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  November 29, 2021 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

  3 New R&D Challenges & CyberSecure Program / 3 nouveaux défis de R&D et programme CyberSécuritaire

  (le français suit) We launched 3 new R&D funding opportunities! We worked with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to release three new challenges. With the launch of these opportunities, ISC has surpassed our 100th challenge milestone! Think you can solve any of the below challenges? Compete for funding to prove your feasibility and develop a solution! Apply online SME News: Get certified with new cybersecurity program See below to learn more about CyberSecure, a federal certification program to help SMEs improve cybersecurity practices. High Performance Low Cost Detection of Biomarkers The NRC is seeking robust cost effective point-of-care testing innovations. This challenge closes on December 23rd, 2021 at 2pm EST! Reducing Airborne Transmission of Respiratory Viruses in Buildings Lacking a Mechanical Ventilation System The NRC is seeking the Canadian industry to develop and manufacture building technologies and products that can protect occupants by effectively mitigating airborne transmission of respiratory viruses in buildings lacking a mechanical ventilation system. This challenges closes December 23rd, 2021 at 2pm EST! Made-in-Canada Compostable Elastomeric Materials for Medical Glove Manufacturing The NRC, in collaboration with Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Health Canada (HC) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), are seeking solutions for Made-in-Canada sustainable elastomeric materials, that are compostable, to be used in the manufacturing of an equivalent alternative to disposable medical gloves. This challenges closes December 23rd, 2021 at 2pm EST! Get certified with CyberSecure Canada CyberSecure Canada is the country's cybersecurity certification program for SMEs. Learn more about how you can enhance your competitive advantage by letting your supply chain know you're a trusted business partner. Nous avons lancé 3 nouvelles opportunités de financement R&D ! Nous avons travaillé avec le Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC) pour lancer trois nouveaux défis. Avec le lancement de ces opportunités, SIC a dépassé le cap de son 100ème défi ! Vous pensez pouvoir résoudre l'un des défis ci-dessous ? Appliquer pour compétitionner au financement afin de prouver votre faisabilité et de développer une solution ! Postulez en ligne Nouvelles des PME : Obtenez une certification gr'ce au nouveau programme de cybersécurité Voir ci-dessous pour en savoir plus sur CyberSécuritaire, un programme de certification fédéral visant à aider les PME à améliorer leurs pratiques en matière de cybersécurité. Détection haute performance à faible coût de biomarqueurs Le CNRC cherche des solutions innovantes, robustes et économiques pour des tests effectués sur les lieux de prestation de soins. Ce défi se termine le 23 decembre, 2021 à 14 h HNE. Réduction de la transmission par voie aérienne des virus respiratoires à l'intérieur des immeubles sans système de ventilation mécanique Le CNRC invite les industriels canadiens à développer des technologies et des systèmes permettant de protéger efficacement les occupants des immeubles sans système de ventilation mécanique en atténuant la transmission par voie aérienne des virus respiratoires. Ce défi se termine le 23 decembre, 2021 à 14 h HNE. Élastomères de fabrication canadienne pour la confection des gants médicaux Le CNRC, en collaboration avec Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (ECCC), Santé Canada (SC) et Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan), est à la recherche de solutions faisant appel à des élastomères écologiques et compostables, fabriqués au Canada, qui pourront être utilisés pour la fabrication d'un nouveau type de gants médicaux jetables. Ce défi se termine le 23 decembre, 2021 à 14 h HNE. Soyez certifié avec CyberSécuritaire Canada CyberSécuritaire Canada est le programme de certification en cybersécurité réservé aux petites et moyennes entreprises. Découvrez comment vous pouvez renforcer votre avantage concurrentiel au niveau supérieur en informant votre chaîne logistique que vous êtes un partenaire d'affaires de confiance.

