Digital Battlespace

Lockheed Martin team to build LRDR

27th October 2015

Lockheed Martin will lead a team to develop, build and test the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) system as part of the country's layered Ballistic Missile Defense …

Defence Notes

SM-6 undergoes MDA testing

5th August 2015

The US Navy has successfully tested the ability of the Raytheon Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) to intercept and eliminate short-range ballistic missile targets at sea, Raytheon …

Military Logistics

USAF flight path system contracted

1st July 2015

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the US Air Force (USAF) with a flight path safety system, …

Naval Warfare

MDA to continue supporting Canadian RADARSAT-2 systems

1st May 2015

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) will continue to provide operation support for Canada's RADARSAT-2 ground systems, the company announced on 28 April. The agreement is …

Naval Warfare

MDA to upgrade Canadian CP-140 radar surveillance systems

29th April 2015

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has received two contract amendments to provide software upgrades to the radar surveillance systems on Canada's CP-140 Aurora aircraft fleet. …

Land Warfare

David’s Sling Test-3 series completes successfully

7th April 2015

The David’s Sling Test-3 (DST-3) series of tests was completed successfully by the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA). …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Australian Heron detachment extended to end of 2014

10th July 2014

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan will continue to benefit from the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities provided by the Heron unmanned …

Uncrewed Vehicles

MDA to support Canadian DND UAV solution

22nd April 2014

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a CA$5 million contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) to provide support for the …

Digital Battlespace

MDA bags Canadian CP-140 Aurora radar contract

24th March 2014

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) will provide the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) with eight radar surveillance systems for integration into the Royal Canadian …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Australian Heron deployment extended

30th December 2013

The Australian government is to extend its Heron-1 UAV deployment in Afghanistan to July 2014 in support of the transition of responsibility in the region …

Digital Battlespace

MDA radar system goes operational

22nd July 2013

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has deployed its AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defence radar system over a year ahead of schedule following the early delivery of …

Digital Battlespace

Raytheon delivers 8th AN/TPY-2 radar to the MDA

18th March 2013

Raytheon has announced that it has delivered a new AN/TPY-2 radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in support of the US combatant commands. This …

Naval Warfare

Canadian Navy to deploy Aurora Towfish

22nd February 2013

International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has announced that it has received a contract from Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) that will see its Aurora Towfish deployed on …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Hydroid’s Littoral Battlespace Sensing AUV enters FRP

19th February 2013

Hydroid has announced that its contract to provide Littoral Battlespace Sensing (LBS) AUVs to the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has …

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) [Canada]

Programme Background Programme Inception The Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Joint Unmanned Surveillance and Target Acquisition System (JUSTAS) project was established to procure a UAS for ...

AEW&C

Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (NATO)

Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...

Frigates

Canadian Surface Combatant [Canada]

Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems, Sea: coastal surveillance radar, Sea: naval surveillance radar

MDA BlueHawk

MDA developed BlueHawk, a multi-sensor, unclassified maritime domain awareness solution that provides navies, coast guards, environmental and regulatory agencies with near-real-time access to broad-area maritime ...

Space: radar systems, Space: satellite surveillance systems

Radarsat-2

Owned and operated by MDA, Radarsat-2 was launched in late 2007 as a follow-on radar satellite to Canada’s Radarsat-1. The satellite's resolution ranges from a ...

Surface-to-air missiles

Arrow-2

Arrow-2 is designed to intercept and destroy incoming Tactic Ballistic Missiles that are detected, tracked and identified by the Arrow Weapon System sensors. The missile ...

OPVs

Kingston-class

The Kingston-class undertakes a minehunter and coastal patrol roles with the Royal Canadian Navy. A total of 12 were built by Halifax Shipyards and commissioned ...

Frigates

Canadian Surface Combatant (Type 26)

The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK RN, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy and ...

Surface-to-air missiles

THAAD missile

THAAD missile is one of the most important components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The THAAD missile starts to intercept incoming ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR

Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defence Radar (AMDR), now officially designated as AN/SPY-6(V), was purchased by the USN to equip the three new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers ...

Land: air defence radar

AN/TPY-2

The Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) is an X-band missile defence radar that can detect, classify and track ballistic missiles. It uses an AESA antenna comprising 25.344 T/R ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

Puma 2 AE

The Puma 2 All Environment (AE), or RQ-20B in US nomenclature, is the second generation of AeroVironment's small UAS. The Puma 2 AE is sometimes called ...