7 mars 2022 | Local, Aérospatial
21 mars 2023 | Local, Autre défense
La ministre Anand annonce un investissement de 1,4 milliard de dollars pour la modernisation des infrastructures du Centre d’entraînement de Dwyer Hill
Le 21 mars 2023 – Ottawa (Ontario) – Défense nationale/Forces armées canadiennes
Créée en 1993, la 2e Force opérationnelle interarmées (FOI 2) est une unité des forces d’opérations spéciales d’une disponibilité opérationnelle et d’une précision extrêmement élevées. La FOI 2, basée au Centre d’entraînement de Dwyer Hill dans la région de la capitale nationale, a pour mission de protéger les intérêts nationaux canadiens et de lutter contre le terrorisme et les menaces envers les Canadiens et les Canadiennes au pays et à l’étranger.
L’honorable Anita Anand, ministre de la Défense nationale, a annoncé aujourd’hui un projet d’infrastructure de 1,4 milliard de dollars visant à moderniser les installations des Forces d’opérations spéciales au Centre d’entraînement de Dwyer Hill à Ottawa.
Ce projet de construction d’une durée de dix ans prévoit un espace d’une superficie de plus de 100 000 m2 spécialement construit pour répondre aux besoins à long terme de la FOI 2 en matière d’opérations à haut niveau de préparation, d’instruction et de croissance. Les travaux comprennent notamment :
· le remplacement de 89 structures vieillissantes et temporaires par 23 nouvelles installations;
· la rénovation de sept bâtiments;
· l’amélioration des services publics du site.
Environ 2 000 emplois seront créés tout au long de ce projet, et de 250 à 300 personnes travailleront sur le site pendant les périodes de pointe des travaux de construction. Les travaux devraient commencer en mai 2023. L’unité poursuivra ses activités de formation et ses opérations sur place pendant la durée de ces travaux.
Ce projet comprendra plus de 150 contrats de sous‑traitance afin d’offrir aux entrepreneurs locaux et aux petits entrepreneurs davantage de possibilités de soumissionner pour des travaux. Cinq pour cent de la valeur de tous les contrats sont destinés à être attribués à des entreprises autochtones afin de créer des retombées économiques pour les peuples autochtones.
Les nouvelles installations présenteront une consommation d’énergie nette zéro et seront construites de façon à respecter les normes de conception de la cote de niveau 2 du programme Green Globes en matière d’efficacité énergétique et environnementale. Ce projet nous aidera à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre dans les bâtiments de la Défense et contribuera à l’objectif du gouvernement fédéral d’atteindre zéro émission nette d’ici 2050. Les bâtiments neufs ou rénovés comprendront des espaces de bureau modernes, des zones d’opérations et des ateliers techniques, ainsi qu’un nouveau champ de tir, des salles d’entraînement, des entrepôts, des installations médicales, des logements, un système de contrôle d’accès, une cuisine, un mess, et des espaces d’entreposage pour les munitions, l’équipement et les véhicules.
Cet investissement témoigne de notre engagement à fournir aux membres des Forces armées canadiennes des infrastructures fonctionnelles, modernes et écologiques dans lesquelles ils peuvent travailler et s’entraîner. Comme l’indique la politique de défense du Canada Protection, Sécurité, Engagement, les investissements dans les infrastructures essentielles permettent d’accroître les capacités militaires tout en contribuant à réduire l’empreinte carbone du gouvernement.
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« Les membres du personnel des forces spéciales risquent leur vie pour assurer la sécurité des Canadiens, et nous sommes déterminés à leur offrir les outils et la formation dont ils ont besoin pour rester prêts. Ce projet fera plus que doubler la superficie actuelle des espaces de travail et d’entraînement de l’unité grâce à des installations modernes et écologiques, et offrira des possibilités économiques considérables pour les entreprises et les travailleurs locaux dans la région de la capitale nationale. Que ce soit au pays ou à l’étranger, les membres de nos forces spéciales font d’énormes sacrifices pour défendre le Canada, et nous les remercions de leur service pour notre pays. »
- L’honorable Anita Anand, ministre de la Défense nationale
« Le Commandement des Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada se réjouit de voir ce projet d’infrastructure aller de l’avant. Un centre d’entraînement moderne et amélioré spécialement aménagé permettra à nos militaires d’être prêts à soutenir les efforts du Canada visant à répondre à toute une gamme de menaces complexes, maintenant et dans le futur. »
- Le major‑général Steve Boivin, commandant du Commandement des Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada
Faits en bref
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Le contrat de gestion des travaux de construction a été attribué à EllisDon Corporation, de Mississauga, en Ontario, qui lancera les appels d’offres pour tous les contrats de sous‑traitance et supervisera les travaux.
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La FOI 2 est une unité du Commandement des Forces d’opérations spéciales du Canada. Elle fournit des capacités de haut niveau qui protègent les Canadiens contre les menaces à la sécurité au pays et à l’étranger.
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18 octobre 2018 | Local, Aérospatial
Maxar's Radiant Solutions Awarded $92 Million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Expands development of machine learning and crowdsourcing capabilities to augment global GEOINT missions HERNDON, VA, Oct. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Radiant Solutions, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), today announced a $92 million contract award on a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract with the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA) to rapidly develop, prototype, and deploy machine learning and crowdsourcing capabilities to augment a wide variety of NGA missions. NGA exercised the 2019 contract option year and expanded the value over a three year period of performance. The SBIR Phase III program incents commercial firms to apply innovative solutions to pressing national security problems. 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11 décembre 2020 | Local, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité
2021-22 Collaborative Networks / Réseaux de collaboration pour 2021-22
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