DND Surveillance of Space 2 RFI presentations
DND Surveillance of Space 2 RFI presentations. Credit: Department of National Defence.

The Department of National Defence has released two presentations as part of the Surveillance of Space 2 RFI. The presentations were made in April at the 2021 Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) Conference and the 2021 Military Space Situational Awareness Conference.

2021 Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) Conference Presentation

You can view below or download the presentation which was made by Mr. Cameron Stoltz (Col Retโ€™d) who was most recently the Director Space Requirements, Canadian Armed Forces.

Space-Based Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (SPEED) project. Credit: Department of National Defence.
Space-Based Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (SPEED) project. Credit: Department of National Defence.

This presentation, “Space Projects” provides an updated view of current and future projects with timelines. These include:

  • Tactical Narrowband SATCOM – Geosynchronous (TNS-GEO)
  • Enhanced Satellite Communications Project โ€“ Polar (ESCP-P)
  • Defence Enhanced Surveillance from Space Project (DESSP)
  • Surveillance of Space 2
  • Space Command and Control (C2) Mission System
  • Space-Based Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (SPEED)
  • Polar Epsilon 3 (PE3)
  • Commercial Data Services โ€“ Geolocation of Common Maritime Transmissions
  • Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Commercial Data Services

2021 Military Space Situational Awareness Conference Presentation

View of CAF Joint Space in 2024. Credit: Department of National Defence.
View of CAF Joint Space in 2024. Credit: Department of National Defence.

The second presentation (view below or download), was also made by Mr. Cameron Stoltz (Col Retโ€™d).

This presentation presents an overview of the “Next Generation of Canadian Space Domain Awareness” which is part of the Department of National Defence “Strong, Secure and Engaged” policy.

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