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Leonardo will supply to Lockheed Martin Canada four OTO 127/64 Light Weight (LW) Vulcano naval guns, including the Automatic Ammunition Handling System (AAHS)as an optional solution, for the new Canadian Surface Combatants(CSC), which will be built by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. at the Halifax shipyard in Nova Scotia. The first three systems will be installed on-board the new naval units, while the fourth will be used for training activities.
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OTTAWA — The federal government in recent years has awarded internal contracts to technology company Cisco Systems with high frequency, part of what some observers call a pattern of dependency by Ottawa on a single network provider that has all but shut out competing bids. A division within Shared Services Canada known as Networks, Security, Digital Services (NSDS), has awarded $210 million to Cisco for the use of its networks technology since the beginning of 2019, according to federal data supplied to the National Post.
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The State Department has approved a possible $500 million deal to sell standard Missile 2 Block IIIC missiles and related equipment to Canada, according to the Defense Cooperation Agency. According to the DSCA, Canada’s government has asked to purchase 100 SM-2 Block IIIC missiles and 100 MK 13 vertical launchers. The request also included obsolete technology, training and education equipment, and technical and logistical support.
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Private U.S. companies are part of drone strike “kill chains” in East Africa, revealed an investigation published last month by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, a global collaborative network of investigative journalists. Their report described how civilian contractors are operating armed drones, and in some cases intelligence collected by private firms form the basis of American drone strikes in Somalia.
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The first-in-class ship is named in honour of Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf, a Canadian wartime naval hero. HMCS Harry DeWolf is the first ship built for the RCN under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. Through Canada’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, the Government of Canada is equipping the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) with the modern and effective ships it needs to support expanded surveillance and defence activities across Canada’s three coasts.
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