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  11 février 2021 | Local, Aérospatial

  NOUVEAU PARTENARIAT AVEC REACTION DYNAMICS

  COMMUNIQUÉ REACTION DYNAMICS ET AMRIKART ULTRAPRECISION, INTÉGRATEUR DE SOLUTIONS MÉTROLOGIQUES DIMENSIONNELLES AVANCÉES, ANNONCENT LEUR PARTENARIAT DANS LE CADRE DU SOUTIEN AU DÉVELOPPEMENT DE LA NOUVELLE GÉNÉRATION DE LANCEUR ORBITAL À FAIBLE COÛT. 9 février 2021 | par: Badr Boushel Montréal, Qc, Canada | 9 février 2021 – Amrikart Ultraprecision, chef de file nord-américain en intégration des solutions métrologique de haute précision, est fière d'annoncer son partenariat avec Reaction Dynamics (RDX), une entreprise spatiale canadienne dont la mission est de développer la première fusée orbitale au Canada. Le partenariat consiste dans un soutien continu aux opérations d'ingénierie et de production de Reaction Dynamics. Avec plus de 30 ans d'expérience dans l'industrie de la fabrication spatiale et aéronautique, Amrikart Ultraprecision assistera Reaction Dynamics en fournissant des services de mesure et d'analyse de données dimensionnelles, de même que les solutions métrologiques nécessaires au développement des technologies de propulsion et des fusées orbitales de RDX. « Des solutions métrologiques avancées ont été identifiées comme un outil clé dans le développement de la nouvelle génération de lanceur orbital à faible coût de Reaction Dynamics. Amrikart Ultraprecision a démontré qu'elle est un partenaire de choix dans ce secteur. Son expertise nous aide à suivre et à prévoir les problèmes dimensionnels, ce qui se traduit par des opérations plus efficaces dans l'ensemble.” Said Bachar Elzein – CEO et Directeur Technique de Reaction Dynamics Lab Inc. « C'est un privilège de s'associer à Reaction Dynamics et de contribuer avec notre expertise en métrologie de haute précision au développement du premier lanceur orbital canadien. Ce partenariat permettra à Amrikart de démontrer à nouveau sa capacité à fournir des solutions innovantes à des défis complexes. Notre équipe est passionnée par les technologies aérospatiales et elle prend un profond plaisir à travailler avec les ingénieurs de RDX», a déclaré Nathalie Tremblay, vice-présidente et cofondatrice d'Amrikart Ultraprecision. À propos de Reaction Dynamics Fondée en 2016, Reaction Dynamics (RDX) développe des fusées pour fournir un accès de routine à l'orbite terrestre. L'entreprise est intégrée verticalement, et ses domaines d'intérêt actuels comprennent la propulsion des fusées, les structures et l'avionique. L'équipe applique une approche rapide, agile et axée sur le hardware dans le lancement spatial, permettant à l'industrie de se prévaloir d'un accès plus rapide, moins coûteux et plus fiable à l'espace. Sa technologie de propulsion hybride unique en son genre, en instance de brevet, permet des services de lancement abordables avec de courts délais d'exécution. Son approche novatrice résout le problème persistant avec les moteurs hybrides : des performances limitées sur de longues durées de combustion. Son moteur de fusée en instance de brevet est doté d'un faible nombre de pièces pour assurer la fiabilité et une production rapide, ainsi que des propulseurs sans danger pour l'environnement afin de minimiser les demandes de nettoyage et de permettre un entreposage sécuritaire. Gr'ce à cette technologie, RDX vise à fournir des services de lancement dédiés et abordables, ouvrant de nouvelles possibilités d'utilisation de l'espace aux opérateurs de petits satellites. Pour plus d'informations sur Reaction Dynamics, veuillez visiter: www.reactiondynamics.space À propos d'Amrikart Ultraprecision Amrikart Ultraprecision, fondée en 1988, fait partie du groupe Amrikart, propriétaire exclusif de la technologie iGPS System, et partenaire d'Hexagon Metrology. Amrikart Ultraprecision se spécialise dans une branche croissante de la métrologie, celle de la mesure dimensionnelle et du positionnement de haute précision. Amrikart offre des services complets de mesure et d'alignement 3D ainsi que des solutions automatisées clés-en-main permettant d'augmenter la performance dans la fabrication et l'assemblage de produits de petit à grand volume dans les domaines de l'aviation, du spatial, de la défense, de la marine, du transport et de l'énergie. Amrikart se démarque sur le marché avec la conception et la mise en œuvre de solutions d'assemblage assisté par la métrologie en temps réel, déployées avec succès dans les chaînes d'assemblage final des avions commerciaux Airbus A220. L'entreprise fournit également le support, l'expertise en ingénierie, l'outillage spécialisé et les applications logicielles qui participent à ses solutions intégrées clés en main. Pour plus d'informations sur Amrikart Ultraprecision, veuillez visiter: www.amrikart.com Développent des affaires et relations publiques: Maxime Goulet-Bourdon | Directeur des Essais & du Développement des Affaires M: (438) 872-6087 E: mgb@reactiondynamics.space Badr Boushel (Brad) | Directeur des Ventes et du Développement des Affaires M: (438) 832-2634 E: b.boushel@amrikart.com https://www.amrikart.com/nouvelles-en-details/detail/2021-02-09/Nouveau-partenariat-avec-Reaction-Dynamics

