Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge Invictus Games Trial
The two team members chosen to represent Team Canada at the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 are Martine Duval from Gatineau, Quebec and Steve Murgatroyd from Truro, Nova Scotia.
Steel cut for Australia's new AOR
Following the successful completion of the critical design review, the first cut of steel for the Royal Australian Navy’s auxiliary oiler and replenishment ships has begun.
Cdn company orders C295 transport aircraft
At the Paris Air Show this week, Stellwagen Group (recently acquired by Toronto-based Acasta Enterprises) signed a firm order for 12 Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft in the first sale to a leasing company achieved by Airbus Defence and Space.
Brent Hale as Chief Administrative Officer for Seaspan ULC
CEO Frank Butzelaar of Seaspan ULC (Seaspan) announced the appointment of Brent Hale as Chief Administrative Officer.
Portable ground facilities contract for F-35 program
Varley Group is partnering with Lockheed Martin to design and develop secure, portable ground facilities for Air Force personnel deployed overseas with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The award, worth $37.5 million dollars will run through 2019.
Airbus provides German troops with support communications
Airbus rolled out support communications to German Armed Forces troops deployed to 15 locations around the world, including Mali, Iraq, Djibouti, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus and Lithuania.
German Navy christens new F125 frigate Rheinland-Pfalz
The German Navy’s fourth and final F125 frigate Rheinland-Pfalz was christened during a ceremony held at the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems shipyard in Hamburg. The class is designed for conflict prevention, crisis management and intervention/stabilization operations.
CADSI responds to Canada’s new Defence Policy
The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries issued the following statement on Canada’s new Defence Policy, which was released earlier in the day.
AIAC pleased with new Defence Policy
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada responds to the new Defence Policy announced earlier today.
DRS receives 3rd award for counterintelligence
Leonardo DRS, for the third time, has been awarded the Defense Security Service Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence. The award is the highest U.S. honor given to the defense industry for protecting classified information and technology through a culture of compliance with government security regulations and partnership with DoD intelligence services.
