April 29, 2022 | Local, Aerospace, C4ISR
Good afternoon,
The Trade Commissioner Service would like to make Canadian industry aware of a recent RFI from the US Department of Defense, entitled: Weapons Systems or Commercial Capabilities for Ukraine Security Assistance. Responses are due via email by noon (12:00 eastern) on May 6th, 2022.
Full information can be found here: https://sam.gov/opp/0eda068c58d54a20b23df2409426c64c/view
DoD is exploring options which would accelerate production and build more capacity across the industrial base for weapons and equipment that can be rapidly exported, deployed with minimal training, and that are proven effective in the battlefield. To that end, they are seeking information from across industry on weapons systems or other commercial capabilities related to
· air defense
· anti-armor
· anti-personnel
· coastal defense
· counter battery
· unmanned aerial systems
· communications (e.g., secure radios, satellite internet)
Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested companies are encouraged to submit to osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.Ukraine-Assistance@mail.mil by 12:00 noon (EDT) on Friday, 6 May 2022. Note: DoD has specified a response format that can be found on the full RFI posting: https://sam.gov/opp/0eda068c58d54a20b23df2409426c64c/view
For general questions about working with US DoD or the US defence industry, please contact Trade Commissioner Bobby Tate – Robert.tate@international.gc.ca
TCS Colleagues, please use Opportunity #1-1R4OR1 for referrals.
February 18, 2021 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
L'Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l'innovation du Québec (ADRIQ) est fière d'annoncer le lancement de son Gala des Prix Innovation 2021 Il s'agit de la 31e édition du Gala des Prix Innovation, qui se tiendra le 25 novembre 2021.
July 6, 2020 | Local, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
BY CORMAC MACSWEENEY Posted Jun 30, 2020 9:17 am MDT OTTAWA – The new NAFTA will come into effect on Wednesday amid the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The negotiations caused months of fear in business and economic circles, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to pull out of the trade agreement both our economies and Mexico rely on. But after ratification earlier this year, the new NAFTA — formally the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement — comes into force appropriately on Canada Day, bringing with it protections for the auto parts sector, more American access to our dairy market, stricter labour rules for Mexico, and measures to reduce the prices of pharmaceutical drugs. Colin Robertson with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute says this deal gives businesses confidence that Canada still has privileged access to our largest trading partner, but the COVID-19 pandemic has left a lot of questions about the future of our economies. “What it will depend on will be the growth of both economies' ends. The pandemic puts the big question mark on recovery and what that means for the future, so that one I can't answer,” he says. Meanwhile, Marc Agnew with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says the COVID-19 pandemic may delay some of the benefits we get from this deal. “I don't think the new NAFTA is going to, necessarily, have a chance to really show its true value, probably until two or three, four years down the line,” he explains. However, Agnew believes this is a vital deal, regardless, because it will give businesses in Canada the security and confidence to plan for the years ahead. He adds the moment is soured by Trump once again threatening tariffs on Canadian aluminium. “It runs exactly counter to both the kind of spirit and the intent of what we're trying to do with this agreement,” Agnew says. Canada and the U.S. do $2 billion in trade a day. The USMCA is expected to bring modest gains to Canada's economy, with close to a $7-billion boost in the next five years, “It's still the biggest, single bilateral trading relationship in the world,” Robertson notes. https://www.660citynews.com/2020/06/30/new-nafta-canada-day-tariff-threats-covid-19/
July 14, 2024 | Local, Land
Reaching NATO's defence spending benchmark isn't about showing up at your local military trade show with a credit card and buying "a whole bunch of stuff," Defence Minister Bill Blair said Friday following the conclusion of the alliance's Washington summit.