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  9 septembre 2020 | Local, Aérospatial

  Canada’s Air Task Force – Romania begins 2020 NATO enhanced Air Policing mission

  On Sept. 3, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Air Task Force – Romania (ATF-Romania) received their readiness certification from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during a certification ceremony held at the Romanian Air Force Base Mihail Kogalniceanu. This certification allowed the Task Force to officially begin their enhanced Air Policing mission under Operation Reassurance in Romania on Saturday, Sept. 5. During this mission, the detachment from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), consisting of approximately 135 personnel and six CF-18 Hornet fighter jets, will help secure the skies over Romania until December 2020. The Air Task Force will work with the Romanian Air Force under NATO command and control as part of Operation Reassurance, which is Canada's contribution to NATO assurance and deterrence measures. Protection measures against COVID-19 were taken during the certification ceremony to ensure the health and safety of all present. While conducting their mission, the Air Task Force members are working alongside our regional partners and Allies in Romania, and taking all the necessary precautions to minimize the risk to the safety of our personnel and the local population. Despite the limitations of operating in a COVID-19 environment, the CAF have remained agile and able to conduct successful missions around the world, all while adhering to both domestic and host nation COVID-19 safety requirements. “Every year, this Air Task Force provides a concrete example of Canada's commitment to NATO's collective defence,” said MGen Eric Kenny, Commander 1 Canadian Air Division and Joint Forces Air Component Commander. “Air Policing is a critical part of NATO's mandate and is a mission our crews excel at, thanks to their training and experience with our own 24/7/365 NORAD mandate. I know they will take every opportunity to share their knowledge and learn from our Romanian and regional allies, as they help secure the Romanian skies.” “Having deployed on this mission in 2014, I know how much our pilots and entire Task Force benefit from this opportunity to work with our NATO allies,” said LCol David McLeod, Commander of Air Task Force – Romania. “COVID-19 has not dulled the enthusiasm of the great team that comes with me and I know their knowledge and professionalism will be evident throughout the deployment. Working alongside our NATO allies is critical to collective defence but also provides an invaluable opportunity to learn from one another. I am honoured to be back as the Air Task Force Commander, and I am looking forward to working and flying alongside our Romanian allies again.” Quick Facts During the mission, Canadian fighter pilots, mostly from 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron (433 TFS), will hold a quick reaction alert posture to augment Romanian air policing capabilities. They will also fly training missions together with the Romanian Air Force, as well as other regional Allies and partners. This will include patrolling Romanian air space and, if necessary, intercepting any aircraft that enter it without authorization. Operation Reassurance is Canada's contribution to NATO assurance and deterrence measures, which demonstrates Canada's ability and willingness to react rapidly to international crises and to work side by side with its NATO Allies to reinforce NATO's collective security. Air Task Force – Romania is the Air component of the mission. The Canadian Armed Forces have supported the mission since 2014, with this deployment marking the fifth time Canada has sent a detachment to Romania in support of NATO's enhanced Air Policing. https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/canadas-air-task-force-romania-begins-2020-nato-enhanced-air-policing-mission/

