The Department of National Defence has released a new document with an updated Summary of Feedback and Outcomes for the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar RFI.
Read More »DRDC RFP Sets Sight on Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellites and a Multi-Purpose SSA Microsatellite
The advent of small satellite use by Canada’s Department of National Defence in earnest is upon us as demonstrated by the latest request for proposals (RFP) by Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC).
Read More »DRDC Provides Summary of Feedback for 2019 Innovation Calls for Proposals
The Defence Research and Development Canada has released the accumulated community feedback from the Innovation Call For Proposals 2019 Request for Information (RFI) ahead of the upcoming call for proposals.
Read More »BGen. Whale – Canada Should Consider a National Space Council and Support Launch Capability
Brigadier-General Kevin Whale was once again candid with the audience at this years Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute ASTRO conference.
Read More »Canadian NEOSSat Satellite Takes Picture of Healthy RADARSAT Constellation Mission
LAVAL, QUE. – Just three days after the launch of the RADARSAT Satellite Constellation (RCM) mission, another Canadian satellite, NEOSSat, a near Earth surveillance satellite, took a picture of a healthy RCM.
Read More »MDA Wins Department of National Defence Contract for SAR/GPS Repeaters
Maxar Technologies announced last Friday that MDA, its Canadian division, had won a contract from the Government to provide 10 flight-ready Search and Rescue/Global Positioning System (SAR/GPS) repeaters.
Read More »DND Project Grey Jay will use the SFL Defiant Platform and Other new Details
The Department of National Defence’s Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) has provided SpaceQ with additional details on Project Grey Jay.
Read More »Canadian Arctic Security Increasing with Acquisition of Three Satellites and Polar Radars
The Department of National Defence has awarded two contracts valued at $46.2M from the All Domain Situational Awareness Science & Technology Program for three microsatellites and two polar radars.
Read More »Space is an Important Element of First DND IDEaS Program Contracts
Last week the Department of Defence (DND) announced 160 contracts valued at $26.8M for 16 science and technology challenge areas which included 20+ contracts for space organizations.
Read More »The Arctic Security and Space Podcast
Most Canadians have little concept of how vast the arctic really is, think of an area larger than Europe and you’ll start to get an appreciation of the scale of the area Canada needs to protect.
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