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L3Harris Technologies Awarded $380 Million IDIQ Contract for WESCAM MX-Series Products and Support

#L3Harris Technologies awarded $380 million IDIQ contract for #WESCAM MX-Series products and support.

The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) has awarded L3Harris Technologies an eight-year, $380 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to procure WESCAM MX-Series products and services in support of global U.S. Army surveillance and targeting operations.

The contract enables continued upgrades and support for the U.S. Army’s robust installed base of fixed-wing, aerostat…

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New L3 Wescam headquarters moving 1,000 jobs back to Hamilton

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L3 Wescam says it has over 4,700 systems operational in over 80 counties as part of search and rescue, airborne law enforcement and homeland security missions. The company is breaking ground on a new headquarters in Hamilton Tuesday. (L3 Wescam)

L3 Wescam is breaking ground on its new headquarters in Hamilton Tuesday, in a move that will bring over a thousand jobs back to the city.

It's a company with history in the area stretching back to the 1950s that's essentially coming home to Hamilton. 

"We're excited to be a part of this community again," Wescam said when it first announced the project two years ago.

The new headquarters, which will be located at the southeast intersection of Highway 6 North and Highway 5 in Waterdown, will bring over 1,000 "highly skilled" workers to the city, L3 Wescam says. The company's headquarters is currently in Burlington.

The idea of Wescam itself dates back to 1957, when engineers for Westinghouse Canada on Longwood Road helped develop a stabilized camera system for surveillance applications.

The company went through various changes and buyouts, L3 Wescam said in a media release, and is now seen as a "world-leader in electro-optic and infrared imaging technologies and system solutions."

The company says it has over 4,700 systems operational in over 80 counties as part of search and rescue, airborne law enforcement and homeland security missions.

Read More at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/wescam-1.5188341

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Sagem BAE Systems Flir Systems, Inc. Go Pro, Inc. Finmeccanica Spa Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. L3 Wescam Velodyne Lidar, Inc. Aeryon Labs, Inc. Aerovironment, Inc. Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. On the basis of types, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Uav) Payload market from 2015 to 2025 is primarily split into: Sensor Payload Missile Payload Ammunition Payload Electronic Warfre Payload Cbrn Payload On the basis of applications, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Uav) Payload market from 2015 to 2025 covers: Commercial Non-Commercial

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أعلن وزير الخارجيّة الكندي فرانسوا فيليب شامبان أنّ كندا علّقت تصدير تقنيّات  متطوّرة لطائرات درون الحربيّة  إلى تركيّا.واتّخذت كندا قرارها بانتظار تقييم الأوضاع بعد ورود ادّعائات مفادها أنّ التقنيّات الكنديّة تُس��خدم في الصراع الدائر في  إقليم ناغورنو كاراباخ على طول الجبهة بين أرمينيا وأذربيجان. وفور الاطّلاع على هذه الادّعاءات، طلب الوزير شامبان من وزارة الشؤون العالميّة التحقيق فيها.وقال شامبان إنّ كندا ستوقف تصدير هذه التقنيّات في حال أظهرت التحقيقات أنّها تؤدّي إلى انتهاك حقوق الإنسان.وقد دعت  كلّ من الجالية الأرمنيّة في كندا ومجموعة  "بلاوشيرز إنترناشونال  Ploughshares International ، الحكومة الكنديّة لوقف تصدير بصريّات أو كاميرات الطائرات بدون طيّار و أنظمة استهداف الليزر إلى تركيّا. وبروجيكت بلاوشيرز منظّمة كنديّة غير حكوميّة تركّز جهودها البحثيّة على نزع السلاح.وتقول بلاوشيرز إنّ تركيّا تستخدم هذه التقنيّات التي تنتجها شركة L3 Harris Wescam الكنديّة في بورلينغتن في مقاطعة أونتاريو، في طائرات القتال بدون طيّار بيرقدارالتركيّة، بما يسمح لها رؤية ما يحدث على الأرض خلال الليل والنهار وفي ظلّ كلّ الظروف الجويّة.و أعلن رئيس الحكومة  جوستان ترودو أنّه سيوفد  وزير الخارجيّة فرانسوا فيليب شامبان إلى أوروبا للتشاور مع  الناتو والحلفاء الآخرين في تطوّرات الوضع في  أوروبا الشرقيّة و القوقاز و وعلى وجه الأخصّ في ناغورنو كاراباخ."خلال الأيّام الماضية، سرت شائعات مفادها أنّ التقنيّات الكنديّة تُستخدم في النزاع المسلّح في ناغورنو كاراباخ" كتب وزير الخارجيّة فرانسوا فيليب شامبان في بيان.وتابع البيان مشيرا إلى أنّ الوزير شامبان طلب من وزارة الشؤون العالميّة التحقيق في هذه الإدّعائات في أسرع وقت ممكن. وأعلن الوزير شامبان "تعليق تصاريح التصدير العسكري إلى تركيّا تماشيا مع توجّه نظام مراقبة الصادرات الكندي الصارم ونظرا لاستمرار المواجهات، بما يعطينا المزيد من الوقت لتقييم الأوضاع".ورحّبت سفارة أرمينيا في أوتاوا بتصريح الوزير شامبان كما أفاد الصحفي في القسم الإنجليزي في راديو كندا الدولي ليفون سيفانتس."هذا اعتراف بتورّط تركيّا مباشرة بالاعتداء على شعب أرتساخ ( ناغورنو كاراباخ)  الذي ترتكبه أذربيجان" كتبت سفيرة أرمينيا أناهيد هاروتيونيان في بيان.وقال الوزير شامبان إنّ كندا قلقة حيال النزاع المستمرّ في ناغورنو كاراباخ الذي يؤدّي إلى قصف المجتمعات وإصابة المدنيّين."ندعو لاتّخاذ إجراءات فوريّة لتحقيق استقرار الوضع على الأرض، ونكرّر القول إنّه لا بديل عن حلّ  تفاوضي سلميّ لهذا الصراع": وزير الخارجيّة فرانسوا فيليب شامبان.وطلب اثنان من أحزاب المعارضة منذ أسبوعين من وزير الخارجيّة فرانسوا فيليب شامبان إجراء تحقيق حول بيع تكنولوجيا كنديّة تُستخدم في طائرات حربيّة من دون طيّار تملكها تركيّا.(راديو كندا/ راديو كندا الدولي

