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Full steam ahead for nextgeneration CSC

6 General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-Canada, Booth 1301) is showcasing a Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (MRV) variant of the LAV 6.0 8x8 Combat Support Vehicle (CSV) platform with enhanced protection packages from Elbit Systems of Israel and MyDefence of Denmark.

A candidate for the Canadian Army’s current Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV) requirement, the LAV 6.0 MRV uses the fielded LAV 6.0 baseline incorporating variant rolespecific solutions that offer highly protected mobile recovery, repair and maintenance capabilities.

The platform is able to access the same terrain as the LAV 6.0 fleet and provides integral recovery and maintenance capabilities with the necessary tools and spare equipment.

The internal configuration of the LAV 6.0 MRV provides for a crew

of two, plus two mechanics or casualty passengers; tool storage is readily accessible for vehicle recovery and heavy-duty remove and replace operations.

While the MRV features the same protection as the baseline LAV 6.0 configuration – a double-V hull, energy attenuated seating for all positions, a spall liner and scalable add-on armour kit options – GDLS-Canada has also mounted Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist Light Decoupled (IF-LD) hard kill active protection system (APS) along with a MyDefence Knox counter unmanned aerial system (CUAS) package.

Already in service on US Army and Israel Defence Force (IDF) vehicles, the Iron Fist APS is designed to protect the host platform with a capability to defeat anti-tank guided missiles, rocket-propelled grenades, and recoilless rifle threats. Developed in partnership with General

Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), IF-LD features four search-and-track radars and staring infrared sensor panels providing 360° coverage in azimuth and an undisclosed angle of elevation, and two traversable hard kill interceptor launchers with associated line-replaceable units, which include the main control computer and a threat database.

The IF-LD system has not been fully integrated with the LAV 6.0 MRV, and system trials on the platform are yet to be confirmed.

The MyDefence Knox CUAS comprises an integrated array of networked Watchdog 200 sensors and Doberman RF jammers that will enable LAV operators to detect frequencies of UASs, drones and operators, and use jammers to disrupt their radio frequencies and the Global Navigation Satellite continued on page 3

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Keeping Canada safe Canada’s current military are dozens of Canadian firms with and industry still lack formal procurement models and cyber-defence expertise that could mechanisms to communicate, levels of industry-government be leveraged by the Department collaborate and build trust – and co-operation have not kept pace of National Defence (DND) as it procurement cycles can take years. with the unprecedented ‘speed invests billions in cyber-defence “Our adversaries can deploy of cyber’ and could compromise programmes and procurements new cyber capabilities in a national security if left over the next decade. The report matter of months, or even days,” unaddressed, is the conclusion of notes, however, that government said Cianfarani. “For Canada a new report from the Canadian to win on the cyber-enabled Association of Defence and battlefield, Canadian government Security Industries (CADSI). and industry must collaborate The report, entitled From intentionally, the way our allies Bullets to Bytes: Industry’s Role in do. Now is the time to lean on Preparing Canada for the Future Canada’s national security of Cyber Defence, outlines some innovation base and overhaul of the challenges associated the procurement process to with preparing and equipping work at cyber-speed.” the Canadian Armed Forces CADSI’s report outlines a for a modern battlefield path forward, offering five where the physical and core recommendations digital are seamlessly that the association merged. believes will move “Warfare has changed,” Canada’s military towards said CADSI president cyber-readiness. These Christyn Cianfarani. “Our include setting up a military is moving rapidly secure Canadian cyberinto a future where cyberdefence network to defence will be essential facilitate collaboration, for protecting Canada and increasing the pool of Canadian military missions available experts to be abroad. used as cyber reservists, “How industry and and overhauling the government work together government’s classification and get decisive cyber system and capabilities technologies into the hands database. of Canadian soldiers and intelligence agencies must change, too.”

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Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist LD active protection system has been mounted on the LAV 8x8 6.0 MRV

Enhanced protection continued from page 1 System (GNSS) signals of UAS operations, to defeat the threat.

The solution can be integrated with third-party battlemanagement systems, and using a standard tactical link, the mobile platform can communicate and provide feedback to any remote command and control system, enabling greater situational awareness and enhanced battlefield effectiveness.

GDLS-Canada spokesperson Doug Wilson-Hodge told the CANSEC Show Daily: “The LAV 6.0 MRV demonstrates that GDLS-Canada is ready to respond to current Armoured Combat Support Vehicle programme requirements.

“Incorporating CUAS and APS technologies on the same vehicle also demonstrates that General Dynamics is anticipating future threats and the capability requirements for the protection of the LAV platform.”

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RICHARD SCOTT A design based on the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Type 26 Global Combat Ship has been selected as the basis for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) next generation of surface combatants.

The award of an initial C$185 million contract to Irving Shipbuilding for the design phase of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme was confirmed in February this year. Lockheed Martin Canada – partnered with BAE Systems, CAE, L3 Technologies, MDA, and Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems under the banner of Canada’s Combat Ship Team – has in turn been contracted by Irving Shipbuilding for design phase activities.

Selection for CSC is the second export success for BAE Systems’ Type 26 design, following on from the selection last year of a Global Combat Ship variant for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) Project Sea 5000 Hunter-class frigate programme. Representatives from the RN, RAN and RCN on 1 May signed a charter formally acknowledging Canada’s entry into the Global Combat Ship Users Group.

The CSC acquisition projects the construction of 15 ships, to be built by Irving Shipbuilding at its yard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to replace the RCN’s 12 Halifaxclass frigates and three nowretired Iroquois-class destroyers.

With a total estimated project budget of C$56-60 billion, the CSC programme is the largest

and most complex procurement ever undertaken by the Canadian government. Construction of the first ship is planned to begin in the early 2020s.

