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Canada urged to become major arms producer
An expert panel on Tuesday urged Canada to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars in planned defense spending to build up its defense sector, in order to bolster its economy. In a report, the panel led by Tom Jenkins, a special advisor to Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose, calls for “using military procurement as an [...]
Canada reconsidering F-35 fighter purchase: reports
Canada’s government faced a storm of criticism Friday after a newspaper reported it was scrapping plans to buy US-made F-35 fighter aircraft because of rising costs. The National Post said a key cabinet committee reached the decision Tuesday after reviewing a soon-to-be-released audit by KPMG that concluded the lifetime cost of the program now exceeds [...]
Auditor warns Canada lagging on cyber security
Canada “has been slow” to set up firewalls to protect against cyber threats to critical infrastructure, leaving the nation vulnerable to crippling attacks, the auditor general warned Tuesday. In a report, Auditor General Michael Ferguson said the government has made only “limited progress” over the past decade to safeguard electrical grids, telecommunications infrastructure, banking systems, [...]
Canada may bar China from telecoms project
Canada said Tuesday it had invoked a “national security exception” that could exclude China’s Huawei Technologies from a role in helping build its new super secure government network. Ottawa announced the move after the US House Intelligence Committee on Monday warned in Washington that equipment supplied by two Chinese firms, Huawei Technologies and ZTE Inc., [...]
Canada Receives Dutch Leopard 2A4 Tanks
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced today the arrival of the Leopard 2A4 Canadian tank as members of the Combat Training Centre’s Armour School showcased the dynamic fire-power and mobility of the latest platform of the Armoured Corps. The Government purchased the tanks from Netherlands in 2007 as part of a $650 [...]
The Airborne ISR Market 2012-2022: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Platforms
Superior airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) has been, and will continue to be, critical to the success of military forces. Indeed, despite defence spending cuts, ISR systems procurement is projected to continue over the long term. Both manned platforms and unmanned systems have proven to be important in various situations and the two types [...]
Canada to Buy 24 Coast Guard Helicopters
The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, today announced that the Government of Canada is setting the stage for the purchase of new helicopters for the Canadian Coast Guard. A Letter of Interest to invite aerospace representatives to an Industry Day [...]
Canada ‘spy’ sold US, Australia, UK secrets: report
A Canadian naval officer arrested this year for allegedly leaking secrets may also have compromised top level Australian, British and American intelligence, a report said Wednesday. Jeffrey Delisle, a naval intelligence officer, was charged by a Canadian court in January with communicating over the past five years “with a foreign entity, information that the government [...]
China unveils blockbuster foreign energy deal
China’s state-owned energy colossus CNOOC unveiled a $15.1 billion bid to buy Canada’s Nexen Monday, in what would be the largest-ever foreign commercial purchase by the oil-hungry nation. Seven years after political panic about China’s thirst for global energy assets scuppered a massive bid to take over California’s Unocal, CNOOC announced it was trying for [...]
