RaceRocks 3D has been awarded a contract to implement the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) distributed learning program over the next five years. Having proven itself as one of the most innovative and agile naval training companies in Canada the Victoria based technology firm will continue its support of the RCN by developing technology tools for modern distributed learning and delivering a sustainable and flexible system that integrates the heritage, ethos and leadership philosophy of the RCN.
UMS SKELDAR is launching its new enhanced V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform to support tactical operations including defence forces, surveillance, blue light forces and homeland security.
L3Harris Technologies’ WESCAM MX™-RSTA land sighting system has been selected by Armasuisse, the Swiss federal office for defense procurement, as the electro-optic/infra-red (EO/IR) sighting sensor of choice for the Swiss Armed Forces’ new TASYS tactical reconnaissance system.
Telemus Inc. has appointed Lieutenant General Michael Barbero (US Army Retired) as the Chairman of Telemus Inc. Telemus is an Ottawa, Canada based business that develops, builds and delivers non-ITAR Electronic Warfare (EW) systems around the World and is an industry leader in ISR/EW systems with over three decades of industry experience.
Saab is bidding for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) and today announced that leading Canadian aerospace companies IMP Aerospace & Defence, CAE, Peraton Canada and GE Aviation are the ‘Gripen for Canada Team’.
Terranova Defence Solutions‘ remotely-controlled Dolphin One surface drone can power its way to a swimmer in distress, and bring them back to shore safely without ever putting human rescuers at risk.
10 Years after being named our very first Defence Executive of the Year (DEOY), CDR again honours Marc Parent, CAE's President & CEO
The Government of Canada will support businesses from Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec to join in the next chapter of lunar exploration.
At the request of industry, the March 30 deadline for preliminary proposals for the Future Fighter Capability Project has been extended. Eligible suppliers now have until June 30, 2020 to complete and submit their proposals.
Approximately 350 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel will deploy to Resolute Bay and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut as part of Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 2020 (Op NA-NU 20).
Rolls-Royce has broken ground on a new expansion to its Centre of Excellence for Naval Handling equipment in Peterborough, Ontario.
"Our government has been steadfast in its support for the Canadian aerospace industry and its workers” said the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, regarding Airbus' increased stake in the A220 aircraft program
Mack Defense has assembled the 1,587th and final truck for the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) program. The truck rolled off the assembly line on Feb. 13 in Saint Nicolas, Quebec in front of a select group of dignitaries, military officials and Mack Defense employees.
ADGA Group has partnered with Leap Biosystems to develop remote medical procedure guidance technology. This technology will enable remote northern communities in Canada, geographically distributed military units and international crews on deep space missions such as the next lunar landings and future missions to Mars, to access just in time procedural guidance for medical emergencies.
Cascade Aerospace has partnered with Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) to conduct and manage a Rainbow Fitting Replacement program on the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft.
Canadian First Nation owned global armour provider, NP Aerospace, has been awarded a contract by FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH for the German Army’s WIESEL 1 Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehicle.
Xtract Technologies, a subsidiary of Patriot One Technologies, has secured a $975,000CAD Contract with Canada’s Department of National Defense through the Public Works and Government Services Canada Division.
The AMO certificate verifies that Babcock has met the regulatory requirements set by Transport Canada, and gives Babcock authorization to perform maintenance on aircraft, avionics, instruments and structures.
Kongsberg Geospatial and MartinUAV of Plano, Texas, have teamed to pursue integrated Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance solutions for the Royal Canadian Navy and CANSOFCOM.
North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified two Tu-160 Blackjack Russian Bombers entering the Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.
Minister of National Defence, Harjit S. Sajjan, and Minister of Veterans Affairs, Lawrence MacAulay, have spoken out in support of Bell Let’s Talk Day
Canada’s Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) project took an important step forward as the Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (AMT) departed Seville, Spain, to travel to Canada.
The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. First dry contacts of this flight test took place in December 2019 and were achieved using a closed ramp configuration, 100ft hose and remote vision system. The wet contacts, conducted out of Seville, Spain, took place in January 2020, between one Airbus C295 aircraft in tanker configuration and a Spanish Air Force C295 acting as receiver at flight speeds between 100-130 knots.
Canada has lagged behind its allies when it comes to government-industry collaboration in the cyber domain, but a new report from the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) concludes that there are ways to catch up quickly and effectively.