Lockheed Martin Canada, proposing a design derived from Type 26, was last October announced as preferred bidder for the CSC design, combat system and ship integration by Public Services and Procurement Canada, being selected ahead of rival bids from Alion (offering a design based on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate) and Navantia (teamed with Saab and CEA Technologies to offer a customised variant of the Spanish Navy’s F-105 frigate design).

Alion in November called on the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to overturn Lockheed Martin Canada’s downselection, arguing that the Type 26 Global Combat Ship design was noncompliant with the RCN’s requirements. The trade tribunal initially ordered the government not to negotiate a contract with Lockheed Martin Canada until it could fully investigate Alion’s complaint. However, it rescinded that decision in December, allowing negotiations to continue, before dismissing Alion’s case outright on 31 January.

Following February’s contract awards, the Canadian government and Irving Shipbuilding are now working with Lockheed Martin Canada and its industry team to customise the GCS ship design to meet RCN requirements and incorporate Canadian systems and equipment. The design phase – the

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Full steam ahead

value of which will increase as engineering work progresses – is expected to take three to four years to complete.

Lockheed Martin Canada chose to offer the Type 26 Global Combat Ship because it was the closest warship design to Canada’s specific requirements, thus necessitating the fewest and least risky design changes. Also, the completely digital design is expected to minimise design transition risk, and offer the lowest-risk path to manufacture and production at the Irving Shipyard facility.

From an operational perspective, the flexibility, versatility and adaptability intrinsic to the Type 26 Global Combat ship enable the ship to undertake a full spectrum of roles from humanitarian assistance to

high-intensity conflicts, including anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and air defence. The ship has been designed with an extremely low acoustic signature to maximise its performance in the ASW role.

Also, with the UK’s Type 26 programme running three years ahead of CSC, there is an expectation that Canada will benefit from an active production line where – due to its current stage in the manufacturing lifecycle – there will be no obsolescence issues.

While leveraging the acoustically quiet hull form and machinery package from the RN’s Type 26 frigate, the Global Combat Ship design offered by Canada’s Combat Ship Team features a much-revised combat system tailored to the CSC

Smarter inspections below the waves Deep Trekker, the Canadian manufacturer of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) (Booth 1633), has launched the DTG3 ROV together with BRIDGE technology. The affordable DTG3 ROV offers advanced power, heightened capabilities and highend performance.

Reaching depths of 305m (1,000ft), the DTG3 is designed to offer longer endurance, with hybrid power boasting a 12-hour battery life. An enhanced viewing and recording experience provide smarter inspections with its live, 4K video and waterproof handheld controller.

BRIDGE technology comprises custom hardware, software and integration, developed in response to a growing market demand, and will become the base for future products, new and advanced features and third-party integrations by Deep Trekker.

“BRIDGE allows the user to experience wireless control and viewing, multi-vehicle operation over the internet, and software upgrades

from anywhere in the world,” said Chad Plesa-Naden, the company’s embedded systems engineer lead.

Coupled with the driving force of BRIDGE, the DTG3 provides advanced stability even in rough

underwater environments, the freedom to move with direct sonar integration, and an automated station holding capable of rotating 270°.

Deep Trekker’s robots are used around the globe for structural inspections, marine surveys, sample collection, drowning victim search and recovery, security checks and more. With sales in more than 80 countries, its six lines of robots can be found in industries ranging from aquaculture to municipal contracting, military and defence, search and rescue, shipping and infrastructure.

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requirement, including Lockheed Martin Canada’s own CMS 330 combat management system and a Lockheed Martin S-band solid state active phased array radar.

Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems, as the ASW lead, will provide a low-frequency active and passive towed sonar system paired with its next-generation hull-mounted sonar. The company will also lead the integration of these sensors with sonobuoys and other capabilities for wide-area underwater surveillance.

BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin Canada for the design of the Type 26 variant for CSC. To reduce risk and save time, the redesign work specific to the Canadian derivative is making use of existing engineering resources at BAE

Systems’ Scotstoun site in Scotland.

This approach has been designed to facilitate the quickest transition into build, so avoiding gaps in industrial capability at Irving between the end of the six-ship Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships programme and the start of CSC. Design change required to adapt the Type 26 platform to meet the CSC requirement is estimated at only 10 per cent, with work largely focused on topside changes to accommodate elements of the Lockheed Martin Canada combat system. A large part of the change activity is a new mast to accommodate the solid state active phased array radar.

Under the CSC evaluation framework, bidders were incentivised to submit a value proposition that would maximise Canadian participation in CSC design-phase engineering/ integration services, and also seek to incorporate high-technology Canadian systems and equipment into the ships. Lockheed Martin Canada’s value proposition commits to performing at least 58 per cent of the design phase engineering/integration services work in Canada.

Through the design phase, Lockheed Martin Canada will incorporate dozens of Canadian systems and equipment into the CSC design involving leading Canadian enterprises. Also, as part of its commitment to work with local industry, the company has committed to invest 10 per cent of the total subcontract value into Canadian small and medium-size businesses.

High-level GPS threat mitigation Collins Aerospace Systems (Booths 1103, M12), a unit of United Technologies Corp, has been selected by the Royal Cana­ dian Navy (RCN) to provide its Digital GPS Anti­Jam Receiver (DIGAR) to evaluate anti­jam navigation capabilities for the RCN’s Halifax­class frigates.

The RCN will test the DIGAR in a maritime environment for assured position, navigation and timing (APNT) during operations, part of a bigger trend across allies to mitigate navigation threats as adversaries become more advanced.

“The DIGAR will provide the RCN the highest levels of GPS anti-jam protection available so they can navigate with accuracy and execute their missions successfully,” said Lee Obst,

managing director, Mission Systems in Canada for Collins Aerospace. “We look forward to supporting the RCN in Canada as it evaluates Collins’ APNT capabilities to determine current and future needs of the fleet.”