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INDUSTRY WATCH: Who's Who And What's What In The Defence Sector

(Volume 24-01)

By David Pugliese

Peerless Garments LP of Winnipeg has received a multi-year contract from the Canadian government for the manufacture and delivery of enhanced combat uniforms (ECU) for the Canadian Armed Forces. The contract has a maximum production value of $18.2-million to Peerless consisting of a firm order valued at $6-million for the delivery of 18,000 jackets and 38,760 trousers to the Canadian military. The firm noted that there are also two options for similar quantities having a combined maximum value of $12.2-million, exercisable during the third and fourth years following the award date.

This ECU contract is a follow-on to the New Enhanced Combat Uniform contract awarded to Peerless in 2012. Peerless has been a key supplier to the Canadian military since the early 1950s during which time it has developed strong expertise in working with highly technical fabrics and manufacturing garments to rigid specifications.

Rheinmetall has been awarded a Challenger 2 Life Extension Program Assessment Phase contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The British Army is seeking to extend the service life of the Challenger 2 main battle tank through to 2035. During the assessment phase, Rheinmetall will develop solutions in line with user requirements set by the MOD. The program includes addressing existing obsolescence issues, with Rheinmetall offering options that will sustain the capability and effectiveness of the Challenger 2.

At the end of the assessment phase Rheinmetall will make an offer for the demonstration, manufacture and in-service contract phases. If successful, under current planning, this contract would see Rheinmetall becoming the Design Authority for the Challenger 2 and cover the modification of Challenger 2 tanks to Mk 2 standard.

BMT Fleet Technology Limited has been awarded a one-year contract by Public Services and Procurement Canada to deliver integrated logistics support training to the Department of National Defence.

This contract will run for an initial period of one year, with two subsequent option years. BMT says it will draw upon the integrated logistics support (ISL) team based at its Ottawa headquarters, as well as its global network of experts, to deliver a comprehensive package of training aimed at understanding best practice and ILS principles.

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support for the modernization of three mine-hunting vessels of the Frankenthal class (Type 332) currently in service with the German navy.

The objective of this project, which bears the designation MJ 332 CL, is to equip the three boats with the Integrated Mine Counter-Measure System (IMCMS) as well as ATLAS ELEKTRONIK’s mine disposal vehicle SeaFox. On top of that, the vessels will be given the capability for controlling the Seehund ROV (remote-operated vehicle), which until now has only been integrated on the minesweepers of the Ensdorf class (Type 352). In addition to the shipboard adaptations, a shore-based training and testing facility is to be established and taken into service. The project is planned to run until 2020.

