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Torpedo-Defense Demonstration For Canadian Navy Successfully Completed

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Friday, July 22nd, 2011

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General Dynamics [GD] has completed its largest and most successful Technology Demonstration Program (TDP) with Defence Research and Development Canada Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic), demonstrating a torpedo-defense enhancement that will enhance protection for Canadian Navy ships, the company said. The Multisensor Torpedo Detection Classification and Localization (MSTDCL) TDP was initiated in 2006 by DRDC Atlantic to develop and demonstrate advanced concepts in multisensor automated torpedo warning for the Halifax-class patrol frigates. As the prime contractor, General Dynamics supported DRDC Atlantic by…

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