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2009 que le premier P-8A Poseidon a volé et il est entré en service avec la marine américaine en 2013. À ce jour, Boeing a livré plus de 147 

Après les USA qui vont fournir 90 pièces de 155 mm et le Canada qui en enverra six, c'est au tour des Australiens de contribuer au renforcement de...

Other players who have expressed interest in supplying their aircraft to Poland include Airbus and Leonardo.

May 10th 12 p.m to 1 p.m | Free | Registration Required Towards a new era in Canada-US relations! On May 10th, we will have the honor and privilege of welcoming David L. Cohen, U.S Ambassador to Canada since December 2021. Mr. Cohen will share his vision and goals for strengthening the Canada-U. S relationship to support a sustainable and inclusive recovery for our economies. During a conversation co-hosted by Charles Milliard, President and CEO of the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce, and Garry Douglas, President and CEO of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Cohen will discuss avenues of collaboration to support SMEs in both countries, as well as opportunities for partnering to decarbonize our economies. REGISTER HERE!

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.

Competitive Projects launches new and exciting challenges! The Call for Proposals is open! The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program has launched four new challenges under its Competitive Projects element covering a wide scope of Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) needs, from the arctic domain to C4ISR and the preservation of wildlife. Don't miss the opportunity to apply to: Under the sea: real-time detection of marine mammals during sonar operations The needle in the haystack: Space-Based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (SB-ISR) imagery for decision making Sub-zero Infrastructure, Security, and Sensors: Safekeeping assets in the arctic Do you copy? Establishing and maintaining broadband connectivity in remote and hostile areas Submit your proposals by May 31, 2022. The IDEaS Team Projets compétitifs lance de nouveaux défis ! L'appel de propositions est lancé ! Le programme Innovation pour la défense, l'excellence et la sécurité (IDEeS) a lancé quatre nouveaux défis dans le cadre de son élément Projets compétitifs. Ces défis couvrent un large éventail de domaines répondant aux besoins du ministère de la Défense nationale et des Forces armées canadiennes (MDN/FAC), dont l'environnement arctique, le C4ISR et la préservation de la faune. Ne manquez pas l'occasion de soumettre vos propositions pour : Sous l'océan : détection en temps réel des mammifères marins pendant les opérations sonar L'aiguille dans la botte de foin : L'imagerie de renseignement, de surveillance et de reconnaissance basée sur l'espace (SB-ISR) pour la prise de décision Infrastructure, sécurité et détection sous zéro : sécurisation des installations dans l'Arctique Vous recevez ? Établissement et maintien de la connectivité à large bande dans les zones éloignées et hostiles Envoyez vos propositions avant le 31 mai 2022. L'Équipe IDEeS

Un ancien pilote d’essai de F-35 croit que le Canada aura probablement bénéficié de sa décision de ne pas acheter ce nouveau chasseur furtif il y a plus de dix ans. Mais il estime maintenant qu’Ottawa devait mettre fin à ses tergiversations et opter rapidement pour cet avion de chasse américain.

Incertaine de faire partie de l’aventure du F-35 au Canada, L3 Harris décroche une prolongation de contrat qui lui offrira de la prévisibilité pour une décennie. Il s’agit de l’entretien des vieux CF-18 de l’Aviation royale canadienne (ARC) jusqu’à la fin de leur vie utile, prévue en 2032.