For more than a decade, Collins Aerospace has delivered some 100,000 anti-jam systems across weapons, aircraft and soldier systems. DIGAR is a form, fit replacement for existing antenna electronic systems with demonstrated performance that far exceeds legacy capability.

Collins Aerospace Systems, a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent systems for the global aerospace and defence industry, was created in 2018 by bringing together UTC Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins.

DIGAR is to be tested for use on the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates

ASW sonar system to undergo at-sea trials Marine acoustics house Geo­ Spectrum Technologies is prepar­ ing to undertake new at­sea trials of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) anti­ submarine warfare (ASW) sonar system in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).

Trials from a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel are planned to take place off Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the coming weeks.

These will be followed towards the end of 2019 by an evaluation of the system’s torpedo detection functionality at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility in Nanoose

Bay, off Vancouver Island. A first set of sea trials was performed from the Kingston-class coastal defence vessel HMCS Shawinigan in mid-2018.

GeoSpectrum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems (Booth 1421) based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has developed TRAPS to meet requirements for a compact, lightweight and low-cost active/ passive variable depth sonar that can be accommodated on smaller ships. According to the company, the system is unique because it uses a 2kHz active sound source that operates as a vertical projector array, but stows on a single winch

drum with the receive array and tow cable. This configuration allows for a single tow, thus negating the need for a complex launch and recovery system, and so reducing footprint weight and cost.

The containerised TRAPS system incorporates the sonar projector as well as the winch drum/ fairlead (supplied by Curtiss-Wright’s INDAL business), receive array and tow cable. An operator console can also be accommodated in the container to

provide a fully self-contained capability.

A modified TRAPS package is being developed for deployment from unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The main change for USV TRAPS is a revised winch configuration, for which CurtissWright INDAL is under contract.

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Designed for the future

Aircraft 39-8 was the first prototype of the Gripen E, first flying on 15 June 2017

DAVID DONALD Saab has brought its Gripen E full-scale mock-up to Ottawa for its first outing in North America.

The company is also showing its cockpit simulator, complete with the wide-area display that has been developed for the new generation of Gripen. The Gripen E is being produced for service with the Swedish and Brazilian air forces, which have initial batches on order for, respectively, 60 and 36 aircraft. Brazil’s batch will also include the Gripen F two-seat version.

Gripen’s major showing at CANSEC is driven by the type’s bid for Canada’s new fighter competition, for which a final Request for Proposals is expected in the first half of July, having been pushed back from the previous date of 31 May. Saab (Booths 1521, M1/4000) earlier withdrew from the competition, but rejoined the contest when a renewed

procurement effort was launched in late 2015 that promised a fully open and transparent selection process.

The company cites a number of benefits of the Gripen E, including the accent placed on prolonged operations in Arctic conditions to satisfy Swedish requirements, and which have direct application to the Canadian operating environment.

Arguably its most important attribute is the innovative concept applied in the design of its systems architecture, in which flightcritical components are segregated from mission systems. This partition permits the insertion of new mission capabilities without the need for expensive and timeconsuming requalification of flight-critical aspects. As a direct result, technology and weapons updates can be inserted rapidly as they emerge, and on a rolling basis. Conversely, most other types typically undergo occasional midlife upgrades that add packages

of updates simultaneously, with a major recertification effort required to clear the modified aircraft for service. With an expected lifespan of more than 40 years, this ability to continually and rapidly update the Gripen E/F is seen as a major capability to meet evolving threats on a timely basis, catering for future threats that have yet to materialise.

Based on earlier draft RFPs and information provided by the Canadian government, Saab foresees no issues in meeting Canadian requirements. The company is offering the transfer of technological knowledge so that, if selected, Canadian companies could play a major part in the support and ongoing development of a Canadian Gripen fleet.

Development and implementation of any Canada-specific features could be undertaken in-country, maintaining any sovereign IP on elements that could be subject to special restrictions.

Canadian participation could also include some production and assembly processes, but the full Gripen offer and its industrial participation element have yet to be finalised. Saab is, however, “in active dialogue with Canadian industry”.

The company currently has two Gripen Es – aircraft 39-8 and 39-9 – in flight test, with 39-10 to fly shortly. An earlier Gripen D two-seater was converted to serve as a demonstrator aircraft for the new-generation Gripen, but is now fitted with many of the Gripen E/F systems and is an important element of the test fleet.

Both of the prototypes have fired the Meteor long-range air-to-air missile.

Production of series aircraft got under way in early 2019. The first Swedish aircraft is due for handover to an air force trials team later this year, with Brazil due to receive its first aircraft in 2021.

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The stakes are far higher than they appear. Liberal Party government ministers (such as parliamentary secretary Andy Fillmore, who released the news) have been feverishly touring the country fast-tracking almost any spending announcement that they can – including the Bell Helicopter deal – to gather support prior to the elections that are due by 21 October. The Liberals craftily

structured the Griffon Limited Life Extension project in two parts, formally committing only to the C$90 million design portion before the elections.

The idea is to ensure the backing of Bell Helicopter employees, suppliers and regional stakeholders throughout the election campaign.

The programme’s future, including timings – especially should a Conservative government take office – thus remains unclear.

In short, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada has a major incentive to perform well in the definition work, which will include the design of upgrades to the helicopters’ avionics systems and engines as well as plans to integrate new sensor systems into the helicopters.

Canada has been operating the CH-146 Griffons – which are based on the Bell 412 helicopter – since the early 1990s, when the initial aircraft entered service for reconnaissance, search and rescue and a variety of special operations functions. Current deployments include Operation Presence in Mali, where the helicopters provide armed escorts for Canada’s CH-147 Chinooks during medical evacuations and troop transport.

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by Lockheed Martin Canada to start work during the design phase of the CSC warship programme.

