Liftoff! On June 12, 2019 at 7:17 am PT, the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) three RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellites were successfully launched from Vanderberg Air Force Base in California.
Vice-Admiral Art McDonald assumed the duties of Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy from Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd in a formal change of command ceremony presided over by General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff.
At the CANSEC exhibition, Leonardo announced that it has signed a multi-million Euro contract with prime contractor QinetiQ to provide a number of PicoSAR Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA, also known as ‘E-Scan’) radars.
At CANSEC the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development supported the valued partnership of L3 Technologies Canada, CAE Canada and Thales Canada in creating the Canadian Industrial Leadership Award (CILA), a program that aims to invest in and develop future leaders in the aerospace, maritime, defence and security industries while promoting a more inclusive workforce.
At CANSEC 2019, CDR Publisher Brett Kitchen proudly presented the award for Canada's Top Defence Company to Airbus Simon Jacques, President of Airbus Canada.
CAE announced, at CANSEC 2019, that the company has started production of the CAE Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) system and that the Government of Canada has purchased the first unit under the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP).
General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada will showcase Laflamme Aero’s LX300 Customizable Unmanned Helicopter – a Canadian-built, multi-mission and multi-role unmanned helicopter that can perform missions over land and sea – at CANSEC 2019.
Nexter, a KNDS group company, leading European land defence systems manufacturer, today announced that it has officially been selected by the Canadian government to supply the Canadian Army with 88 multi-purpose robots.
CCX Technologies today unveiled its SystemX™ Onboard Cyber Defence & Security Platform for Military at CANSEC. In contrast to traditional solutions, the innovative software resides directly on air, land and sea vehicles to monitor the onboard network and third-party devices, straight from the aircraft’s location, providing alerts and automatic threat mitigation and defence.
Serco has entered into a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Alion Science & Technology Corporation's Naval Systems Business Unit, including its Canadian business and a small number of related contract operations (collectively 'NSBU'), for $225 million.
The CCG fleet renewal calls for 16 new multi-purpose vessels including two additional Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships which are to be built by Irving’s Halifax Shipyards.
GeoSpectrum has launched its Multipurpose Autonomous Sub-Surface Training Target (MASTT) system that enables training experience of detecting and tracking submarines.
Two pairs of F-22s and an E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System from North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified and intercepted a total of four Tupolev Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighters entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 20.
Héroux-Devtek has concluded its previous agreement to supply the main landing gears for Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler and has extended the scope of the agreement to include the manufacturing of the nose and main landing gears for Boeing's Advanced F-15 program.
CAE today reported revenue of $1.0 billion for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, up 42% from the fourth quarter last year. Net income before specific items in the fourth quarter was $127.5 million ($0.48 per share), which represents a 55% EPS increase over the same period last year.
Magellan Aerospace will continue producing F-35 Lightning II horizontal tail assemblies under an agreement with BAE Systems. The agreement is the continuation of contract awards made to Magellan by BAE Systems and with the additional quantities awarded, Magellan will more than double its horizontal tails produced thus far for the program.
Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) has issued full options on a $33 million combat helmet contract with Canadian armour technology manufacturer, NP Aerospace.
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.
