Aerospace
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MDA expands into orbiting space market with acquisition of Kanata-based Neptec
MDA is looking to utilize Neptec’s LiDAR technology in connection to the Canadarm2 and the combination of vision and robotics has already bared fruit overseas.Read more → -
Canadian additively manufactured satellite launches with SpaceX
The Telstar 19 Vantage provides high-speed Internet for Northern Canada, South America, the Caribbean and the North Atlantic.Read more → -
Lockheed Martin creates giant satellite fuel tank, sets record for 3D printed space parts
Made from titanium, the 3D printed end caps can hold 74.4 litres of fuel and cut down production time from three years to three months.Read more → -
Federal government announces $3.2 million investment into P.E.I based MDS Coating Technologies
Funding aims to expand uses for MDS' deposition process that significantly reduces metal corrosion without impacting weight.Read more → -
Bombardier’s C Series aircraft officially renamed A220 as it joins Airbus family
Airbus also expects to start producing the aircraft for the U.S. market at a new plant in Mobile, Ala., in 2019 with deliveries coming a year later.Read more → -
Canadarm2 gets a new “hand” courtesy of SpaceX
MDA's Latching End Effector allows Canadarm2 to hold onto the ISS and "catch" docking space craft.Read more → -
The first AI robot is happily floating around Earth, solving a Rubik’s cube
CIMON relies on facial recognition software to communicate with everyone on board the International Space Station.Read more → -
Delta orders 20 Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets: list price US$961 million
Delivery of the planes is scheduled for late 2018Read more → -
By the Numbers: Canada’s Aerospace Industry
AIAC's The State of the Aerospace Industry: 2017 Report details Canada's growing aerospace market segment.Read more → -
Airbus Bombardier C Series deal with Airbus to close on July 1
A finalized agreement will see the European aircraft manufacturer acquire a majority 50.01 per cent stake in the C Series commercial jet program.Read more →