Field Aviation, which has facilities in Calgary and Toronto, and ASELSAN, a Turkish Armed Forces Foundation Company and Turkey’s leading defence electronics contractor, announced that they are jointly developing a new special mission aircraft platform. The platform is based on a Bombardier Challenger 605, which is being considerably modified for the aircraft’s specific mission requirements, the companies say. The aircraft modifications will be comprised of a missionized interior with multiple operator stations and critical structural aerodynamic alterations.

“At Field Aviation, we are experts in integrating and certifying complicated mission systems into many aircraft platforms. ASELSAN recognizes this, and our track record allows them to focus on the mission system and its performance,” Brian Love, Field Aviation’s chief operating officer, said in a statement. “This is a very complicated program where Field Aviation is once again being challenged to create unprecedented modifications, and we will deliver.”

L-3 Communications recently announced it has changed its name to L3 Technologies, Inc. The new name capitalizes on L-3’s strong brand equity, while better reflecting the company’s evolution into a leading global provider of a broad range of technology solutions, the firm noted in a news release.

Norway’s proposed purchase of five Boeing P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft has been approved by the U.S. State Department. The deal is valued at more than $1.7-billion. Norway operates a fleet of six P-3 aircraft.

The prime contractor involved in this sale is The Boeing Company. Additional contractors include Canadian firms or organizations, including Arnprior Aerospace, Canadian Commercial Corporation and WESCAM, a subsidiary of L3.

Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards recently announced the appointment of Tony Tinto to Vice President, Planning & Estimating. He joined Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) in 2006 as a project manager, before moving over to affiliate company Vancouver Drydock in 2007 in a similar capacity. In 2012, Tony returned to VSY as Director, Planning & Production Control, and was appointed to the role of interim Vice President, Planning & Estimating in November 2016. Prior to his arrival at Seaspan in 2006, Tony worked as a Design & Engineering Manager for Westbay SonShip & Yachts.

As part of the Seaspan Shipyards senior leadership team, Tony is responsible for providing direction on network planning, detail planning and production control, as well as estimating for new ship construction.

“As a senior management professional with extensive planning/construction and project management experience, Tony is a results-oriented leader with a proven ability in the management and execution of significant design and shipbuilding contracts,” said Brian Carter, President of Seaspan Shipyards.

Héroux-Devtek Inc. recently signed a contract with Swedish defence and security company Saab AB for the production of complete landing gear systems for the Gripen E fighter aircraft.

Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will manufacture, assemble and deliver complete landing gear systems for the Gripen E, the firm noted. Operations will be mainly carried out from the corporation’s facilities located in the United Kingdom.

Based on current program status, this new contract covers a total of 96 aircraft, representing firm orders for the Gripen E for the Swedish and Brazilian air forces. It also includes the provision of spare parts. Deliveries are expected to begin in calendar year 2017.  

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GA-ASI, L3Harris Integrate WESCAM MX-20 EO/IR System onto MQ-9 RPAS

#GAASI, #L3Harris Integrate #WESCAM MX-20 EO/IR System onto #MQ9 RPAS. #MX20

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and L3Harris Technologies completed the successful integration of the WESCAM MX-20 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system onto a GA-ASI MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to provide an advanced targeting solution.

A series of test flights began on Feb. 18 to demonstrate the MX-20-equipped MQ-9’s ability to locate and track targets at…

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Schiebel Camcopter S-100 to Perform Maritime Surveillance for European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

Schiebel Camcopter S-100 to Perform Maritime Surveillance for European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

The Finnish Border Guard will operate the Camcopter S-100 for maritime surveillance purposes. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is offered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and will also extend to Estonia and Sweden. The S-100 will execute these tasks equipped with an L3 Wescam Electro-Optical / Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera gimbal, an Overwatch Imaging PT-8 Oceanwatch, a…

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Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Impresses at Sulphur Sniffer Test

Schiebel, together with partner Nordic Unmanned, successfully completed a two-day test of its sniffer capability on board the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS in the shipping lane outside Gniben, Denmark.

Ships operating in Europe’s busiest sea routes are permitted to emit exhaust fumes with a sulphur oxide content limited to no more than 0.1 percent. Amongst other solutions that were put in place to enforce this International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2020 regulation, one option is to use Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), such as the CAMCOPTER® S-100, equipped with a sulphur sniffer. The UAS flies through the ship’s exhaust plume to measure the sulphur emissions and uses its Automatic Identification System (AIS) to identify the ships.