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  February 16, 2018 | Local, Naval

  MDA to provide unmanned aircraft systems to Royal Canadian Navy

  MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), announced it has signed a contract valued at approximately $8 million with Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to provide maritime miniature unmanned aircraft systems (MMUAS). The contract also includes services to support training, resource and equipment development activities and development and validation of naval tactics and new capability development. The MMUAS will play a critical role by extending the reach of the communication and sensor capability over contentious or hostile areas during maritime security operations. MDA's solution is based on the Puma AE (All Environment) unmanned aircraft built by Aerovironment. The Puma AE system will provide the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) with enhanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. The Puma has the ability to carry additional payloads as required for specific missions. The MMUAS is the first UAS project that will see the RCN operate and maintain its own capability and provide a sustainable shipborne, near real-time, beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) ISR capability with an expected introduction to the fleet in the summer of 2018 onboard Kingston-class ships. Capable of both ground and water landings, Puma AE's innovative fuselage offers an operational flexibility never before available to the RCN. The Puma AE is operated from the same control station as the Raven UAS which has been provided by MDA to the Canadian Army since 2013. MDA's Canadian-based UAS services group has been providing UAS systems and services to Canada's DND since 2009. Mike Greenley, group president for MDA, said: “We are very proud to once again, expand our unmanned aircraft systems and services to support Canada's Department of National Defence needs. https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/mda-provide-unmanned-aircraft-systems-royal-canadian-navy/

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  June 22, 2018 | Local, Aerospace

  Aerospace firm drops lawsuit against DND as defence officials award it multibillion-dollar contract

  David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen An Italian aerospace firm dropped a lawsuit against Canada over what it claimed was a rigged aircraft purchase shortly before the federal government awarded it a new sole-source deal potentially worth billions of dollars. But the Canadian Forces and officials with Italian defence company, Leonardo, say the ending of the legal action in May had nothing to do with the company being picked for a new project the same month. Leonardo has been selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force to upgrade its Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopters and provide seven additional aircraft. It is estimated the project will cost taxpayers between $1 billion and $5 billion, a price tag that includes the purchase of simulators and support equipment. Leonardo had been fighting the Canadian government in Federal Court over its 2016 decision to award its rival, Airbus, a contract to build fixed-wing search-and-rescue planes as part of a $4.7-billion program. The company was asking the court to overturn the contract to Airbus and instead award the lucrative deal to Leonardo and its Canadian partners. It alleged the Airbus aircraft failed to meet the government's basic criteria. But that legal action was stopped in May just as the Canadian government was awarding Leonardo the new helicopter deal. The Department of National Defence suggested the decision to drop the lawsuit was not related to its decision to select Leonardo for the sole-source deal. “The Government of Canada's priority is to select a best-value package for the Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade,” the DND noted in an email. “Decisions related to this procurement were made based on consultations with industry and our subject matter experts and follow standard procurement reviews.” But the sole-source deal to Leonardo caught the aerospace industry by surprise. The RCAF had asked companies just last year for informal proposals on how Canada's future search and rescue helicopter needs could be met. One firm, Sikorsky, went as far as launching a campaign to promote its civilian S-92 helicopter as a cost-effective solution. It proposed that it was cheaper to buy new helicopters than to upgrade the older Cormorants. The federal government acknowledged that it has now received correspondence from aerospace firms raising issues about the sole-source deal with Leonardo. “We have received some responses,” Pierre-Alain Bujold, a spokesman for Public Services and Procurement Canada, stated in an email. “PSPC officials are currently reviewing the responses, in collaboration with the Department of National Defence and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.” “Once this review is complete, officials will determine appropriate next steps and inform respondents accordingly,” Bujold added. But defence industry insiders say the review is simply for the sake of appearances and it is expected the deal with Leonardo will proceed. Leonardo officials said their decision to drop the lawsuit was made in April but it took until the next month before that process could be completed. The Cormorant fleet entered service in the year 2000 and the modernization would allow the helicopters to operate for another 25 years at least. One of Leonardo's subsidiaries was the original manufacturer of the Cormorants. The decision to sole-source the deal moved through the federal system quickly. On April 20, RCAF spokesman Maj. Scott Spurr stated the air force was still examining options on how to proceed and that the next phase of the project wouldn't come until 2019. But on May 24 the Canadian government announced it had decided to go with Leonardo on the exclusive deal. Department of National Defence officials say it was determined that it was more cost effective to stay with the Cormorant fleet as it is a proven aircraft the RCAF knows well. The upgrade program is expected to include the latest avionic and mission systems, advanced radars and sensors, vision enhancement and tracking systems. http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/aerospace-firm-drops-lawsuit-against-dnd-as-defence-officials-award-it-multibillion-dollar-contract