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  14 juillet 2020 | Local, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité

  Annex B: Overview of long-term funding commitment to Canadian Armed Forces capabilities

  To ensure that the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces have the capabilities required for Canada to be Strong at home, Secure in North America and Engaged in the world, this policy commits to significant long-term investment. This includes $33.8 billion for 52 critical new capital projects. In addition, the policy provides $74.2 billion for existing assets and previously planned equipment, infrastructure and information technology projects. As part of Strong, Secure, Engaged, these projects underwent a thorough costing review, which resulted in the provision of an additional $5.9 billion over 20 years on top of what had previously been budgeted for these projects, to better reflect their true costs. In total, this new vision for defence provides $108 billion for the development and acquisition of capital equipment over the next 20 years. All of these projects have been costed and the costing methodologies used were independently verified by five external accounting firms. Throughout the process, Defence also worked with costing experts from Deloitte who brought expertise gained from its involvement in recent defence reviews of close Canadian allies. This rigorous and unprecedented process ensures that the vision laid out in this policy is credible and realistic. Table 1 reflects the planned use of the accrual budget over the 20-year horizon of this policy. It is important to note that this table does not represent the total cost of all planned equipment acquisitions. For example, the first new Canadian Surface Combatant is not scheduled to be delivered until 2026, followed by the remaining 14 ships. As these ships have an expected service life of 30 years, much of the accrual costs will be incurred outside the 20 years reflected in the table. Furthermore, as these are 20-year estimates, there needs to be flexibility to adjust the accrual budget to reflect changes in major capital projects. The process to adjust or re-profile these estimates over time is through the investment planning process. Defence will publish the next Defence Investment Plan in 2018. The Defence Investment Plan will include all approved capital projects under the policy and will be updated every three years. This will help ensure that Parliament and Canadians can clearly understand future changes to the budget, and deliver on the Government's commitment to transparency, results, and accountability. Table 1: 20-year accrual and cash view of planned projects and new investments ($ billions) 20-year - Accrual basis 20-Year - Cash basis Capability Investments to fully fund and complete planned projects table 1 note1 New investment Strong, Secure, Engaged table 1 note2 Total planned projects and new investments Total planned projects and new investments Royal Canadian Navy 14.6 2.9 17.5 53.5 Canadian Army 10.1 8.8 18.9 23.2 Royal Canadian Air Force 26.4 20.1 46.4 64.4 Special Operations Forces 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.2 Joint/Emerging Domains 3.4 1.2 4.6 9.7 Infrastructure 4.5 0.4 4.9 12.0 Total Capabilities 60.1 33.8 93.9 164.0 Accrual Expenditure for Existing Equipment and Infrastructure table 1 note3 14.1 - 14.1 - 20 Year Total table 1 note4 74.2 33.8 108.0 164.0 Table 1 Note 1 Strong, Secure, Engaged commits $74.2 billion over 20 years to fully fund 281 projects that were planned, but for which Defence had insufficient funding to acquire. Adequate funding has now been allocated to deliver these core equipment projects. Return to table 1 note1referrer Table 1 Note 2 Strong, Secure, Engaged commits $33.8 billion over the next 20 years to 52 new equipment, infrastructure, and information technology projects for the Canadian Armed Forces. Return to table 1 note2referrer Table 1 Note 3 This amount ($14.1 billion), on an accrual basis, represents previously acquired equipment and infrastructure. As they are already in service, there is no future cash requirement to purchase these assets. Return to table 1 note3referrer Table 1 Note 4 Totals may not add up due to rounding. Return to table 1 note4referrer Below is an overview of capital funding commitments in Strong, Secure, Engaged, described in terms of investments in the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, Special Operations Forces, Joint Capabilities and Infrastructure. Investment in the Royal Canadian Navy The Government will provide $17.5 billion to fund equipment projects for the Royal Canadian Navy over the next 20 years. This includes: $2.9 billion over the next 20 years for two new equipment investments in the Royal Canadian Navy to replace obsolete components of current systems and improve the Royal Canadian Navy's ability to meet evolving underwater threats. $14.6 billion over the