The CAMCOPTER® S-100 performed two successful flights of about four hours during the trial and provided compliant measurements of sulphur emissions. The certified sniffer provides live readings of the sulphur level in the ship’s exhaust plume.

In addition to the sulphur sniffer and the AIS, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 was equipped with an L3 Harris Wescam MX-10 real-time Electro-Optical/Infra-Red (EO/IR) camera.

Knut Roar Wiig, CEO at Nordic Unmanned said: “Due to the extensive operational experience in the maritime area as well as its endurance and ease of deployment, the CAMCOPTER® S-100 is the ideal aircraft to sniff out the polluters. The measurement test scored 10 out of 10 points and we demonstrated our capability as an operator and ability to quickly get the required authorisations to deploy and fly the service. We really look forward to helping maritime authorities in Europe and other parts of the world to enforce the IMO 2020 regulation by deploying our crew and the CAMCOPTER® S-100 to conduct sulphur emission monitoring. If a ship is not following the regulations, we will definitely sniff it out.”

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The Air Force is getting closer to picking its new light-attack aircraft

US Air Force Photo by Ethan D. Wagner

Firing laser-guided rockets at enemy ground locations, dropping precision-guided bombs from thousands of feet up in the air and coordinating closely with ground-attack controllers to identify targets, Light Attack aircraft being evaluated by the Air Force for combat missions after conducting a wide range of operational scenarios last summer at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

The combat scenarios were part of experimenting with the a range of missions sets likely to be needed in attacks against terrorist fighters and other instances where the US Air Force has air supremacy — but still needs maneuverability, close air support and the ability to precisely destroy ground targets.

Air Force officials familiar with the experiment provided Scout Warrior with a detailed break-down of the mission scenarios now being evaluated:

Basic Surface Attack – Assess impact accuracy using hit/miss criteria of practice/laser-guided bomb, and unguided/guided rockets

Close Air Support (CAS) – Assess ability to find, fix, track target and engage simulated operational targets while communicating with the Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)

Daytime Ground Assault Force (GAF) – assess aircraft endurance, range, ability to communicate with ground forces through unsecure and secure radio and receive tactical updates

Rescue Escort (RESCORT) – Assess pilot workload to operate with a helicopter, receive area updates and targeting data, employ ballistic, unguided/guided rockets and laser-guided munitions

Night CAS – Assess pilot workload to find, fix, track, target and engage operational targets

The emerging OA-X Light Attack aircraft is envisioned as a low-cost, commercially-built, combat-capable plane able to perform a wide range of missions in a less challenging or more permissive environment.

While several news reports have indicated that the Air Force was very impressed with the technical maturity of the commercial offerings, service officials themselves are not yet ready to comment upon initial findings.

The Air Force will soon provide a complete analytical breakdown of results for senior service leaders to inform the decision-making calculus moving forward, Air Force Spokeswoman Col. Sharon Evans told Scout Warrior.

US Air Force Photo by Christopher Okula

"The final experimentation report and associated recommendations are in development and will be deliberated by senior leaders when complete," Capt. Emily Grabowski told Scout Warrior in a written statement.

The idea is to save mission time for more expensive and capable fighter jets, such as an F-15 or F-22, when an alternative can perform needed air-ground attack missions — such as the current attacks on ISIS.

During the first week of the experiment, Air Force pilots flew basic surface attack missions in Textron Aviation's AT-6 Wolverine turboprop, as well as in Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer's A-29 Super Tucano, an Air Force statement said.

Air Force pilots also completed familiarization flights in Textron Aviation's Scorpion jet, as well as in Air Tractor Inc. and L3 Platform Integration Division's AT-802L Longsword.

Depending upon the performance of the aircraft, it is quite likely one of the offerings could soon be sent to perform combat missions in the ongoing war against ISIS, Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch. Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition, told Scout Warrior in an interview earlier this year.

US Air Force Photo by Ethan D. Wagner

The Light Attack effort is designed to bring near-term, combat-ready technology to current conflict; its low-cost and potential mission-enhancing characteristics has inspired support and attention from senior members of Congress — and is closely followed by Air Force leaders who have been visiting and observing the experiment at Holloman.

“We’re experimenting and innovating, and we’re doing it in new and faster ways,” Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said in a written service statement. “Experiments like these help drive innovation and play a key role in enhancing the lethality of our force.”

Light Attack aircraft, able to hover close to the ground and attack enemies in close proximity to US forces amid a fast-moving, dynamic combat situation, would quite likely be of substantial value in counterinsurgency-type fights as well as near-peer, force-on-force engagements.

