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  13 août 2019 | Local, Aérospatial

  Canadian Space Agency Prepares for Busy Six Months of Industry Events

  The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is seemingly doing more industry events these past few years than in the past, and the next six months will see up six events scheduled. The upcoming events are: September 16 – 20: CSA 2019 Fall Industry days – Canadian industry stakeholders will have the opportunity to explore the Lunar Gateway Program and meet with international primes to discuss potential partnerships at CSA Headquarters in Saint-Hubert. QC. More information released coming soon. October 17 – 18: CSA International Industry Days – Canadian industry will have the opportunity to meet with representatives of German and Brazilian space industries, governments and military at CSA Headquarters in Saint-Hubert, QC. More information released coming soon. October 21 – 25: International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2019 – Satellite Canada Innovation Network Inc. (SatCan) is leading the Canada Pavilion at the 70th International Astronautical Congress 2019 being held in Washington, DC. Over 4,000 people are expected as the Americans put on a show for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission. February 2020: Investment Space 2020 – The inaugural InvestmentSpace event last February was very successful so the CSA is planning the next edition for February 2020. Exact dates and location TBC. The CSA is also planning possible delegations to Australia and Japan depending on industry interest. Australia: GEO Ministerial, 4-9 November 2019, Canberra Last year, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australian Space Agency (ASA) that establishes a cooperative framework for joint activities, exchange of expertise, greater cooperation in the areas of research and development, academic exchange and industry collaboration. In line with the agreement, the CSA is considering a mission to Australia on the margins of the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) Ministerial Summit and Industry Track (detailed information attached) in Canberra. This could take various forms, including 1) Outreach Program and 2) Booth where you can exhibit your products. In addition, GEO events may provide opportunities to network with potential Asian partners and with the Digital Africa Initiative. If there is enough interest, the CSA could work with Trade Commissioner Service in Australia to develop an outreach program, including meetings with Australia Space Agency senior officials and B2Bs with Australian companies. Expo space (Canada Booth) during GEO week could be arranged if there is enough interest from the Canadian space industry. For 2019 the GEO Secretariat is introducing a new Associate Member category designed to encourage industry's participation in GEO. Associate Members would be invited to participate in GEO Plenaries, thus providing insights into the data and information needs of the GEO community to potentially inform investments and gain access to market opportunities in the GEO member states. Canada's lead for GEO, Environment and Climate Change Canada, would have to provide Canadian companies with a Letter of Support to become an Associate Member (the CSA could facilitate this process). Would you be interested in participating in this mission? YES/NO Would you be interested in participating in a Canadian booth at the Expo? YES/NO Would you be interested in becoming a GEO Associate Member? YES/NO Japan: Option 1 – CSA-led Mission and attendance to DSEI, 18-19 November 2019, Chiba and Tokyo This potential mission could be co-organized between CSA and Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), and would include participation to the DSEI and access to Canadian Pavilion organized by CADSI . DSEI Japan would be an important defence event and will bring together participants from the global defence and security sector, as well as the Japanese defence community to explore partnerships, innovative projects and share knowledge. The CSA could work with Trade Commissioner Service Tokyo to develop an additional space-focused outreach program to include site visits and meetings with senior JAXA officials and Japanese industry sector organisations, on the margins of DSEI event. Would you be interested to participate in this mission? YES/NO Would you be interested to be part of CADSI Canadian Pavilion during DSEI event: YES/NO Japan: Option 2 – CSA-led Stand Alone Mission (end of January – early February 2020), Tokyo The CSA could develop a space-focused outreach program with the Trade Commissioner Service to include site visits and meetings with senior JAXA officials and Japanese industry sector organisations; the approximate duration of this mission would be 1 week. Would you be interested to participate in this mission? YES/NO If interested in the Australia or Japan opportunities, the CSA was looking for responses to these questions by last Friday emailed to asc.relationsindustrie-industryrelations.csa@canada.ca. As well they were asking you to include specific areas of interest (your interested in) to ensure that outreach programs and meetings with foreign government officials are relevant to your needs. http://spaceq.ca/canadian-space-agency-prepares-for-busy-six-month-of-industry-events/

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  11 juillet 2019 | Local, Aérospatial

  RCAF seeks proposals on air weapons range upgrades

  by Chris Thatcher The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is asking for industry help to develop a road map for the modernization of its fighter aircraft training ranges. Public Services and Procurement Canada on July 8 issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a plan that would capitalize on Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) training and experimental environments at the two primary air weapons ranges in Cold Lake, Alta., and Bagotville, Que., as well as other ranges in Gagetown, N.B., Wainwright and Suffield, Alta, and Valcartier, Que., and at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Range in Nanoose Bay, B.C. The Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR), in particular, is considered a strategic asset that is vital to RCAF individual and collective training, as well as integrated training with the Canadian Army, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, and allies. It regularly hosts the multinational Maple Flag exercises. But the ranges were last upgraded almost 20 years ago and no longer provide sufficient representation of current threats or the connectivity to work with advanced next-generation fighter jets. They have also become expensive to maintain. “Obsolescence, threat replication, and other land use stakeholders challenge the CLAWR's current utility to training fighter forces, while its future training environment must enable rehearsing the integration of future capabilities against emerging peer adversaries,” explained Stephan Kummel, director general of Fighter Capability, told Skies in a statement. “The RCAF requires airspace designed for advanced air platforms, target arrays suitable for modern weapons, modern training instrumentation, and low-level communications to monitor and control training, and a selective security classification system to permit challenging simultaneous training at different classification levels so participants can share data within their approved national caveats.” The RFP noted that RCAF investments in various virtual constructive capabilities over the past decades “were delivered through discrete projects where interconnectivity with the spectrum of RCAF LVC capabilities was not a requirement.” As part of the road map, the Air Force is asking industry to “consider” the current modelling and simulation environment, virtual proving grounds, and all current RCAF platform simulators — including an eventual remotely piloted air system — as well as air traffic control, air weapons, and air and space control simulators. The aim is a report that “recommended way forward to modernize the ranges and integrate all RCAF LVC capabilities ... Ranges, simulators and virtual environments need to be developed in a manner that supports collective training, but solutions must also support collective and distributed research and experimentation. The proposed investment strategy for the LVC modernization program must enable a seamless transition of equipment and environments between training and force development activities,” according to the RFP. The 12-month contract, which includes a one-year optional extension, is divided into three phases: initial scoping, design and lifecycle support. The initial scoping report is expected to identify shortfalls in “critical range infrastructure such as: threat replication, briefing and de-briefing capability and facilities, communication, Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI), EM spectrum management, A/G target design, specialist support personnel and security.” “This roadmap is the first step in a multi-stage process that will ensure the long-term viability of force generation efforts, training, testing and evaluation, and the execution of large-scale multinational exercises such as Maple Flag,” said Kummel. https://www.skiesmag.com/news/rcaf-seeks-proposals-on-air-weapons-range-upgrades/

