Defense
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Canada’s fighter jet replacement program delayed till June
Decade-long initiative to buy new jets pushed back as CF-18 fleet approaches 40-years-old.Read more → -
More than 100 military procurements facing delays: Defence Department
Under appreciation for complexity of military procurement process blamed for delays.Read more → -
Coalition of states sue over rules governing 3D printed guns
20 attorneys general join suit to challenge federal regulation that could allow posting of AM gun blueprints.Read more → -
Aerospace suppliers Woodward, Hexcel to merge
Combined entity to become one of aerospace and defence industry’s largest suppliers.Read more → -
Military facing likely delay of search and rescue plane delivery
RCAF, Airbus conflict over flight manual contents may push delivery into 2020.Read more → -
Delivery of the navy’s first Arctic and offshore patrol ship delayed until 2020
Irving Shipbuilding says sea trials of first HMCS Harry DeWolf to begin in coming weeks.Read more → -
Nobel laureate campaigns against killer robots at U.N.
Peace prize winner, Jody Williams, says lethal autonomous weapons “are crossing a moral and ethical Rubicon.”Read more → -
INKAS unveils the world’s first bulletproof Bentley SUV
Toronto-based firm’s modified Bentayga melds luxury with military grade protection.Read more → -
Canadian government unveils $3B sole source deal for armoured vehicles
Unexpectedly early contract award calls for 360 LAVs from General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada’s to replace military’s aging fleet.Read more → -
Hepburn Engineering secures JSS contract
Toronto-based company to provide Replenishment-at-Sea systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support ShipsRead more →
