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MDA Space Canada

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Brampton, Ontario, United States
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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.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductOct 17, 2018Viasat and MDA to Expand Presence in Canada to Enhance Link 16 Capabilities for Canadian Armed Forces

On 2018-10-18 Viasat Inc. and MDA announced plans to establish a repair, maintenance, and upgrade service facility for Viasat’s Link 16 military communication terminals in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipOct 17, 2018Viasat and MDA to Expand Presence in Canada to Enhance Link 16 Capabilities for Canadian Armed Forces

Viasat and MDA will provide enhanced technical support for Viasat’s Small Tactical Terminals (STT) and other small, next-generation Link 16 devices from the Halifax facility.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductOct 17, 2018Viasat and MDA to Expand Presence in Canada to Enhance Link 16 Capabilities for Canadian Armed Forces

MDA and DigitalGlobe combined for $2,400,000,000 to form Maxar Technologies in October of the prior year.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative FinancialOct 15, 2018Harris, L3 CEOs say merger will catapult company among prime contractor elite

Maxar’s $1,300,000 deal with the UK Space Agency places MDA in a position to lead a European consortium to bid on the first phase of the European Space Agency’s space servicing vehicle robotics program.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipJul 18, 2018Maxar moves to capture satellite-servicing business in U.K, Europe

Maxar was formed in a $2,400,000,000 deal last fall that merged DigitalGlobe and its Radian Solutions division with MDA and its Space Systems Loral subsidiary.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipJul 16, 2018Maxar acquires robotics firm Neptec for $32 million

The CA$42,000,000 acquisition will fold Neptec’s 100 employees into Maxar’s Vancouver, Canada-based MDA division.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductJul 16, 2018Maxar acquires robotics firm Neptec for $32 million

In 2011, Intelsat signed a contract with MDA Corp., now part of Maxar Technologies, for a satellite-servicing mission that never materialized.

Mentioned as: MDA Corp.Org RelationshipJul 11, 2018Why Intelsat’s going with life extension over refueling

MDA is under contract to produce antennas for the OneWeb 900-satellite LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipJul 5, 2018Canada’s LEO constellation fund draws interest from Telesat, MDA

MDA is interested in opportunities to provide components or services for Telesat’s LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductJul 5, 2018Canada’s LEO constellation fund draws interest from Telesat, MDA

MDA will request funding from Canada's CA$100,000,000 Strategic Innovation Fund to support research and development in LEO satellite technologies, with the requested amount not yet determined.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaNarrative GeneralJul 5, 2018Canada’s LEO constellation fund draws interest from Telesat, MDA

The Senate Armed Services Committee directs the U.S. Air Force and DARPA to work with the Missile Defense Agency to study whether the LEO constellation has the potential to meet MDA’s space-based requirements.

Mentioned as: mdaTechnical ProductJun 7, 2018Senate defense bill proposes big funding boost for military LEO constellation

Maxar Technologies’ MDA business unit operates the Radarsat 2 satellite.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2018Geospatial industry exploiting radar, RF data for maritime security and disaster response

Maxar is using DigitalGlobe sales channels to market radar products from MDA Corp.’s Radarsat-2 satellite.

Mentioned as: MDA Corp.Technical ProductMay 10, 2018GEO order drought bottoming out, Maxar Technologies says

Maxar’s Space Systems segment, which includes SSL and some MDA Corp. business lines, generated $293,000,000 in revenue for the first three months of 2018, a 14 percent year-over-year decline.

Mentioned as: MDA Corp.Technical ProductMay 10, 2018GEO order drought bottoming out, Maxar Technologies says

In 2017, MDA acquired DigitalGlobe and renamed the combined company Maxar Technologies.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2018DigitalGlobe brings WorldView-4 imagery into SecureWatch, prepares to add Radarsat-2 data

Radarsat-2 is a satellite launched in 2007 by MDA and the Canadian Space Agency that is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar to gather imagery in all light and weather conditions.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2018DigitalGlobe brings WorldView-4 imagery into SecureWatch, prepares to add Radarsat-2 data

DigitalGlobe is working with MDA to develop offerings that integrate Radarsat-2 SAR data into SecureWatch.

Mentioned as: MDA Space CanadaOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2018DigitalGlobe brings WorldView-4 imagery into SecureWatch, prepares to add Radarsat-2 data

MDA is a Maxar company that provides synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capabilities.

Mentioned as: MDATechnical ProductMay 9, 2018DigitalGlobe brings WorldView-4 imagery into SecureWatch, prepares to add Radarsat-2 data

ViaSat partnered with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to build a Canadian repair, maintenance, and upgrade facility for its Link 16 terminals.

Mentioned as: mdaNarrative GeneralSep 4, 2017Royal Canadian Navy Deploys ViaSat’s End-to-End Link 16 Communications System on its Halifax-Class Frigates
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