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  9 août 2018 | Local, Aérospatial

  CAE en voie de révolutionner la formation des pilotes, des équipages et des professionnels de la santé en investissant 1 milliard $ CA en innovation sur cinq ans

  CAE a annoncé aujourd'hui qu'elle investira 1 milliard $ CA en innovation au cours des cinq prochaines années pour demeurer à l'avant-garde du secteur de la formation. L'un des principaux objectifs de l'investissement est de financer le projet Intelligence numérique, un projet de transformation numérique visant à développer la prochaine génération de solutions de formation pour l'aviation, la défense et sécurité, et les soins de santé. En partenariat avec le gouvernement du Canada et le gouvernement du Québec, le projet permettra à CAE de continuer à jouer un rôle clé pour améliorer la sécurité du transport aérien, la préparation aux missions des forces de défense et la capacité du personnel médical à sauver des vies. Les autres avantages consistent notamment à réduire l'empreinte environnementale en aviation et à répondre à la demande mondiale en équipages. Le gouvernement du Canada et le gouvernement du Québec investiront, au total, un montant de près de 200 millions $ CA au cours des cinq prochaines années (150 millions $ CA pour le Canada et 47,5 millions $ CA pour Québec). Le premier ministre du Canada Justin Trudeau et le premier ministre du Québec Philippe Couillard se sont joints à la haute direction et aux employés de CAE pour l'annonce, qui souligne l'un des plus importants investissements en innovation dans le secteur de la formation en aviation à l'échelle mondiale. « En tant que puissance en innovation, CAE est à l'avant-garde du secteur de la formation et utilise la technologie numérique depuis des années. Cet investissement stratégique fera passer notre entreprise au niveau supérieur », a déclaré Marc Parent, président et chef de la direction de CAE. « En utilisant de nouvelles technologies, telles que l'intelligence artificielle, les mégadonnées, la réalité augmentée, ainsi que plusieurs autres, et en les appliquant à la science de l'apprentissage, nous révolutionnerons l'expérience de formation des pilotes, des équipages et des professionnels de la santé, en plus d'améliorer la sécurité. Nous nous engageons à investir 1 milliard $ CA au cours des cinq prochaines années afin d'aider CAE, le Québec et le Canada à se positionner en tant que chefs de file en technologie numérique. » Le projet Intelligence numérique transformera les produits et services de CAE afin de tirer profit des technologies numériques, qui s'étendent des mégadonnées à l'intelligence artificielle, en passant par l'infonuagique, la cybersécurité et la réalité augmentée/virtuelle. CAE développera sa prochaine génération de technologies de formation pour l'aviation, la défense et sécurité, et les soins de santé, tout en utilisant son vaste réseau de formation et son écosystème de données. Le projet comprend trois principaux secteurs d'activités : le développement d'une technologie numérique évoluée, la transformation numérique de la formation et de l'expérience utilisateur, ainsi que les installations d'innovation et de collaboration de CAE. CAE mènera le projet Intelligence numérique au Canada en utilisant ses laboratoires de recherche et développement, ainsi que ses installations d'essais et d'intégration. Dans le cadre du projet, CAE développera un campus d'innovation dans son établissement de Montréal en transformant ses espaces de travail, ses laboratoires et ses processus afin de permettre une meilleure innovation et collaboration. Au cours du projet Intelligence numérique, CAE collaborera et développera conjointement des solutions technologiques avec des petites et moyennes entreprises de partout au Canada et qualifiera plus de 150 nouveaux fournisseurs novateurs au pays. CAE collaborera également avec plus de 50 institutions postsecondaires et centres de recherche. Le projet devrait créer et maintenir des milliers d'emplois hautement spécialisés à CAE au Canada et au sein de la chaîne d'approvisionnement établie au Canada de CAE. CAE emploie approximativement 4 000 personnes dans 18 établissements au Canada et plus de 5 000 dans le reste du monde. Les investissements des gouvernements sont sujets à la finalisation des ententes. Article complet: https://www.cae.com/fr/nouvelles-et-evenements/communique-de-presse/cae-poised-to-revolutionize-pilot-aircrew-and-healthcare-professional-training-by-investing-c1-billion-over-five-years-in-innovation/

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  9 avril 2020 | Local, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité

  Ukraine, Canada defence ministers discuss epidemiological situation in countries’ armed forces

