July 13, 2023 | Local, Aerospace
Bombardier et le remplacement des CP-140 Aurora -
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January 25, 2018 | Local, Aerospace
Determining how to upgrade the Griffon helicopter a focus for RCAF this year
DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN
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It's going to take a while to do but the RCAF plans to extend the life of its Griffon helicopters out to the 2030s.
“The project will replace obsolete cockpit instruments and avionics with components that are supportable to the mid-2030s,” the RACF noted. Adaptation and integration of existing avionics and electronic flight instruments in the aircraft will enable an extension of the life of the Griffon. Griffon flight simulators will be modified to conform to the fleet. Finally, the project will ensure integrated logistic support, supply of initial spares and training.
The anticipated timeline is as follows:
- 2018 – Definition Approval (Definition is what should be done to meet the capability need, to determining how the preferred option will be implemented)
- 2020 – Implementation Approval, Request for Proposal Release, Contract Award
- 2024-2025 – Initial Operating Capability for Life-extended Griffons
- 2026 – Final Delivery
It should be noted that this project has been delayed from its previous schedule. In 2015, the RCAF put definition approval for 2016. In addition, implementation, issuing of an RFP and awarding a contact were all to be done in 2018. Final delivery of the upgraded helicopters was to have taken place in 2024 under the old schedule.
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June 14, 2021 | Local, Aerospace
Rappel : Journée de l'industrie du programme STTC
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August 13, 2018 | Local, Naval
Quebec's Davie shipyard wins $610M contract to convert icebreakers for coast guard
Jean-Yves Duclos, who represents the Quebec City region made announcement Friday The federal government has signed a $610-million contract to acquire and convert three icebreakers to renew the Canadian Coast Guard's aging fleet. Federal Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, who represents the Quebec City region made the announcement at the Davie shipyard in Lévis, which will be doing the work. The coast guard fleet lacks the capacity to perform its icebreaking duties. The Canadian Coast Guard ship Terry Fox, launched in 1993, is the newest icebreaker in the fleet. The contract is expected to result in the creation of 200 new jobs over the next two years, according to Davie spokesperson Frédérik Boisvert. Last year, when Davie was working on conversion of the Asterix and finishing two ferries, Davie employed 1,500 workers, Boisvert said. Many of them were laid off once the projects were completed. In June, the Liberal government concluded a deal with Davie to purchase three icebreakers, but there was no price tag attached to the project at the time. Negotiations to acquire the vessels were launched in January after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau abruptly announced the plan in a Radio-Canada interview in Quebec City. That marked the beginning of a seven-month negotiating process between the government and Davie. Fraser noted that the usual time it takes to negotiate a shipbuilding contract with the government is eight years, praising the work of negotiators for the government and Davie. MacKinnon confirmed that Ottawa sped up the process for the icebreaker deal. Full Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ottawa-will-allow-quebec-s-davie-shipyard-to-bid-on-national-shipbuilding-plan-contracts-1.4780836