CDR News Line
15.10.2020
Thales Celebrates Delivery of CCGS John Cabot
Thales is a Tier 1 partner to Seaspan Shipyards as the Electronic Systems Integrator for the construction of the OFSVs for the Canadian Coast Guard.
14.10.2020
Meggitt Training Systems has a New Name, InVeris Training Solutions
Meggitt Training Systems has a new name, InVeris Training Solutions. “InVeris” connotes insight and truth. The rebranding reflects the Company’s pride in standing behind the bravest, best-trained men and women around the world and to providing comprehensive training solutions
14.10.2020
Saab Strengthens Ties to Quebec and Canada through CRIAQ Partnership
This collaborative relationship aims to leverage Quebec's R&D ecosystem’s strengths to encourage the development of collaborative research projects between Saab and Canadian industry, as well as universities and research organizations.
09.10.2020
DRS Technologies Canada Joins NGen Manufacturing Supercluster
The Supercluster is an industry-led organization focused on leveraging Canada’s technology and industrial strengths to accelerate the development, adoption, and scale-up of world-leading capabilities in Canadian manufacturing.
09.10.2020
Canada Marks the Delivery of CCGS John Cabot
The delivery of this third and final Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), along with the acceptance of the CCGS Sir John Franklin and the CCGS Capt Jacques Cartier in 2019, marks the completion of the first class of large ships built under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. It is a
08.10.2020
MDA Launches New Corporate Identity Highlighting Soaring Space Ambitions
MDA, Canada's leading space technology company, has launched a new corporate identity – consisting of a new website, branding and a redesigned logo – that showcases a collaborative, optimistic and ambitious posture as an independent, pure-space-play company that is well positioned

06.10.2020
HMCS Winnipeg to Take Part in Op NEON in the East China Sea
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg has transitioned from Operation PROJECTION to Operation NEON, Canada’s contribution to a coordinated multinational effort to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions imposed against North Korea.
06.10.2020
Canadian UAVs Selects MicroPilot Autopilot for New Fixed Wing UAV
Canadian UAVs of Calgary, Alberta has selected MicroPilot Inc. of Stony Mountain, Manitoba to be the autopilot provider for our new fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tailored for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) missions.
06.10.2020
UMS SKELDAR Performs First Automatic Flight of V-150
Europe’s leading provider of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, UMS SKELDAR, has successfully achieved the remote automatic flight of its V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform. 
CAE’s President & CEO sat down with employees and their children for a virtual discussion on the environment and CAE’s commitmen
06.10.2020
CAE Becomes Carbon Neutral
CAE has become carbon neutral as of September 28, 2020, proudly becoming the first Canadian aerospace company to reach this goal. The company has achieved carbon neutrality by continuing to reduce its own emissions and by making investments in projects that offset its remaining annual carbon
02.10.2020
Government Awards Design Contract for Future Fighter Infrastructure
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence has announced a $12.1-million contract award to EllisDon-EBC Inc. Joint Venture of Ottawa for the design of a new fighter jet facility at 3 Wing Bagotville, one of two main operating bases for Canada’s future fighter aircraft.
01.10.2020
CMISA Objects to RFP for Existing Light Icebreaker Vessel
The Canadian Marine Industry and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA), representing marine suppliers and shipyards from all across Canada, has voiced its objections to the current Request for Proposal (RFP) published for the Canadian Coast Guard, where it is again purchasing a used ship from
30.09.2020
New QinetiQ Report Flags Unconventional Threats & New Defence Priorities
Canada and Western allies need to accelerate the deployment of emerging technologies and use them to adapt conventional capabilities so they can mitigate the growing threat of “grey zone” conflict. That’s according to the new “Confidence in Chaos” report from global
30.09.2020
PAL Aerospace and JetSupport to Supply and Support Maritime Surveillance Aircraft for the Netherlands Coastguard
This new contract, executed under the authority of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands, will see PAL Aerospace and JetSupport modify and deliver two fully missionized DHC-8 aircraft, provide crew training on all systems and support the operation of the aircraft for an initial ten-year
25.09.2020
Canada Receives First FWSAR CC-295 Aircraft
Today, the RCAF marked the arrival of the first aircraft of its future fixed-wing search and rescue fleet. The new fleet will be called Kingfisher. Within the First Nations of the Northwest, the kingfisher has long been recognized for its speed and agility....

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