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Canada Partners With Telesat, MDA Space For Arctic Milsatcom Capability

Canada Partners With Telesat, MDA Space For Arctic Milsatcom Capability
From left: Secretary of State, Defense Procurement Stephen Fuhr; Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg; Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joël Lightbound; MDA Space CEO Mike Greenley; and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty. Photo: Telesat

Telesat [TSAT] and MDA Space [MDA] are working with Canada’s government to deliver a multi-frequency, Arctic military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) capability under a new strategic partnership agreement announced Tuesday. This partnership is part of the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P), a procurement led by Canada’s newly formed Defence Investment Agency (DIA). The program’s objective is to equip the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) with ultra-high frequency (UHF) narrowband and wideband satellite communications for beyond line of sight communications in the Arctic. The project’s overall funding…

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