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  February 3, 2022 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

  CANSEC 2022: We're back - Registration opens March 21

  Let's grow our industry and celebrate Canadian capabilities worldwide together!​ Link to video: youtu.be/zV48DSoYays Link to website: bit.ly/aboutcansec ​ * You may access myCANSEC through your myCADSI account. Once logged in, click on the ‘myCANSEC' tab in the upper right corner of the myCADSI Newsfeed page. Link to myCADSI: defenceandsecurity.ca/myCADSI/welcome Link to myCANSEC: defenceandsecurity.ca/myCANSEC/home Attendance at all CANSEC events is restricted to CADSI members and government (federal, provincial, municipal, foreign) personnel only. For more information on becoming a member please refer to the membership section on the CADSI website. CADSI intends to produce CANSEC live and in-person on June 1 and 2, 2022, following all public health & safety guidelines and protocols as required at the time of the event. Please continue to follow this e-newsletter, our website, and CADSI's Twitter account (@CADSICanada) for further details regarding health & safety protocols that will be implemented at CANSEC 2022. CADSI/CANSEC has become aware of emails and phone calls coming from a third party reporting to offer discounted hotel rates. Please be aware these are fraudulent. These emails and phone calls are not issued from CADSI or on behalf of our Organization. Anyone who receives communications claiming to be from CADSI/CANSEC and suspects it to be fraudulent or a scam should simply ignore it. CADSI does not use a housing bureau or third-party agency for hotel accommodations or any other travel arrangements. Please note that this notice is being sent to those that have subscribed to this e-newsletter with CADSI. We encourage you to distribute this e-newsletter to anyone else in your organization who may find this of interest.

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  October 30, 2020 | Local, Aerospace

  Boeing would perform Canadian Super Hornet final assembly in US

  by Pat Host Boeing would perform final assembly of its F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets in the United States rather than Canada if it wins Canada's Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) competition. Jim Barnes, Boeing Defense, Space, and Security director of business development in Canada, on 27 October cited the small production run for performing final assembly in St. Louis, Missouri, where the Super Hornet is built. Canada will purchase 88 advanced fighters as part of its competition with the first aircraft anticipated for 2025. The procurement is expected to be worth USD11-14 billion. “It was decided that the benefits of standing up these types of operations in Canada were not worth the investment,” Barnes said. “We are concentrating on the decades of life cycle support for our partners' work share, including potential work on US Navy Super Hornets.” Boeing is competing against the Saab Gripen E with production in Canada and the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for the FFCP. The winning company will replace the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF's) legacy Boeing F/A-18 (CF-18/CF-188 in national service) fighter fleet. The industrial and technical benefits (ITB) portion of an offeror's bid is an important part of a proposal. Jennifer Seidman, Boeing international strategic partnerships country manager for Canada, said on 27 October that both defence production and skills development were part of the company's ITB proposal, but that she could not provide further details. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/boeing-would-perform-canadian-super-hornet-final-assembly-in-us

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  October 12, 2023 | Local, Security

  Joint Statement from the Department of National Defence and Major-General Fortin

  The legal proceedings commenced by Major-General Fortin have been resolved. The parties will have no further comment on the matter.