The company will support combat systems training needs analysis and training media analysis that will contribute to the overall CSC training system design. Moreover, CAE will provide human factors engineering and professional services to input into the design of critical spaces aboard the ship, as

well as support the establishment of an integrated data environment.

The prime CSC contractor is Irving Shipbuilding, with Lockheed Martin Canada winning the design contract with support from BAE Systems, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics. The CSC is based on BAE Systems’ Global Combat Ship and will include Lockheed Martin’s Canada-developed CMS 330 combat management system.

Ready for life extension PETER DIEKMEYER Steeve Lavoie has a lot on his plate. The new president of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Booth 609) took on his new post three months after the Royal Canadian Air Force announced that it will upgrade its 85 Bell CH-146 Griffon utility helicopters, which the company has been maintaining.

The Griffon Limited Life Extension project, which is slated to extend the useful life of the multi-purpose utility helicopters until 2031, is expected to generate approximately C$800 million in new business. While the company has yet to comment on deal specifics, its Blainville facility located just north of Montreal is expected to be a major beneficiary of new or maintained jobs.

Highly sensitive DAVID DONALD CAE (Booths 1611 and M11) has launched production of its MAD-XR (Magnetic Anomaly Detection – Extended Role) system, the company announced today. The Canadian government has also purchased the first unit under its Build in Canada Innovation Programme (BCIP).

Although best known for its role as a training system provider and services integrator, CAE has also been producing MAD systems for more than four decades. The MAD-XR is the latest product, a highly sensitive magnetometer that detects changes in the earth’s magnetic field created by large metallic objects such as submarines.

Whereas earlier MAD systems were large and relatively heavy, requiring them to be carried by large maritime patrol aircraft, MAD-XR is compact enough and light enough to be installed on a range of platforms, including

helicopters, small fixed-wing aircraft and UAVs. Canada’s BCIP scheme is an initiative to assist Canadian companies transitioning state-ofthe-art products from research and development into the marketplace. The MAD-XR unit acquired under the BCIP will be initially tested and evaluated in the Convair CV-580 flown by the National Research Council before it is installed in a Nebula UAV operated by the University of Victoria in British Columbia. The trials will assess its suitability for Royal Canadian Navy applications, and its ability to operate on an unmanned platform.

MAD-XR has also been tested on a Sikorsky MH-60R of the US Navy as part of a CRADA (Cooperative Research And Development Agreement) project between CAE, Lockheed Martin and the US Navy to assess its potential as part of the MH-60R’s sensor suite.

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Leonardo has signed a multimillion euro contract with prime contractor QinetiQ to supply PicoSAR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars to equip new unmanned intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) vertical take-off/landing unmanned air systems (UASs) ordered by the Canadian Armed Forces.

QinetiQ earlier this month announced that it had been awarded a C$51 million contract to deliver an ISTAR solution, based on the UMS SKELDAR V-200 UAS, to meet the needs of Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. The contract will be delivered from QinetiQ’s UAS manufacturing and operational facilities in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

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PicoSAR offers high-performance ground surveillance capabilities – including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging and Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) modes – in an extremely compact package. SAR/GMTI allows for the delivery of effective all-weather, high-resolution ground mapping and surveillance capability for ISTAR missions. The new ISTAR UAS will also carry electrooptical/infrared (EO/IR) payloads supplied by L3 WESCAM. According to L3 WESCAM, the order represents the company’s first contract with QinetiQ in Canada, and the first orders for the MX-8 and MX-10D EO/IR turrets in the Canadian market.

UMS SKELDAR is a joint venture between Sweden’s Saab and UMS AERO GROUP of Switzerland. According to the company, multiple V-200 air vehicles are due to be delivered in the third quarter of 2019.

UVision Air is highlighting its tactical Hero family on Booth 728 with its Canadian industrial partner, Twenty20 Insight.

In focus are the lightweight man-packed Hero-30, the smallest of the Hero family fitted for asymmetric warfare against heavily armed guerrilla groups, and the Hero-120, the largest member of the short-range Hero systems, which is designed for longer loitering time with enhanced warheads for missions against armoured vehicles including main battle tanks and fortifications.

The man-portable Hero-30, deployable within minutes, with 30 minutes of autonomy and a range of up to 40km, is said to be ideal against moving targets such as light vehicles, speedboats and dismounted armed forces. Weighing just 3.5kg, including a 0.5kg warhead, it enables a forward force under attack to react immediately, without being exposed; recognising the threat from above and attacking with high accuracy.

Canada’s Arctic in safe hands Space Flight Laboratory (SFL, Booth 1036) is highlighting the upcoming Canadian Gray Jay Pathfinder R&D microsatellite project, writes Günter Endres.

Gray Jay is a three-unit formation-flying microsatellite constellation being developed by SFL for the Department of National Defence’s science and technology organisation, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), to support Arctic surveillance technology demonstration under the All-Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) programme.

Surveillance solutions support the Canadian government’s ability to exercise sovereignty in the North and provide a greater

awareness of safety and security issues, as well as transportation and commercial activity in Canada’s Arctic – objectives outlined in Canada’s defence policy Strong, Secure, Engaged.

The SFL microsatellites being developed for Gray Jay will include multiple sensors on a constellation of microsatellites operating in close formation in low Earth orbit to allow quick and timely detection and identification of surface or airborne targets. These concurrently obtained sensor observations are expected to improve the responsiveness of detection and follow-up, which may not be straightforward or timely when individual sensors are located on non-collaborating satellites.

The versatile Hero-120, also man-portable, has powerful penetration capabilities with an anti-tank multi-purpose warhead and an extended flight time of 60 minutes. Its precision loitering capabilities and pinpointed strikes enable operations against moving targets in populated areas or remote locations with minimal collateral damage. The Hero-120 includes advanced abort capabilities, is simple to operate and has multiple launch options.

