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Canada Taps Its Top Space Firms for Arctic Military Satellites
A chinook helicopter lands at an air strip during the Canadian Armed Forces's annual Arctic training and sovereignty operation in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, on March 1.
Photographer: Cole Burston/AFP/Getty ImagesCanada signed a partnership to develop a multibillion dollar military satellite system with the country’s biggest satellite operator, Telesat Corp., and its biggest space technology manufacturer, MDA Space Ltd.
Both Ontario-based companies said Tuesday they would create a multi-frequency Arctic military satellite network for the Canadian Armed Forces. Procurement for the project will be led by a defense investment agency started by Prime Minister Mark Carney in October and led by former Royal Bank of Canada executive Doug Guzman.