PAL Aerospace has been awarded a contract to provide heavy maintenance services for the Royal Canadian Air Force's CT-142 Dash-8 Fleet. The contract covers an initial four-year period and ......
The Government of Canada awarded contracts to Chantier Davie and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Limited, initially totalling $1 billion to carry out maintenance work on the first group of Canada's Halifax-class frigates. A similar contract with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is currently being finalized.
Carl Kumpic is leaving Halifax-based IMP Aerospace after 19 years at the company. Kumpic, Vice President, International Marketing at IMP, says he will be joining Chorus Aviation, also based in Halifax.
For 2019, the total number of permanent General Officer and Flag Officer positions required to meet the demands of the Canadian Armed Forces is 116 (105 Regular Force and 11 Reserve Force).
DND has awarded a $12-million energy performance contract at 3 Wing Bagotville. The project will see 60 buildings upgraded with energy efficiency measures. These upgrades will lower annual energy costs by about $470,000, or 19 percent.
Defence Minister confirms Canada will continue command of NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) for a second year. Major-General Dany Fortin will transfer command in the fall of 2019 to Brigadier-General Jennie Carignan
The Government of Canada and VAdm Mark Norman have reached a settlement followed by the annoucement of VAdm Norman's retirement.
KF Aerospace is excited to announce plans for a state-of-the-art aerospace exhibition hall and conference centre across from Kelowna International Airport (YLW). Scheduled to start construction in Spring 2020, the KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence will celebrate the aerospace legacy of KF founder, Barry Lapointe with the Okanagan community, by providing a hub for education, professional development and industry advancement.
L3 MAS has received a contract from Pratt & Whitney to modify a pylon that will be used to test a variant of the PW800 engine family.
Airbus has launched seven new products for military customers under its digital support services offering SmartForce. With these additions, Airbus expands the SmartForce offering by allowing customers to select the services that best fit the specific requirements of their fleets and aircraft mix.
CAE USA has been awarded a contract to provide classroom and simulator training for United States Navy UC-12 aircrews.
The first three winners of CAE’s Women in Flight scholarship program have been announced. CAE’s new Women in Flight ambassadors will help drive awareness and promote the pilot profession among women, as well as diversity in aviation.
Seaspan Shipyards has announced that in association with its supply partner, Samuel Custom Plate, Algoma Steel Inc. has won a contract for work on Canada’s new Joint Support Ships (JSS). This award follows an open and competitive procurement process conducted by BC’s Samuel Custom Plate and Profiles. In working with Algoma and Samuel Custom Plate, Seaspan is affirming its confidence in the Canadian steel industry.
Today at the Paris Air Show, former Deputy Prime Minister and Quebec Premier Jean Charest unveiled Aerospace Industries Association of Canada’s (AIAC) Vision 2025 report.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and L3 Technologies, Inc. today announced the development and successful flight test of a full-band Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) ISR capability for use on a Predator B® Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).
Today, at an unveiling event at the Paris Air Show, Leonardo introduced its largest-ever Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), the Falco Xplorer. Building on the success of the Company’s Falco family of tactical-class RPAS, the new drone features a payload capacity of 350kg, more than 24 hours flight time and a satellite communications capability for beyond-radio-line-of-sight operations, all within a 1.3 ton maximum take-off weight (MTOW).
Canada’s digital economy depends on keeping data safe from hackers. As such, cybersecurity is a priority for the Government of Canada. The Canadian Space Agency's Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat) mission will test quantum technology that protects communications in space
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.