The Hero family includes seven loitering munitions systems designed for different missions at various ranges. They all enable precision attacks on targets using warheads of various types and weights. Other features are extremely low noise and thermal signature, and integration with highly advanced, stabilised electrooptic day/night cameras.

Deployable from air, land and sea, the Hero systems can gather intelligence via an ISR day/night sensor.

SFL’s Microsatellite Science & Technology Centre (MSTC) in Toronto

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Step-change in optical sight

Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies has extended the application of its Specter DR dual-role optical weapon sight to use with light and heavy machine gun systems.

The Specter DR 4x/1x represents a step-change in optical sight

design. The world’s first truly dualfield-of-view combat optical sight, the Specter DR switches instantly from a 4x magnified sight to a 1x close quarter battle (CQB) sight, with the switch of a lever. Unlike zoom sights, the Specter DR offers an enhanced optical path

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and identical eye relief in both 4x and 1x modes (or 1.5x to 6x magnification).

Intended for use in both CQB and longer-range engagements, the machine gun version of the Specter DR sight uses the same battle-proven, rugged optics and mechanics as the automatic rifle variant, but incorporates a newly designed reticle that compensates for the ballistic drop of the machine gun, while maintaining the crisp red aiming dot and reticle illumination of the original ELCAN Specter DR sight.

“Magnification allows the gunner to put the first burst on target rather than sighting from splash. This is more accurate and reduces the likelihood of exposing the gunner’s position while using less ammunition”, Jack Davidson, international product manager for ELCAN rifle sights, told the CANSEC Show Daily.

Raytheon is understood to be positioning the Specter DR machine gun variant sight for the requirements of Canada and the UK for use with their respective C6 and L7 7.62mm generalpurpose machine guns.

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The new rescue variant (Outdoor Static Display 3021) allows for in-field medical intervention. This gives remotely situated soldiers the ability to evacuate casualties over long distances either autonomously or via remote control.

In the field, the right equipment can be the difference between life and death for wounded soldiers, because 90 per cent of fatalities

occur between the time of trauma and arrival at the combat zone medical facility. Rheinmetall’s Rescue UGV is furnished with all the equipment necessary for a successful evacuation, including two basket stretchers with sliding provisions, head and foot immobilisers, oxygen masks and canisters, a monitor defibrillator, and a hot/cold box.

Operators can command the Mission Master from near or far using autonomous navigation, reducing the number of personnel needed on the ground. This feature leaves medics free to focus all their attention on the injured soldier, as opposed to wasting precious time driving back to the extraction point. While transporting a wounded soldier using the UGV’s stretcher, for example, accompanying medics can use the vehicle as a workstation to administer emergency care.

Using the ‘follow-me’ function, the UGV can roll alongside other soldiers, who are busy making

sure that the surrounding area is safe and secure. In ‘follow me’ and autonomous navigation modes, the Mission Master significantly relieves cognitive and physical stress, allowing troops to deal with the mission at hand.

The company is also showcasing the Mission Master – Surveillance platform (Booth 1121), which is designed to conduct observation and reconnaissance missions.

Equipped with long-range EO/ IR cameras, a 5m telescopic mast, radar, laser rangefinders and GPS heading systems for 360° surveillance, the Mission Master – Surveillance is designed to minimise the number of troops needed on the ground, while providing timely situational awareness for enhanced security and informed decision-making.

Multiple sensors relay real-time data to the integrated Rheinmetall Command and Control Software (RC2S) and Argus soldier system, enabling rapid threat detection during operation in the field.

IN BRIEF Cool contract

Simex Defence (Booth 910), a provider of defencerelated procurement and distribution services, serving its customers’ needs in aerospace, land, and marine applications, earlier this month was awarded a major contract to supply the Victoria-class submarines of the Royal Canadian Navy with industrial fluid coolers. The coolers are manufactured by Therco-Serck, with whom Simex has recently entered into a partnership. ThercoSerck produces like-forlike replacement coolers, tubestacks, spares and sealing kits for the full range of Serck oil, water and air cooling equipment. Delivery of the coolers is scheduled for 2020 and will help to keep Canada’s four Victoria-class submarines adequately maintained and ready for service.

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ROBIN HUGHES AerialX is set to finalise development of a new, intuitive multi-rotor kinetic energy interceptor solution, designed to engage small multi-rotor and fixed-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) threats at very high speed.

DroneBullet is “a hybrid between a missile and a quadcopter”, Noam Kenig, chief executive of Vancouver-based AerialX, told the CANSEC Show Daily. “It’s more like a missile in terms of its design, flight behaviour, and exceptional approach speed to the target, particularly from above. And, because it is a multi-rotor system, it also has the capability to do things that a missile cannot do: stop, land, attack from above or below, change position. It doesn’t fly like a normal quadcopter, it flies in a hybrid, high-speed mode,” he added.

A lightweight man-portable system, DroneBullet has a take-off weight of 910g and is 269mm in length and 160mm in diameter.

Housed in a carbonfibre casing,

Machine vision the system is furnished with a nose-mounted day/night camera and a GPS/INS/IMU navigation assembly. Terminal guidance is delivered by an onboard ‘deep learning and machine vision’ system. Powered by lithium-ion polymer batteries and an electric motor, DroneBullet has a stated maximum range of 3km, a stated operational altitude limit of 3km,

and an operational endurance of 10 minutes. The system can achieve attack speeds from 150 to 200km/h and has a dive attack speed of up to 300km/h.

DroneBullet’s key technology discriminator is its ‘machine vision target system’: an artificial intelligence (AI)-led capability that enables the system to autonomously identify, track

and engage (or not engage) an approved target set. “DroneBullet has a day/night camera so it can actually see what it is going into.

But we have programmed the system to only engage specifically approved, programmed targets, i.e. a make, model or colour of a multi-rotor or fixed-wing drone.