next 20 years to fully fund planned equipment projects. For example, this policy includes sufficient funding to acquire the full complement of 15 Canadian Surface Combatants. It is important to note that Table 1 only captures a 20-year view of the equipment investments committed to in this policy. As the first ship is not scheduled to be delivered until 2026 and the fleet is expected to be in service for 30 years, there will be significant expenditures outside this timeframe. Investment in the Canadian Army The Government will provide $18.9 billion for Canadian Army equipment projects over the next 20 years. This includes: $8.8 billion over the next 20 years for 20 new equipment projects. As examples, this investment will replace existing light and heavy trucks for use in domestic and expeditionary operations. We will also improve the Canadian Army's ability to operate in Canada's North with a new family of Arctic-capable land vehicles, as well as close critical capability gaps such as the Canadian Army's lack of ground-based air defence equipment, which will allow it to defeat threats posed by airborne weapons such as remotely piloted vehicles and aircraft used by potential adversaries. $10.1 billion over the next 20 years to fully fund planned equipment projects. For example, the upgrade of the Light Armoured Vehicle fleet will improve mobility and survivability. Investment in the Royal Canadian Air Force The Government will provide $46.4 billion to fund equipment projects for the Royal Canadian Air Force over the next 20 years. This includes: $20.1 billion over the next 20 years for 17 new equipment projects for the Royal Canadian Air Force. For example, this will deliver a Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft to replace the CP-140 Aurora Long Range Patrol Aircraft, allowing us to maintain our technological advantage over potential adversaries. Under the Royal Canadian Air Force's responsibility for space capabilities, portions of new investment will expand the Canadian Armed Forces' ability to use space-based assets in support of operations. This includes projects for enhanced communications in the North. $26.4 billion to fully fund planned equipment projects. The new fighter program has been enhanced to ensure the Royal Canadian Air Force can acquire 88 new advanced fighters, which will allow us to deliver on NORAD and NATO commitments without compromise. Investment in Special Operations Forces The Government will provide $1.5 billion to fund equipment projects for Canada's Special Operations Forces over the next 20 years. This includes: $366 million over the next 20 years for four new projects. For example, integrated soldier system equipment will be modernized to enhance interoperability and maintain technological advantage against potential adversaries. $1.2 billion over the next 20 years to fully fund planned equipment projects. As an example, we will acquire an airborne intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance platform that will enhance the ability of our Special Operations Forces to improve their understanding of the operational environment. Investment in joint capabilities The Government will provide $4.6 billion for joint capability projects in domains such as cyber, intelligence as well as joint command and control over the next 20 years. This includes: $1.2 billion over the next 20 years for five new equipment projects and one information technology project. For example, the Combined Joint Intelligence Modernization project will provide a modern deployable intelligence centre for land-based operations, building on the lessons learned in recent operations. Additionally, the Secure Radio Modernization project will upgrade encryption capability of radios to maintain security and interoperability with our Five-Eyes partners. $3.4 billion over the next 20 years to fully fund planned equipment projects. For example, we will improve the capabilities of the Joint Deployable Headquarters and Signals Regiment. This will include the acquisition of portable structures to house the deployed headquarters and the equipment employed by its staff for command, control and communications. Investment in infrastructure The Government will provide $4.9 billion over the next 20 years to infrastructure projects across Canada in order to maintain the necessary portfolio of real property holdings. This includes: $446 million over the next 20 years for three new infrastructure projects. For example, this funding will enable the construction of new buildings to house the expanded and enhanced Canadian Armed Forces Joint Incident Response Unit. This will ensure that the unit is able to provide chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defence support to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. $4.5 billion to fully fund planned projects over the next 20 years. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/canada-defence-policy/annex-b.html