Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, who was charged with a single count of breach of trust for allegedly leaking cabinet secrets about the government’s $700M shipbuilding deal, was the No. 2 in the Canadian Forces until his temporary suspension in January of 2017. It wasn’t until March of 2018 that he was charged by the RCMP. Now more than a year later, the charges against VAdm Norman have been dropped.

QinetiQ has been awarded a C$51M (c£30M) contract to deliver unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that will drive enhanced situational awareness for the Canadian Armed Forces. The contract will be delivered from QinetiQ’s state-of-the-art unmanned vehicle manufacturing and operational facilities in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

With its recently acquired stake in the Canadian-developed A220 jetliner, Airbus Defence & Space Canada, is now this country’s biggest aerospace player but the company has been quietly operating here for 35 years and with this move it now leaps 23 places in CDR’s annual survey all the way to the # 1 position. 

Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier, Commander of the Canadian Army, and Chief Warrant Officer Stu Hartnell, the Canadian Army Sergeant-Major, concluded a visit to soldiers deployed on Operation PRESENCE in Mali and Operation REASSURANCE in Latvia.

In order to operate effectively, NATO must be ready to neutralise threats below the waterline. Exercise Dynamic Manta 2019, held off the coast of Italy, this past March, gave the Alliance a chance to hone its anti-submarine warfare skills

The Royal Canadian Navy's second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, is now structurally assembled at Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard.

Chantier Davie of Lévis, Quebec, was awarded a contract of $7,198,164.30 for the dry-dock refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, Canada's largest icebreaker.

Bluedrop Performance Learning and its subsidiary Bluedrop Training & Simulation have received contracts of over $2.0M CDN to deliver its innovative Hoist Mission Training System to Florida-based Logistic Services International (LSI) for the US Air Force.

Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of National Defence, has awarded a contract of $102 million (including taxes) to Ocean Industries Inc., from Isle aux-Coudres, Quebec, for the acquisition of four tugs.

Boeing has exercised a five-year contract option for L3 MAS to continue providing providing Support and Test Equipment In-Service Support (ISS) services, Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) and Electronic Publication management services on the Department of National Defence (DND) CH-147F Chinook aircraft fleet. The work will be carried out at the customer’s operating base in Petawawa, Ontario, and in L3 MAS’ facilities in Mirabel, Quebec, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

OSI Maritime Systems has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin Canada (LMC) to design the Integrated Bridge and Navigation System (IBNS) for the Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) Program. Irving Shipbuilding is the CSC Prime Contractor and will build 15 ships at its Halifax Shipyard.

The expanded hangar space will bring KF’s Kelowna base to 13 concurrent lines of maintenance and create 75 jobs over the next two years.

Magellan Aerospace has signed an agreement with Atlas Elektronik Canada for the design and development phase of the SeaSpider® Anti Torpedo Torpedo ("ATT") program. 

On April 6, 2019, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina seized 2,569 kilograms of hashish while deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Operation ARTEMIS, the Canadian Armed Forces ongoing contribution to counter-terrorism and maritime security operations in Middle Eastern and East African waters.

Peraton was awarded a one-year contract extension for the CF-18 Avionics Optimized Weapon System Support program valued at $37.5M CDN to continue its support for the CF-18 fighter fleet.

Lockheed Martin Canada has placed an order for Saab's Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars to support the Royal Canadian Navy's new Joint Support Ships. 

L3 MAS, as part of Canada’s Combat Ship Team, was awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Canada to provide the Integrated Communications Systems (ICS) for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program.

Marinvent is pleased to announce the successful delivery of its Airfoil Performance Monitor product (APM) to the Government of Canada following extensive independent flight testing by the National Research Council under the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP).

Team Canada has completed its training camp in Victoria, British Columbia, with members prepared to compete at the 2019 Warrior Games. This is the second year that Team Canada will participate in the competition that will take place June 21-30 in Tampa, Florida.

Calian Group has expanded its European satellite business with acquisition of Germany-based SatService

Canada has significantly increased its contribution to Operation ARTEMIS, the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) ongoing contribution to counter-terrorism and maritime security operations in Middle Eastern and East African waters.

MDA has signed a $4 million CAD contract with Lockheed Martin Canada for the initial phase of design work for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ship's Electronic Warfare system. 

Kognitiv Spark will be providing the Royal Canadian Navy with the opportunity to test drive a Mixed Reality Remote Assistant Support (MIRRAS) system, as part of a project that aims to improve maintenance and repairs aboard active naval vessels.

The Government of Canada is extending Operation UNIFIER, the Canadian Armed Forces military training mission in Ukraine, until the end of March 2022.