“It analyses the target against a built-in threat library and, based on the AI algorithm confidence level, it will make a decision. If this is what it is looking for it will continue with the attack; if not, it will abort.”

Although DroneBullet is not remotely controlled to the target, it is supplied with a ground station that activates and communicates with the system.

“The ground station supplies basic information to the effector: ‘attack’, ‘abort’, target location, etc, but DroneBullet is essentially a fire-and-forget solution. Even if you lose communication, the unit will still continue with the mission; the moment the system is launched it proceeds independently to the engagement.

“If it doesn’t detect the target it will just come back,” said Kenig.

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IN BRIEF Swoop for night vision

Elbit Systems announced in April that its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America LLC, has signed a definitive agreement with Harris Corporation for the acquisition of Harris’ Night Vision business for $350 million. The transaction is conditional on completion of Harris’ proposed merger with L3 Technologies, as well as customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals. The merger between Harris and L3 to create L3 Harris Technologies has received shareholder approval and is expected to be completed in mid-2019.

Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, Harris Night Vision is a developer, producer and supplier of night vision technology for the US and allied military and security forces and for the federal homeland security market.

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Enhanced ballistic protection HumanSystems Incorporated (HSI, Booth 503) is working on two new projects aimed at improving the safety and performance of ballistic protection for military personnel. Several shortcomings at the forefront of soldier safety require improvements in design and function.

Changes are needed, especially for women, to the existing ballistic protective plates previously designed specifically for men. This is being addressed in the first project, Development of Optimized Light Weight Female Ballistic Plates.

The goal of this project is to develop advanced multi-curve ballistic body armour that will significantly improve the comfort, safety and performance of female soldiers operating in highthreat situations.

HSI is also working towards improving ballistic body armour in the second project: Soldier’s Reconfigurable Armour System Testbed (RAST). Current ballistic protection systems are heavy, bulky, limit mobility, contribute to overheating and interfere with natural body mechanics. There is a clear need for the armed forces to develop modular, scalable body armour solutions that maximise safety while improving the effects on the soldier. The goal of this project is to develop a testbed that will be an important tool to assist future R&D programmes in measuring the impact of certain body armour designs on performance.

Visitors to HSI’s booth will also be able to learn about its responsive eLearning solution to strict government security requirements.

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As machines grow increasingly complex, new approaches are required. Errors not detected in the early stages of design can lead to massive oversights, catastrophic failures, and even loss of life down the line. The goal of QRA Corp is to answer a question: will this system work as it has been designed and programmed to work, and will it do what it is supposed to do, and not do what it’s not supposed to do?

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To this end, QRA (Booth 1331) developed two software products to assist in the development of cyber-physical systems: QVscribe, a requirements analysis tool that ensures functional requirements are clear, concise and effective; and QVtrace, enterprise software that analyses system designs.

Used separately or paired, the two make a robust suite, which aims to help builders of the most complex mission and safety-

critical systems to ask the right questions from day one.

The rise of machine learning, system integration and autonomy makes such work more necessary with each passing level of complication. Designing for complex and embedded systems, the need for quality in designs skyrockets, as repairs to designstage issues that have carried through the process can be costly and sometimes even impossible to roll out. “For a machine to learn safely, it must learn to reason.

We must determine what line is acceptable for safety-critical systems and design with that in mind,� said chief executive Jordan Kyriakidis. “We must think like physicists, distill down to the core of an issue before we build back up through design.�

QRA has completed projects with Lockheed Martin, Dalhousie University, and the Royal Canadian Air Force, and has also worked with Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, Shell, and Honeywell International. Its work has also been recognised with the Startup Canada Innovation Award.

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A quiet revolution GĂœNTER ENDRES Soucy Defense’s (Booth 225) composite rubber track (CRT) technology has found application on many armoured vehicles across different weight categories, providing increased durability and less noise and vibration compared with conventional steel tracks.

But conflicts are changing and to enable greater expeditionary capability, the incorporation of unmanned systems is becoming a high priority. Soucy’s CRT is a mature technology (at readiness level 7-9) at the weight category of most robotic autonomous systems

(RAS) and is ready to be integrated with minimal R&D requirements.

The company says CRT requires virtually no maintenance, enhancing the logistical reach, with the ability of RAS to operate independently for more than seven days. A 70 per cent reduction in vibration also promotes a greater lifespan of onboard electronics and sensors. Soucy also claims a noise reduction of up to 13dB, and an ability to operate in temperatures up to 50°C. Being on average 50 per cent lighter than conventional steel track, operational range is also said to be extended by up to 25 per cent due to reduced rolling resistance.

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Mack Defense (Booth 1733), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mack Trucks and part of the Volvo Group, is highlighting the ongoing delivery of its Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) trucks to Canada, on which it is working with key strategic Canadian partners, including Prevost, Dumur Industries, EODC, Marshall Aerospace and Link Suspensions of Canada (Raydan Division).

Through the MSVS programme, Mack Defense is contracted to deliver more than 1,500 8x8 trucks, 161 Armoured Protection Systems and more than 300

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trailers, as well as an initial five years of in-service support for the SMP fleet operating in Canada and throughout the world. The trucks include multiple variants such as cargo, material-handling cranes, load-handling systems, gun tractor and mobile repair trucks.

Final assembly of the MSVS SMP takes place at a Prevost facility in Saint Nicolas, Quebec.

The Volvo Group’s global supply chain, with a strong presence across Canada and in 42 other countries, serves as the foundation of the In-Service Support programme, which provides service, maintenance and engineering support solutions.

Meggitt Training Systems (Quebec) (Booth 211) will conduct demonstrations of its industryleading simulators and live-fire solutions during CANSEC. “At a time when members of Canadian Armed Forces and law enforcement face increasing threats at home and abroad, Meggitt’s portfolio of virtual and live-fire products helps maximise readiness,” said Ed Duckless, president of Meggitt Training Systems (Quebec). “Visitors to our CANSEC displays in Ottawa can experience how we enable improved small-arms marksmanship, judgmental and collective skills.”

