CDR’s Aviation Editor, Joetey Attariwala, captured this rare sight of the world famous RAF (Royal Air Force) Red Arrows flight demonstration team, last week, as they flew over Victoria, British Columbia, while en route to Vancouver as part of an 11 week North American tour. It’s been 11 years since the Red Arrows last visited North America, with the current tour being the biggest ever visit to Canada and the United States by the iconic aerobatic team.
Raytheon and Rheinmetall Defence have established a joint venture to offer the Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, or OMFV, competition.
Revision has sold its protective eyewear business to ASGARD Partners & Co., a private investment firm based in New York. “This divestiture supports our strategy to sharpen our portfolio and fund expanded capabilities and growth initiatives around enhanced warfighter survivability and lethality,” said Revision CEO, Jonathan Blanshay.
Mack Defense and Sherwin-Williams General Industrial Coatings have partnered to implement multiple solutions for applying Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC) for use on the Mack Defense M917A3 heavy dump truck (HDT) model.
Elbit Systems’ Canadian subsidiary, GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI), announces the successful Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) trial of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) on board the HMCS Glace Bay of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN),
It is expected that the Asterix will be docked alongside Pier 23 (Cunard Centre) in time for the opening VIP Reception on Tuesday evening and to be open for tours for the attendees of the DEFSEC Atlantic trade show.
In accordance with Finland’s Ministry of Defence’s proposition, the Government of Finland has selected Saab as the combat system provider and integrator for the Finnish Navy’s four new Pohjanmaa-class corvettes within the Squadron 2020 programme.
Commerce Decisions, a QinetiQ company, has secured a strategically important contract with the Government of Canada to support the procurement process on the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program.
Marinvent has delivered its Synthesis® compliance software tool to the Government of Canada for testing under Innovative Solutions Canada, formerly known as the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP).
Cyient has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS), to offer avionics products for its unmanned target systems in India.
CAE has recently been awarded a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to upgrade and expand the capabilities of the Naval Warfare Training System (NWTS) located at the Swedish Naval Warfare Centre (NWC) in Karlskrona, Sweden.
The United States Air Force F-35 Lightning II Demo Team – featuring two F-35As in flight – is the star of this year’s AERO Gatineau-Ottawa 2019 Air Show.
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) and Airbus Defence and Space today informed the Government of Canada of their decision to withdraw from Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP). The decision is the result of a detailed review of the Request for Proposal (RFP), following its release on 23 July 2019
RENK AG a manufacturer of drivetrain technologies, has made a strategic investment in Modest Tree to create immersive training solutions without coding.
Saab has completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by Saab test pilot Richard Ljungberg. The aircraft operated from Saab´s airfield in Linköping, Sweden.
Through the investments announced, the fleet will receive at least two additional helicopters and be upgraded to extend its life to at least 2042. The project office will conduct this work with Leonardo S.p.A. in partnership with IMP Aerospace, and CAE.
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced that the government is in the final stages of contract negotiations with General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) to acquire 360 combat support Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV).
Canada will provide the UN with tactical airlift support out of Entebbe, in Uganda, during the next 12 months beginning as early as August 2019. The Tactical Airlift Detachment will consist of one CC-130J Hercules aircraft, operated and supported by up to 25 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
The Government of Canada has awarded a $500-million contract to Irving Shipbuilding Inc., of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to carry out maintenance work on the Halifax-class frigates.
Seaspan Shipyards has awarded Hepburn Engineering Inc. of Toronto, ON, a contract for work on Canada’s new Joint Support Ships.
Serco Group has completed the acquisition of Alion Science & Technology Corporation’s Naval Systems Business Unit, including its Canadian business and a small number of related contract operations (collectively ‘NSBU’), following the receipt of all regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The purchase price was $225 million.
Maerospace Corporation has signed a global license agreement with Raytheon Canada Limited (RCL) by assuming responsibility for the maintenance, design, engineering, manufacturing and international promotion, sales and deployment of the third generation High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFSWR) systems.
Calian Group has been awarded a contract to lead a large-scale project to support the development of intelligent systems for the Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
The takeover of the Canadian company Provectus Robotics Solutions Inc. expands Rheinmetall’s technological capabilities in the field of robotics and autonomous driving.
