Defense
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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 → -
New way to bend metals could lead to stronger military vehicles
U.S. Army project discovery upends previous notions about how metals deform.Read more → -
Trudeau pressed to give update on review of Canada’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia
Foreign Affairs Minister says no final decision has been made in the ongoing review.Read more → -
Judge sides with Pentagon and Amazon in cloud bidding case
Oracle’s claim of undo favoritism dismissed, allowing JEDI contract to go to Amazon or Microsoft.Read more →