The combat concept here, were the Air Force to engage in a substantial conflict with a major, technically-advanced adversary, would be to utilize stealth attack and advanced 5th-Gen fighters to establish air superiority — before sending light aircraft into a hostile area to support ground maneuvers, fire precision weapons at ground targets from close range and even perform on-the-spot combat rescue missions when needed.

“This experiment is about looking at new ways to improve readiness and lethality,” Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Goldfein, said in an Air Force report. “Working with industry, and building on the Combat Dragon series of tests, we are determining whether a commercial off-the-shelf aircraft and sensor package can contribute to the coalition fight against violent extremism."

A-29 Super Tucano

US-trained pilots with the Afghan Air Force have been attacking the Taliban with A-29 Super Tucano aircraft.

US Air Force photo by Capt. Eydie Sakura/released

A-29s are turboprop planes armed with one 20mm cannon below the fuselage able to shoot 650 rounds per minute, one 12.7mm machine gun (FN Herstal) under each wing and up to four 7.62mm Dillion Aero M134 Miniguns able to shoot up to 3,000 rounds per minute.

Super Tucanos are also equipped with 70mm rockets, air-to-air missiles such as the AIM-9L Sidewinder, air-to-ground weapons such as the AGM-65 Maverick and precision-guided bombs. It can also use a laser rangefinder and laser-guided weapons.

The Super Tucano is a highly maneuverable light attack aircraft able to operate in high temperatures and rugged terrain. It is 11.38 meters long and has a wingspan of 11.14 meters; its maximum take-off weight is 5,400 kilograms. The aircraft has a combat radius of 300 nautical miles, can reach speeds up to 367 mph and hits ranges up to 720 nautical miles.

Textron Scorpion Jet

This emerging commercially constructed aircraft had its first successful flight in December of last year. Prior to this, the Scorpion successfully fired Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets and AGM-114F Hellfire. The weapons were guided to their targets using first a ground-based laser designator system and then an airborne laser on the Scorpion‘s L-3 WESCAM’s MX-15Di sensor suite, a Textron statement said.

US Air Force Photo by Christopher Okula

Textron has also announced Garmin as the avionics provider for the enhanced Scorpion. Textron information states that the newly configured G3000 avionics system include a large, high-definition display complemented by two high-definition touch-screen controllers and provides more mission capability in the forward cockpit position, additional navigation capability in the rear cockpit position and overall weight savings for improved performance as a multi-mission aircraft.

In addition, changes to the Scorpion airframe include four degrees of sweep to the wings, an enhanced aft horizontal stabilizer for improved high-speed performance, a simplified landing gear design, a next-generation Heads Up Display and hands-on throttle and stick controls, Textron data states.

Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 Light Attack

The AT-6 is a multi-role light attack aircraft. It uses a Lockheed A-10C mission computer and a CMC Esterline glass cockpit with flight management systems combined with an L3 Wescam MX-Ha15Di multi-sensor suite which provides color and IR sensors, laser designation technology and a laser rangefinder

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L3 to Showcase Its Versatile MXTM-GCS Sighting System at 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition Four Applications Will Be Simultaneously Demonstrated in One Arena, an Industry First The MXTM-GCS can identify threats beyond the range of the vehicle's weapon system, allowing for standoff distance engagements at maximum effective ranges.

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INDUSTRY WATCH: Who's Who And What's What In The Defence Sector

(Volume 25 Issue 8)

By David Pugliese

Rheinmetall will supply more Argus soldier systems to the Canadian Armed Forces with deliveries scheduled to begin next year.

The Canadian military have exercised options under the Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) to procure an additional 1,256 Rheinmetall Argus soldier systems, the company says. The order is worth $22 million.

The Canadian government initially contracted with Rheinmetall to start the qualification phase of the Canadian Army’s Integrated Soldier System (ISS) in 2015. That was successfully completed.

The final production phase of the Argus soldier system is now underway, with 1,632 units slated for delivery this year, according to Rheinmetall. General Jon Vance, Chief of Canadian Defence Staff, described Rheinmetall’s Argus soldier system, which is already in service with the Canadian Armed Forces, as a tool “that will improve situational awareness for [the] dismounted troops, allowing better command and control and improving their performance and protection.” Vance noted that the Argus soldier system “puts on the soldier or anybody on the ground the ability to understand their environment.”

