This Week in Defence (7/7/15): Radar for the Icebreakers, SAR Satellite update, Drones

Happy Tuesday everyone. Am dying. Very sick but still managed to do this through naps. Yay.

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News

• Terma SCANTER Radar to equip the Canadian Coast Guards Multi Purpose Icebreakers and CCGS Arpatuuq

• MDA SPACE ACHIEVES AN INDUSTRY FIRST IN SATELLITE DIGITAL BEAM FORMING WITH MDA AURORA™

• Seaspan signs MoU with Ontario-based Stigterstaal Canada & Algoma Steel

• EU defence demand for critical minerals could jump start Canada's sluggish market: Joly

• Canada and European Union launch new industrial policy dialogue

• Trade tribunal calls for freeze on multimillion-dollar defence contract after complaints it favours U.S. supplier

• Canadian Armed Forces participates in Australia’s largest military exercise

• HMCS St. John’s departs for Operation REASSURANCE

• More frequent trains, expanded storage touted in northern Manitoba trade corridor

• EU to Conclude Deals to Give UK, Canada Access to Defense Loans

• Readout of Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman’s travel to Canada

• Top CEOs Want Canada to Build a Strategic Minerals Reserve for Defense

• Japan-Canada Sign Security of Information Agreement

• In Canada’s Arctic, national security is a military and civic responsibility

• Scientists to beam quantum data from Europe to Canada

• Canada Eyes Fighter Drone Fleet to Support F-35 Jets

• European Commission President and Canadian Prime Minister discussed strengthening economic and defense cooperation

• Persons Permanently Bound to Secrecy – To Protect National Security

• RCAF Pipes and Drums Shine at Virginia International Tattoo

• Defence Team Word Puzzle | July 14

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Project Updates

• The RFP for SAR Satellite Systems Next Generation Concept Studies has been updated with new Q&A

• The Reissue of Request For Identification for the HVAC systems for the Mid-Shore Multi-Mission (MSMM) Vessels has been updated with new documentation

• The Request for Information for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Protective Clothing has been updated with new documentation

• The RCMP Air Fleet Renewal and Modernization Initiative has been updated with new Q&A

• The Strategic Radio Capability HF has been updated with new documentation.

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Lobbying Updates

• Armatec Survivability had filed a new record with David Pratt & Associates regarding opportunities to support Ukraine as well as the River-class Destroyer

• Serco Canada has filed a new record with Enterprise Canada to explore procurement opportunities

• Roshel has filed a new record with Sandstone Group to explore new procurement opportunities

• Saab Canada has filed a new record with Sandstone Group looking at new procurement opportunities. This is actually a shift in Saab lobbying to a more general approach.

• MDA has filed a new record looking at procurement opportunities in defence

• Airbus Defence & Space Canada has filed a new record regarding several opportunities

• Airbus Helicopters Canada has filed a new record looking at several opportunities related to Rotary projects including eith the RCMP, Polar Helicopter and NTACS

• Thales Canada has filed a new record looking at several opportunities. Interesting that they've now added a naval component to their filing this time. Thales is one of the major players in Team Vigilance.

• Irving Shipbuilding has filed a new record regarding the NSS.

• MDA SPACE has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Philip Jennings, Wendy Hadwen, Peter Dawe, and Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee

• Telesat Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Major-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, Ross Ermel, and Stefanie Beck

• Irving Shipyard has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Braedon Clark, Shannon Miedema, and Kody Blois

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Rumors & Speculation

As I said a few days ago, this week we will not have a rumor section. Instead I delegate everything to our special rumor post from last week! I will have more next week as usual.