Building upon its wellestablished capabilities as the small-arms trainer system of record for the Canadian Army, the FATS 100MIL is a major expansion in weapons training capability, introducing features such as advanced game engine 3D marksmanship, enhanced diagnostics with intelligent

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automatic coaching and VBS3based collective training. In addition, the FATS 100MIL allows assignment of Meggitt’s patented wireless BlueFire weapons to each trainee. The GranTrap granulated rubber bullet trap utilises soft media to stop incoming rounds and capture them predominantly intact. This minimises airborne lead dust, averts back-splatter and ricochet, and reduces impact noise. The result is a cleaner and safer environment for shooting ranges, maximising bullet recovery and recycling processes.

The Multi-Function Stationary Infantry Target (MF-SIT) System with location of miss and hit (LOMAH) has the ability to expose from multiple angles with a friend-or-foe target. Movements are precise, dynamic and respond quickly to commands of expose, conceal, slice and turn in any combination.

In addition, the MF-SIT will rotate a regulation infantry target through 360° at multiple angles. It

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can respond to hits; its automatic triggers are activated by shooter movements or a pre-programmed scenario. This ensures that trainees do not anticipate target actions, which provides a realistic environment for specialised training.

The LOMAH system adds shot scoring by measuring the precise time of a bullet’s supersonic shock wave passing over a ballistically protected microphone sensor array. It can be installed easily via a retrofit kit or on new, LOMAHcapable Meggitt targets.

Reliable threat warning Hensoldt (Booth M12), Germany’s leading independent sensor house in the civil and military markets, is showcasing its new radar warning system, Kalaetron RWR, which is claimed to revolutionise the protection of aircraft and helicopters from radar-guided weapons.

“With the help of the latest artificial intelligence and digital signal processing methods, Kalaetron RWR detects radarbased threats early and reliably,” said Celia Pelaz, head of the Spectrum Dominance/Airborne Solutions Division. “Our new product thus increases the assertiveness of aircraft and helicopters and their survivability, especially in view of the increasingly dense signal spectrum

Canada is planning to modernise its lightweight torpedo inventory through a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deal with the US government.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 17 May that the State Department had approved an FMS case under which Canada would upgrade its current inventory of Mk 46 Mod 5A (Shallow Water) lightweight torpedoes to Mk 54 standard.

Estimated to cost US$387 million, the deal would cover 425 Mk 54 conversion kits, plus containers, recoverable exercise torpedoes, exercise sections and fuel tanks, air launch accessories, spares, training, publications and support and test equipment.

An upgrade of the legacy Mk 46 torpedo, the Mk 54 combines the warhead and Otto fuel propulsion system of the Mk 46 torpedo with the digital sonar transceiver of the Mk 50 lightweight torpedo.

Canada plans to deploy the Mk 54 torpedo from the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft, and CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters.

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, as the US Navy’s sole production supplier for Mk 54 torpedo hardware, is principal contractor. According to the DSCA, Canada is expected to negotiate an offset agreement with Raytheon, in accordance with Canada’s Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy, before signing the Letter of Offer and Acceptance.

Tailored intrusion detection and the growing threat posed by highly integrated air defence systems.”

The fully digital design of the radar warner enables it to detect and identify threats rapidly with a very low false alarm rate, over a wide frequency range. Kalaetron RWR employs artificial intelligence techniques to detect new threat patterns from collected raw data.

This is particularly important to identify the latest air defence radar systems, which cover an extremely wide bandwidth or can hop swiftly between frequencies.

Kalaetron RWR enables fighter and transport aircraft to be protected against the most sophisticated upcoming antiaircraft weapons and integrated air defence systems.

CCX Technologies (Booth A2, Innovation Hub) has unveiled its SystemX onboard cyber defence and security platform for military users here at CANSEC. “We built SystemX with features unique in the cyber defence and security market,” said Chris Bartlett, president of CCX Technologies. “For example, we can monitor MIL-1553 data directly on the aircraft because the solution is installed right on board. This means that networked devices are monitored with our tailored intrusion detection system from wherever the aircraft is – in flight or on the ground. In addition, it features Home Country Service, whereby communications from devices on the aircraft are encrypted and securely transmitted

to the operations centre.”

SystemX incorporates hardware, software and services into a complete cyber defence and security system. Hardware components include CCX Technologies’ AP-150 Secure Wireless Gateway and the DataPHY Secure IOT Data Transmission Appliance. These components can easily be implemented on military vehicles.

The SystemX Software suite is compatible with most networked avionics equipment, providing a robust intrusion detection system, the latest cryptography and advanced firewall capabilities.

Rounding out the solution are high-level services such as cyber security rules sets tailored to military requirements.

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Finding the range Toronto-based Newcon Optik is presenting its latest laser rangefinders and advanced electro-optical products at this year’s show, on Booth 1024.

The LRM 3500M had previously been selected by the Canadian Armed Forces for integration into Canada’s Soldier System Suite and for use by frontline artillery units such as Forward Observation Officers (FOOs) and Joint Tactical Air Controllers (J-TACs).

The company has now reported that it has finalised delivery of the initial order of LRM 3500M devices under the Department of National Defence (DND) contract both on time and on budget.

The LRM 3500M has also recently been selected by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada for use in the

study and protection of whales under Canada’s recently updated Marine Mammal Regulations.

The LRM 3500M is an advanced handheld laser rangefinder monocular featuring a 5,500m

distance capability, a 1,550nm laser and a digital magnetic compass and inclinometer, as well as incorporating optional internal GPS, Bluetooth and Fall-of-Shot software. It builds on Newcon

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Optik’s field-proven laser rangefinder line, which includes other high-performance units such as the LRB12K/LRB 12KNIGHT, the SPOTTER LRF/LRF PRO, the SEEKER S/M and the LRB 6K. With Newcon Optik’s new Android-based NC Cronus app, users can now communicate with its laser rangefinders, control them remotely, and retain any measurement information onto a portable device.