Besides Argus, examples of already fielded Rheinmetall systems include the German Bundeswehr’s Future Soldier – Expanded System. Also included is the advanced Argus New Generation and Gladius 2.0. All of these systems bring individual infantry soldiers, combat vehicles and unmanned systems in to what Rheinmetall calls the tactical sensor-to-shooter network.

L3 WESCAM announced at the end of July the successful delivery of its first MXTM-15 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) system to Airbus Defence and Space in support of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue aircraft replacement program. L3 WESCAM noted that the on-time delivery of the MX-15, the first of 20 planned deliveries, is a significant milestone as the Canadian Department of National Defence begins to replace its legacy SAR aircraft, the CC-115 Buffalo and CC-130H Hercules. “L3 is proud to partner with Airbus on this much-anticipated Canadian program – as it really hits close to home for WESCAM and its large base of Canadian employees,” Matt Richi, President of L3 WESCAM, said. “The aircraft and the technologies that support this program have been referred to as ‘game-changers’ for Canada, and we couldn’t be happier to be a key system in the overall solution.” 

Canada has a search area of 18 million square kilometers, making time-critical SAR operations challenging. The high-sensitivity sensors and advanced GEO and intuitive technologies within the MX-15 will provide SAR operators with exceptional day and night visual capabilities, despite atmospheric interference, and will operate with detection and identification ranges that will help to shorten search grid patterns and on-scene search times, the company pointed out. 

Australia has selected Rheinmetall for the future delivery of new military trucks and modules to the Australian Defence Force under the LAND 121 Phase 5B program. Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia will deliver more than 1000 high mobility logistics trucks and more than 800 modules to the ADF under the new program, which is an extension of the current LAND 121 Phase 3B Project. Deliveries will start in 2019 and will run to 2024. 

MDA, a Maxar Technologies company said it has acquired Neptec Design Group Ltd., a firm that produces leading electro-optical and electro-mechanical systems and high-performance intelligent Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) for $42 million.

With Neptec, MDA says it will deliver end-to-end robotic systems and an expanded set of solutions, positioning the company to capture growth in U.S., Canadian and global space exploration markets and accelerate advancement into new and expanding space segments. Neptec’s approximately 100 employees in Ottawa, Canada, and Harwell, U.K., will join MDA’s workforce of approximately 1,900 across Canada. The new Sensor business will combine with the newly created MDA Commercial Division.

The CH-148 Cyclone – the RCAF’s new maritime helicopter – recently embarked on its first international deployment. The helicopter, made by Sikorsky, is on HMCS Ville de Quebec which is taking part in Operation Reassurance.  The helicopter is operated by crew from 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron based at 12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia.

In addition, a RCAF Cyclone flew to 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in British Columbia and was also featured at the Abbotsford Airshow in BC. The CH-148 Cyclone will replace the CH-124 Sea King as Canada’s main ship-borne maritime helicopter.

The final bids have been submitted by the various consortiums for the Canadian Surface Combatant program. The bids involve the finalized portions of the bids on designs (the technical design bids were originally submitted in November but July 20 marked the deadline for responses that deal with any questions the federal government may have had) as well as proposals for the financial elements for the project.

There are three groups that have bid on the project. Lockheed Martin Canada, is the prime on the team that includes BAE Systems, CAE, L3 Technologies, MDA, and Ultra Electronics. The team is offering the BAE Type 26 warship for the Canadian program.

Alion Science and Technology, along with its subsidiary Alion Canada, submitted their proposal based on the Dutch De Zeven Provinciën Air Defence and Command frigate. The De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate is a proven NATO vessel, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding.

Alion’s combat system solution is based on the systems produced by ATLAS-Elektronik and Hensoldt Sensors. Other key suppliers include L3 Technologies Canada, Raytheon Canada Limited, DRS Technologies Canada Limited and Rheinmetall Canada Inc.

Navantia of Spain also submitted its bid and is leading a team that includes Saab Australia and CEA Technologies. Its proposal is based on the F-105 frigate design, a ship in service with the Spanish navy. W

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U.S. Navy Orders 40 L3Harris WESCAM MX-10MS EO/IR Sensor Suites

#USNavy Orders 40 #L3Harris #WESCAM MX-10MS EO/IR Sensor Suites.

The U.S. Navy has placed its first production order for 40 WESCAM MX-10MS electro-optical, infrared (EO/IR) sensor suites from L3Harris Technologies.

The order is part of a multi-year IDIQ contract awarded to L3Harris in 2017 from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane). The procurement is in support of the Navy Military Sealift Command Electro-Optical System (MSC-EOS)…