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October 12, 2022 | Local, C4ISR

Quantum-enhanced radio-frequency sensing

Innovative Solutions Canada along with the Department of National Defence are seeking a quantum-enhanced Radio-Frequency (RF) sensing technology solutions to improve target detection using radars via quantum-enhanced radar transmitters and/or radar receivers.

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en/quantum-enhanced-radio-frequency-sensing

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  • Canada to purchase 25 used Australian F-18 jets if U.S. gives approval

    June 18, 2018 | Local, Aerospace

    Canada to purchase 25 used Australian F-18 jets if U.S. gives approval

    David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen The Liberals had originally announced they would buy 18 used Australian jets to augment Canada's CF-18s. The extra aircraft will likely be stripped down for parts Canada has boosted the number of used Australian fighter jets it is purchasing to 25, but the deal still hinges on approval from the U.S. government. The Liberal government originally announced it would buy 18 used Australian F-18 jets to augment the Royal Canadian Air Force's CF-18s until new aircraft can be purchased in the coming years. It has added seven more aircraft to the deal, Dan Blouin, a spokesman for the Department of National Defence, confirmed Friday. Those extra aircraft will likely be stripped down for parts. It is not known yet if the seven aircraft will be flown to Canada or shipped, Blouin added. The exact cost of the aircraft, along with weapons and other equipment, is not yet known as negotiations are still underway, Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough recently told journalists. The Liberal government has set aside up to $500 million for the project and that would cover the seven added jets. An Australian Senate hearing was recently told that Canada was presented with a cost proposal last year. “They accepted our offer in December, but they have also put in a further request for some seven aircraft for system testing, training and spares,” Australian Air Vice Marshal Cath Roberts told the hearing. The U.S. government is examining the deal and will have to give its approval before Australia can sell the F-18s to Canada, because the F-18s were built in the U.S. with American technology. Canada is hoping for the U.S. approval sometime in the summer. Although U.S.-Canada relations have hit a slump, with President Donald Trump vowing to punish Canadians over economic disputes, the DND does not expect that to affect approval of the fighter jet deal. Pat Finn, DND's assistant deputy minister of materiel, has said he expects a deal by the end of the year with deliveries of the Australian planes to begin in the summer of 2019. The government originally planned for the arrival of the first used aircraft next January. The government had originally planned to buy 18 new Super Hornet fighter jets from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing. But, last year, Boeing complained to the U.S. Commerce Department that Canadian subsidies for Quebec-based Bombardier allowed it to sell its C-series civilian passenger aircraft in the U.S. at cut-rate prices. As a result, the Trump administration brought in a tariff of almost 300 per cent against the Bombardier aircraft sold in the U.S. In retaliation, Canada cancelled the deal to buy the 18 Super Hornets. That project would have cost more than US$5 billion. In the meantime, the federal government expects to issue next year a request for proposals from aerospace firms who want to take part in the competition to provide Canada with 88 new fighter jets. That project, with a $19 billion price-tag, would see the purchase of a new fleet of planes that would replace both the CF-18s and the used Australian jets.A winning bidder is expected to be selected in spring 2021 and the first of the new aircraft would be delivered four years later. The last CF-18 will be retired in 2032. http://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-to-purchase-25-used-australian-fighter-jets-if-states-says-yes

  • OPPORTUNITY: US DoD Ukraine Security Assistance - Deadline May 6

    April 29, 2022 | Local, Aerospace, C4ISR

    OPPORTUNITY: US DoD Ukraine Security Assistance - Deadline May 6

    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.

  • Irving misreads the National Shipbuilding Strategy: analysis

    August 15, 2018 | Local, Naval

    Irving misreads the National Shipbuilding Strategy: analysis

    DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN Irving seems to be upset about Davie's ongoing efforts to win work under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. In a new deal with the federal government, Davie will refit existing icebreakers that are to be owned by the federal government. This is part of federal efforts to shore up Canada's icebreaking capability. At an event last week to announce the contract, Steven MacKinnon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Service and Procurement Canada and Member of Parliament (Gatineau, Quebec) also stated that Davie Shipyard in Levis, Quebec will have opportunities to bid and win work under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. That has sparked concern from Irving which issued on Monday a statement that it is worried MacKinnon's remarks “signal the possible redirection of shipbuilding work out of Atlantic Canada.” During the new conference MacKinnon said Davie could be in line for work under the shipbuilding strategy. “Davie had, has had, and will continue to have opportunities under the national shipbuilding strategy to bid, to win work, and the quality of the work that's done in this shipyard speaks for itself,” he said. Full Article: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/irving-misreads-the-national-shipbuilding-strategy-analysis

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