As one who had a role in the conception and implementation of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, I feel a responsibility even today for how it was developed and where it is today.
The awards cover tuition, living expenses or both for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students in post-secondary programs linked to aerospace, aviation and defence careers.
Their new company's portfolio will cover smart launch and recovery systems along with complex payload handling across uncrewed surface and underwater vehicles.
Canada's commercial real estate industry is watching closely, ready to play a major role in bringing Canada's new defence investment strategy to fruition.
Defence financing has been a persistent bottleneck for Canadian industry, and this gives Scotiabank a formal, published playbook for directing capital into the sector.
Peter Hammerschmidt, Assistant Deputy Minister (Infrastructure), spoke with Vanguard Defence about how DND is sequencing this work, including Arctic hub development.
Two Quebec defence companies are combining radio and integration technology into a single Canadian tactical communications package for the Canadian Armed Forces.
"We're being smacked hard by a nation that we've been friends with forever, and now that nation is saying we're shifting gears, we're going somewhere else."
The order replaces the Coast Guard's aging heavy and medium icebreaker fleet and cements Canada's position as home to NATO's largest icebreaking fleet, at a moment when Ottawa is leaning on major procurement to build domestic industrial capacity.
KONGSBERG has signed a new contract with General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada worth approximately $162 million to deliver more PROTECTOR RS4 remote weapon systems for Canada's Armoured Combat Support Vehicle program.
Under the agreement, Ocean will supply its FlightPRO and TAMS platforms to manage the planning, scheduling and coordination of training operations across FAcT.