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  20 juin 2023 | Local, Naval

  Du nouveau à la barre des Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique et de la Force opérationnelle interarmées (Atlantique)

  Le 20 juin 2023 – Ottawa – Défense nationale/Forces armées canadiennes Aujourd’hui, les Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique (FMAR[A]) et la Force opérationnelle interarmées (Atlantique) (FOIA) ont accueilli leur nouvelle commandante, la contre‑amirale (cam) Josée Kurtz. La Cam Josée Kurtz a pris la relève du Cam Brian Santarpia au cours d’une cérémonie tenue à l’arsenal canadien de Sa Majesté à Halifax, en Nouvelle‑Écosse. La commandante des FMAR(A) et de la FOIA est responsable de la Marine royale canadienne (MRC) sur la côte Est, ainsi que de l’exécution des opérations courantes et nationales, et de la direction des opérations continentales des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) dans tout le Canada atlantique, en vue de défendre les intérêts et les valeurs du Canada, tant au pays qu’à l’étranger. Note aux rédacteurs en chef Veuillez communiquer avec les Affaires publiques des FMAR(A) au sujet des photos de la cérémonie de passation de commandement. Citations « Je suis très honorée de prendre le commandement d’un groupe de marins, d’aviateurs, de soldats et de membres de l’Équipe de la Défense dévoués qui sont l’exemple même de la rigueur, du dévouement et du professionnalisme que les Canadiens attendent des Forces armées canadiennes. En tant que commandante, je veillerai fidèlement et résolument au respect des normes de professionnalisme et de dévouement que le contre-amiral Santarpia a maintenues pendant son mandat. » Contre-amirale Josée Kurtz, nouvelle commandante des Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique et de la Force opérationnelle interarmées (Atlantique) « C’est avec fierté que j’ai représenté les marins, les soldats, les aviateurs et les membres civils, qui sont les piliers des Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique et de la Force opérationnelle interarmées (Atlantique). Les Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique ont toujours mené efficacement leurs opérations au pays et à l’étranger dans le plus grand respect des engagements du Canada, en persévérant dans les moments difficiles, et je suis reconnaissant d’avoir pu travailler aux côtés de ces incroyables membres des Forces armées canadiennes et de l’Équipe de la Défense. » Contre-amiral Brian Santarpia, ancien commandant des Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique et de la Force opérationnelle interarmées (Atlantique) Faits en bref Le Cam Josée Kurtz assume le commandement des Forces maritimes de l'Atlantique et de la Force opérationnelle interarmées de l'Atlantique et deviendra le commandant de la composante maritime au sein du Commandement des opérations interarmées du Canada. La Cam Josée Kurtz s’est enrôlée dans les FAC en 1988 en tant qu’officière de la MRC. Après avoir reçu son instruction initiale, elle a obtenu son certificat de quart à la passerelle et s’est spécialisée en navigation. En 1997, la Cam Josée Kurtz a suivi le cours d’officier de la salle des opérations et a servi comme officière de l’armement et officière de combat à bord du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) Vancouver. La Cam Josée Kurtz a été commandante en second du NCSM Ville de Québec de 2007 à 2009 et commandante du NCSM Halifax de 2009 à 2011. Au cours de cette période, le NCSM Halifax a été déployé pour participer à la mission d’aide humanitaire et de secours en cas de catastrophe en Haïti en 2010. La Cam Josée Kurtz a été commandante de l’École des opérations navales des Forces canadiennes de 2011 à 2012 et commandante du 2e Groupe maritime permanent OTAN (SNMG2) au sein de la flotte alliée, dans la région de la Méditerranée et de la mer Noire, de juin à décembre 2019. La Cam Josée Kurtz est titulaire d’un baccalauréat ès arts de l’Université d’Ottawa et d’une maîtrise en études de la défense du Collège militaire royal. Elle est également diplômée du Programme de sécurité nationale du Collège des Forces canadiennes à Toronto. Avant de prendre le commandement des FMAR(A) et de la FOIA, la Cam Josée Kurtz a été nommée commandante et vice-chancelière du Collège militaire royal du Canada en 2021. Liens connexes Marine royale canadienne Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique Force opérationnelle interarmées (Atlantique) https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-defense-nationale/nouvelles/2023/06/du-nouveau-a-la-barre-des-forces-maritimes-de-latlantique-et-de-la-force-operationnelle-interarmees-atlantique.html