Canada, Australia partner on over-the-horizon radar technology
The Government of Canada, with new Prime Minister Mark Carney, announced Tuesday (March 18) that it will work with Australia to create over-the-horizon radar technology...
Category : Department of National Defence
DND IDEaS program looking for transition technology for mobile broadband networks
The Department of National Defence is looking for ideas that can help resolve a key technology issue they face with modern mobile communications. The post...
Trio of Canadian Military Satellites Launched
Unless you were paying attention to changes in manifest for the SpaceX Transporter-12 rideshare mission which launched yesterday, you wouldn’t know that the Grey Jay...
Brigadier-General Christopher Horner Assumes Command of 3 Canadian Space Division
Heading into the Canada Day long weekend Brigadier-General Christopher Horner assumed command on June 28, 2024 of 3 Canadian Space Division during a handover ceremony...
DND IDEaS Program Invested $75.8M in 2022-2023
The IDEaS (Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security) program annual report for 2022-2023 has been released and shows that $75.8M was invested. Overall, the program...
New Call for Proposals Including for Wildfire intelligence
New IDEaS program challenges were released today from the Canadian Safety and Security Program and include a call for proposals for Wildfire intelligence – A...
New 7 Wing (Space) Commercial Integration Cell Established
At this years annual CANSEC industry event which started today, the Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Air Force, and commercial partners MDA Space and...
Government of Canada Allocates $5.72 Billion in Defence Policy Update for Additional Space Capabilities
As the government continues to roll-out federal budget promises, Prime Minister Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair yesterday announced a defence policy update called Our North,...
MDA Awarded $74M Contract For DND RPAS Ground Control Stations
MDA announced this morning it had been awarded a $74 million contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GS-ASI) to support the Canadian Armed Force...
Defence Panel Send Serious Messages About Space
Canada’s across-the-board dependence on space-based technology, multiple threats against this reliance, and the need for government/industry partnerships to confront these threats were among the messages...