  Defence Minister of Ukraine Andriy Taran discussed during a phone conversation with Minister of National Defence of Canada Harjit Sajjan the security situation in Ukraine and around the world amid coronavirus pandemic. “Yesterday, April 7, Defence Minister of Ukraine Andriy Taran had a phone conversation with Minister of National Defence of Canada Harjit Sajjan. The main topic of the dialogue was the discussion of the security situation in Ukraine and around the world in the context of the current epidemiological situation in the armed forces of both countries. The Minister of National Defence of Canada reiterated the continued unconditional support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the willingness of the Canadian Defence Ministry to assist in enhancing the military capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, the parties discussed the continued support for the training mission of Canada in Ukraine and resumption of its activities in full after the completion of measured related to combating coronavirus pandemic,” the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine informs. In the context of enhancing the combat readiness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andriy Taran emphasized the invariance of the continuation of consistent defence reform in Ukraine. In turn, Minister Sajjan welcomed the continued reform of the Ukrainian military under NATO standards and assured of support for Ukraine's accession to the NATO EOP and unblocking of the NATO-Ukraine Commission. The Defence Minister of Ukraine confirmed the priority of continuation of the Euro-Atlantic integration policy in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and also informed the Canadian counterpart about the key goals and priorities of the Ministry's activity. As noted, Harjit Sajjan stressed that the Canadian side was ready to use the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine as a point of contact to promote the mentioned issues among its allies. The parties also discussed a number of issues regarding the continuation of Canada's advisory assistance to Ukraine and the intensification of military and technical cooperation. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3001306-ukraine-canada-defence-ministers-discuss-epidemiological-situation-in-countries-armed-forces.html

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  9 juillet 2018 | Local, Terrestre

  What is 'the backbone' of the Canadian Army doing in a junk yard?

  Colin Butler Even an expert in armoured fighting vehicles thinks it's a strange place to find what the Canadian Army calls "the backbone" of its combat vehicle fleet. "I'm surprised that vehicles of this importance and significance are being stored in a conventional steel breaker's yard," said Jon Hawkes, the Land Management Editor for military information publisher Jane's Information Group. "Typically they'd be in a military facility of some kind, even if it's sort of, you know, popped out in the back out of the way in the contractors own facility." "For them to be in this breaker's yard is not where I would expect them to be." "Them," in this case are the LAV III, the workhorse of the Canadian Army. You've likely seen them on television, either helping Canadians stricken by some natural disaster, such as the 2013 floods in Alberta, last year's floods in Quebec, or, maybe overseas, carrying our troops into hot zones in such places as Afghanistan and more recently Mali. What are these LAV IIIs doing in a junk yard? So what on Earth are they doing in the back lot of a junk yard? "I think it's interesting," John Hawke said. "You could read that two ways." "On one hand, these things are being quasi-dumped in a corner somewhere to be dealt with later and perhaps that's not caring for them in the best possible way. Although as I say, they're very hardy vehicles. I wouldn't necessarily fear for their status." "Alternatively you could say that someone somewhere is actually being quite smart in finding a very cost-effective solution for storing them for a period of time. I'd imagine it's not hugely expensive to put them wherever this is." Secretive contractors Except, no one working with these LAVs is willing to talk. CBC News first attempted to visit the site in person, but was told to leave the property by staff at the scrap yard. When contacted by phone, Matt Zubick, a member of the family that owns John Zubick's Limited said "I can't talk about that" before he hung up. Steph Bryson, a spokeswoman for General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, declined to comment, referring the question to the Department of National Defence. So why all the secrecy? No secret at all "I find that a bit amusing," said Daniel Le Bouthillier, the head of media relations for the Department of National Defence. "From our perspective, the work is hardly a secret." It turns out the work inside John Zubick's Limited has been happening for the better part of a decade. After Canadian troops deployed in Afghanistan, they quickly realized the army's fleet of LAV IIIs, which they've had since 1997, needed a few tweaks to give soldiers better protection against the Taliban insurgency. Those tweaks involved better armour, blast absorbing seats and other upgrades. However, the LAV IIIs were never designed to handle the extra weight, according to Le Bouthillier. "This additional weight meant more wear and tear and affected the vehicles' what they call 'full mobility potential.' So these upgrades that are happening now address all those issues." The upgrades are being done by London, Ont.-based military manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems Canada as part of a $1.8 billion refitting and refurbishment program with the Canadian Armed Forces called LAVIIIUP, a deal that was first struck in 2010. The program will see all 550 Canadian-made LAV IIIs, getting new armour and new hulls in order to extend the life of the vehicles until the year 2035. "As part of that process, LAV III hulls, which were not designed to support the weight of upgrades are being sent to a scrap yard, taken apart and melted and this is done because these are considered controlled goods," Le Bouthillier said. "So what you're seeing in that scrap yard are parts that are not being harvested for the upgrades," he said. "These are not drive-in, drive-out full capability vehicles. These are just parts of them. They might look like full vehicles because they're so big. Especially when you look at them from above." The first batch of upgraded LAV IIIs were delivered to the military in 2012, with the delivery of the final batch expected next December. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-ontario-lav-1.4734920