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  • Give Canadian firms bigger role in DND contracts: panel

    February 12, 2013 - 14 h 44

    An independent report has produced a number of prescriptions for Canada's ailing military procurement system, but stops short of suggesting how the Harper government should administer the cures.

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  • F-35 makers go on offensive

    February 8, 2013 - 13 h 40

    Industry officials made a public pitch Friday to drum up support for the controversial F-35 fighter jet program, highlighting the technical progress made in recent months and the benefits Canadian firms stand to receive if their government moves...

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  • Lockheed Martin establishes Canadian HQ in Ottawa

    February 8, 2013 - 11 h 03

    Defence firm Lockheed Martin Canada is opening a new corporate headquarters office in downtown Ottawa to provide a single point of contact for all clients within the country, the company announced Thursday.

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  • EODC wins $3.75M military contract

    February 5, 2013 - 9 h 56

    A local armour manufacturer will help the Canadian Armed Forces upgrade some of its equipment after being awarded a subcontract worth $3.75 million.

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  • DEW wins $39M vehicle shelter contract

    January 23, 2013 - 11 h 32

    An Ottawa-based defence firm has beat out three other companies to outfit hundreds of vehicle shelters for the Canadian military.

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  • Feds look for firms to help implement border agreement

    January 21, 2013 - 15 h 03

    The federal government is looking to pay technology contractors in seven different areas to help implement a border agreement with the United States, including positions for web architects, project management and business analysts.

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  • GD secures $32M NATO contract

    January 4, 2013 - 15 h 27

    Ottawa employees at General Dynamics Canada are gearing up to fulfill a $32-million subcontract to work on a ground surveillance program for NATO.

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  • Suppliers could lose contracts if feds abort F-35 purchase

    December 18, 2012 - 13 h 42

    If Canada abandons the purchase of F-35 fighter jets it could have negative consequences for companies that currently supply components for the costly aircraft, the head of landing gear company Heroux-Devtek said Tuesday.

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  • Feds 'hit reset' on fighter jets purchase

    December 12, 2012 - 15 h 48

    The cascading multibillion-dollar cost of the celebrated F-35 stealth aircraft has prompted the federal government to "hit the reset button" on its controversial effort to replace Canada's aging fighter fleet.

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  • Canadian F-35 industrial benefits overstated: observers

    December 10, 2012 - 15 h 32

    Amid the avalanche of figures, statistics, estimates and soothing political assurances coming this week on the Conservative government's troubled stealth fighter program, one report will warn about the lagging benefit for Canada's aerospace sector.

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