Compatible with any of Newcon’s USB/ Bluetooth-equipped laser rangefinders, its new app allows real-time target data acquisition on mobile phones and tablets. When connected to a Newcon Optik LRF via a wired cable (LRF Smart Cable) or by Bluetooth, users will have full control over the LRF device, including all customised settings and built-in calibrations.

Freedom commun New connector technology is a critical element of the rapidly expanding market for wired tactical vests. One such solution is the new Freedom series LP360 connector from Fischer Connectors (Booth 525).

The LP360 enables direct, straight-to-device connections that can completely eliminate the need for cabled connections in

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in ications some applications, and is rated for 10,000-cycle durability in even the toughest environments.

It has seven concentric rings on the receptacle that allow for 360° mating freedom and a plug with a sealed membrane that protects the contact block with an IP68 rating.

The concept is simple.

Integrating a distributed data and power bus into the tactical vest

eliminates the need for the external wires or break-out cables that currently weigh down soldiers.

Wired vests with an integrated bus offer two main benefits. The first is the single central source of power, which eliminates the need for multiple and different batteries for each of the individual devices and helps enable miniaturisation, better weight distribution, and overall weight savings.

The second benefit is that integrating the plug directly into accessories and devices reduces the need for external wires that could get caught, pulled or cut in critical moments. Fewer external wires also equate to reduced complexity, improved ease of use, and enhanced flexibility for soldiers in the field.

Communications gear, sensors, flashlights, cameras, viewfinders, GPS devices and other essentials can be attached with matching plugs built directly into the device without the use of cables. This approach to tactical connectivity is part of an overall trend to integrate more wearable technology into military gear for all dismounted soldiers.

DND takes full helmet options Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) has issued full options on a C$33 million combat helmet contract with Canadian armour technology manufacturer NP Aerospace (Booth 1731).

The contract is for supply and delivery of the CM735 lightweight ballistic helmet and spare components over a seven-year period. “This contract is among many with Canada, which has allowed us to innovate and enhance our global product offerings,” said chief executive James Kempston. “The next generation technology within the CM735 helmet, for example, has benefited the development of our composite spall liner, which is now used in military vehicles across the world.”

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Remarkable sensitivity INO (Booth 1533) is presenting its MICROXCAM-384i-MLWIR, which it claims provides twice the sensitivity of comparable products by other manufacturers.

A thin gold black film provides a flat spectral, dual-band response from 3 to 14µm in both mediumwave infrared (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR). The camera is based on the sensitive INO 384x288-pixel uncooled microbolometer FPA, fabricated using INO’s 35µm pixel pitch VOx technology. It provides live video images at 50Hz and features a very small footprint (61x61x65mm), greatly improved ballistic protection against fragments and NIJ Level 3A hand gun rounds.

Its low weight of less than 920g (32oz) significantly improves user performance while reducing fatigue, and represents a weight reduction of 25 per cent from the CG634 helmet. Its structural design also helps avoid severe injury from back face deformation and impact to the head when hit by fragments and bullets.

NP Aerospace manufactures a range of full and high cut helmets as part of its Lightweight Armoured Soldier Architecture (LASA) portfolio, which also includes hard body armour plates and shields for a range of threats from covert operations and from various rifle bullets.

The company is a major exporter of ballistic helmets and shields, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suits, body armour plates and composite vehicle armour systems. It is owned by PFN (wholly owned by Pasqua First Nation in Canada) and James Kempston.

low power consumption and light weight. Its ability to see MWIR and LWIR makes it ideal for security and inspection applications and for microsatellites.

Also available are the MICROXCAM-384i-THz Tetrahertz and MICROXCAM384i-HS Hyperspectral cameras.

IN BRIEF Coat of many colours

Gatineau, Quebec-based Prizma (Booth 124) is a powder coating and painting company specialising in custom coatings for hightech, military, aerospace, commercial, residential and public customers. It possesses a Controlled Goods Certificate and its paint specialists are approved for Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) application.

All in-house work is completed in secured facilities while adhering to stringent security criteria. Prizma’s services include powder coating, liquid painting, ceramic coating, in-house sandblasting, and electrostatic painting. It has an electrostatic mobile division that can go to the customer if a project is too big or immovable. An interactive interface allowing customers to request a service, and follow its progression in real time, is being developed.

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NovAtel (Booth 513), a pioneer in end-to-end solutions for assured positioning for land, sea and air, has announced an addition to its GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio: the GAJT-410ML. Designed specifically for rapid integration into space-constrained military land applications, this easy-to-use system protects GPS-based navigation and precise timing receivers, including M-Code, from both intentional and accidental interference.

The GAJT-410ML is the next evolution of NovAtel’s battleproven anti-jam technology.

It maintains the high levels of interference rejection performance in the larger GAJT-710ML system, but in a lower size, weight and power (SWaP) design.

Working alongside the GAJT410ML, the Power Injector Data Converter (PIDC) provides access to the jammer status and direction-finding information. It also provides clean power and data over the same cable that delivers the protected GPS signal back to the receiver, which reduces the need for costly platform

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modifications. The PIDC can be supplied in either an enclosure or board and is available to license for installation into third-party equipment.

Defence segment manager Dr Dean Kemp noted: “Building on

the success of our existing anti-jam portfolio, the GAJT-410ML is the first system to address the needs of smaller land-based platforms and adds situational awareness capability to already high levels of mitigation performance.

“This product offers more choices for system integrators and end users to protect against GPS denied or constrained situations and delivers on our commitment to provide assured positioning anywhere.”

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