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Can Canada Fix its Broken Defense Procurement?

Can Canada Fix its Broken Defense Procurement?

Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine launched February 24, 2022 was a wake-up call to the world, including here in Canada. One immediate effect has been the desperate and urgent pleas from Ukraine to friendly countries everywhere for weapons and munitions to defend themselves from that attack.

Can…

GA Wins $16M to Support Spanish MQ-9A Predator UAVs

GA Wins $16M to Support Spanish MQ-9A Predator UAVs

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $16,264,357, cost-plus-fixed-fee, undefinitized contract for the Spanish Air Force.

This contract provides sustainment support of MQ-9A and Mission Ground Control Station (MCGS) to the Spanish Air Forc…

Brazil Orders BAE ARTISAN Radar for Its Flagship NAM Atlântico

Brazil Orders BAE ARTISAN Radar for Its Flagship NAM Atlântico

BAE Systems has signed a five-year contract to support its ARTISAN Radar on the Brazilian Navy’s flagship, the multipurpose aircraft carrier NAM Atlântico.

The new contract will provide through-life support for both the BAE Systems ARTISAN Radar and associated DNA2 Combat Management System (CMS)…

Low-Cost Tech Shaping Modern Battlefield: US Socom Commander

Low-Cost Tech Shaping Modern Battlefield: US Socom Commander

In his 38 years as a soldier, across theaters ranging from the Middle East to Europe, the commander of Special Operations Command says he never had to look up. But those days are ending. 

“I never had to look up because the U.S. always maintained air superiority,” Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke sai…

Bath Iron Works Awarded DDG(X) Design Contract

Bath Iron Works Awarded DDG(X) Design Contract

BATH, Maine –– General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide shipbuilder engineering and design analysis to produce design products in support of the preliminary and contract design for DDG(X), the Navy’s next class of large surface combatant.

The…


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