The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) recently announced the establishment of Cyber Command (CAFCYBERCOM) that is meant to “consolidate the CAF’s cyber capabilities into a single unified and dedicated entity.”
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Ottawa, ON – Brig. Gen. Chris Horner, Commander, 3 Canadian Space Division, Department of National Defence, was a keynote speaker at the 2024 Space Bound conference on Wednesday, September 25.
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Heading into the Canada Day long weekend Brigadier-General Christopher Horner assumed command on June 28, 2024 of 3 Canadian Space Division during a handover ceremony in which he replaced Brigadier-General Mike Adamson.
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The IDEaS (Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security) program annual report for 2022-2023 has been released and shows that $75.8M was invested. Overall, the program has invested $330.2M in the five years since its inception.
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New IDEaS program challenges were released today from the Canadian Safety and Security Program and include a call for proposals for Wildfire intelligence – A common picture for detection and suppression.
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At this years annual CANSEC industry event which started today, the Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Air Force, and commercial partners MDA Space and Telesat, announced the establishment of the Commercial Integration Cell (CIC).
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As the government continues to roll-out federal budget promises, Prime Minister Trudeau and Defence Minister Bill Blair yesterday announced a defence policy update called Our North, Strong and Free which included two items specifically for space capabilities.
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MDA announced this morning it had been awarded a $74 million contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GS-ASI) to support the Canadian Armed Force MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). The Government of Canada signed a deal with GS-ASI on December 19, 2023 to purchase RPAS. A Canadian team is working on the project, called Team SkyGuardian Canada and includes MDA, CAE, and …
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Canada’s across-the-board dependence on space-based technology, multiple threats against this reliance, and the need for government/industry partnerships to confront these threats were among the messages delivered by the “Innovation in Defence – Leveraging Commercial Space Capabilities” panel at Spacebound 2023. The panel took place on day two of the annual Space Canada conference, which was packed with audience members and timely topics. Spacebound 2023 was …
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