The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) oversees military space activities through the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) leading space operations. DND/CAF utilizes space systems for essential functions like global positioning, ISR, space domain awareness, and satellite communications. They collaborate with allies like the United States through NORAD and leverage partnerships with organizations such as the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA, and ESA. The 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) delivers space power effects, including space domain awareness and protecting military space capabilities.
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MDA Space has a backlog of $4.6 billion, including customers such as the Canadian Space Agency and the Department of National Defence.
The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have released five new challenges for the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program.
In April 2024, Canada’s Department of National Defence signed a $900,000 contract option with Magellan to add a companion nanosatellite to the Redwing mission.
MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) received a $74,000,000 contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to help deliver the fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ordered by the Canadian Armed Forces.
Redwing will provide the Canadian Armed Forces with a platform for experimental characterization of space objects to support Canada’s space operations community.
Redwing will provide the Canadian Armed Forces with a platform for experimental characterization of space objects.
On 2023-03-09, Canada's Department of National Defence awarded a contract worth C$15,800,000 (US$11,300,000) to Magellan Aerospace of Winnipeg, Manitoba for the Redwing project.
Qii.AI and Skydio demonstrated the integration by automatic detection and quantification of corrosion on naval ship hulls for the Canadian Department of National Defense.
Canada plans to grow its space enterprise across the entire Canadian Armed Forces to about 270 personnel, including personnel working on space-related tasks in operations centres and civilian staff.
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand designated the 1 million Canadian dollars to be specifically used to buy imagery that will allow Ukraine’s military to track the movements of Russian troops and equipment.
Under the 2015–2016 process, RADARSAT-2 images were downloaded to MDA, sent to the Canadian military for review, approved by Canadian diplomats, passed to the Canadian embassy in Kyiv, and then forwarded to the Ukrainian government.
The Canadian Armed Forces ordered more than 1,000 RF-9820S Compact Team Radios and kits.
The Canadian Armed Forces has become the first international customer of L3Harris Technologies' Compact Team Radio.
Defence Research and Development Canada, part of Canada’s Department of National Defence, is investing 1.5 million Canadian dollars into NorthStar’s project.
Viasat and MDA will deliver Link 16 tactical data link solutions designed to meet size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements for Canadian Armed Forces platforms.
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and MDA won a competitive award from the Canadian Department of National Defence in September 2018 to support the Canadian Army’s Airspace Coordination Centre Modernization (ASCCM) project.
The MDA and Viasat Halifax facility is expected to improve Link 16 capabilities for Canadian Armed Forces customers and bring substantial economic benefits and job opportunities to the region.