the business community. It has left organizations of all sizes little time to ensure their businesses and their most precious resources – their employees – are positioned to weather the crisis. Organizations must be
26.03.2020
GA-ASI Detect and Avoid System Will Be Installed by Air National Guard on Two MQ-9 RPA
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the Air National Guard (ANG) have signed a contract for GA-ASI to supply its Detect and Avoid System (DAAS) for one MQ-9 Block 1 and one MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).
26.03.2020
9 out of 10 Canadians Think the Canadian Armed Forces Should Help in the Fight Against COVID-19
A new survey conducted by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute and Ipsos Canada shows that 9 in 10 Canadians (88%) believe that the Canadian Armed Forces have a role to play in supporting civilian authorities manage and mitigate the COVID-19 outbreak.
24.03.2020
NATO Forces enter Black Sea
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) units entered the Black Sea on Monday, 23 March for routine operations in the area, including upcoming exercises with the Georgian Navy.

20.03.2020
Griping, Gripping or Gripen?
Canada – like every other nation on Planet Earth – is struggling to understand, cope with and mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic that has erupted over the last several weeks. In very short order, the issue has transitioned from “oh dear, that sounds serious
18.03.2020
Babcock Pre-Qualified as Bidder for VISSC II
Babcock has been selected by the Government of Canada as a pre-qualified bidder for the Victoria-class In-Service Support Contract II (VISSC II).
17.03.2020
New Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Announced
General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, named the new Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. The announcement is part of the 2020 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) General and Flag Officer (GOFO) senior appointments, promotions, and retirements.
11.03.2020
NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zone
North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22s, CF-18s, supported by KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, intercepted two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday, March 9th. 
04.03.2020
General Atomics and L3Harris Integrate WESCAM MX-20 Onto MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and L3Harris Technologies completed the successful integration of the WESCAM MX™-20 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system onto a GA-ASI MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to provide an advanced targeting solution. A series of test flights
04.03.2020
Gearing up for a Great Cause
On Saturday, June 13th, the Royal Canadian Navy hosts the fourth annual Navy Bike Ride.  In its first three years, the Navy Bike Ride has had over 4500 participants and has raised nearly $20,000.
03.03.2020
Royal Canadian Navy Selects RaceRocks as Digital Training Technology Solution
RaceRocks 3D has been awarded a contract to implement the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) distributed learning program over the next five years. Having proven itself as one of the most innovative and agile naval training companies in Canada the Victoria based technology firm will continue its
03.03.2020
UMS SKELDAR Launches New V-150 VTOL Platform
UMS SKELDAR is launching its new enhanced V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform to support tactical operations including defence forces, surveillance, blue light forces and homeland security.
03.03.2020
Swiss Armed Forces Select L3Harris WESCAM MX-RSTA EO/IR Land Sight
L3Harris Technologies’ WESCAM MX™-RSTA land sighting system has been selected by Armasuisse, the Swiss federal office for defense procurement, as the electro-optic/infra-red (EO/IR) sighting sensor of choice for the Swiss Armed Forces’ new TASYS tactical reconnaissance

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