{"id":81722,"date":"2013-01-10T00:58:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T16:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/mda-awarded-706-million-contract-to-build-three-radar-satellites\/"},"modified":"2013-01-10T00:58:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T16:58:34","slug":"mda-awarded-706-million-contract-to-build-three-radar-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/mda-awarded-706-million-contract-to-build-three-radar-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"MDA Awarded $706 Million Contract to Build Three Radar Satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"

For immediate release: January 9, 2013
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\nRichmond, BC \u2013 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, today announced the signing of a $706 million contract with the Canadian Space Agency to build, launch and provide initial operations for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). The contract is expected to extend over a period of seven years and brings MDA\u2019s current backlog to approximately $2.9 billion.
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\n \u201cThis is exciting news,\u201d said Daniel Friedmann, MDA\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cRCM builds on the world-leading geospatial and radar surveillance capabilities that MDA has developed through the RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 missions. We are now greatly expanding these capabilities with benefits for Canada and for MDA.\u201d
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\n RCM is a constellation of three satellites providing around-the-clock coverage. Information obtained from RCM can include repeat imaging of the same area at different times of day, dramatically improving the frequency of monitoring coastal zones, northern territories, Arctic waterways and other areas of strategic and defence interest. RCM will also incorporate automated identification system technology, which when combined with the powerful radar images, supports the immediate detection and identification of ships worldwide.
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\n Already a leading supplier of radar-based surveillance and security, MDA\u2019s service offering is expected to expand as it leverages RCM\u2019s repeat imaging capabilities. The information provided by the RCM satellites will enable MDA to meet a larger range of recurring monitoring needs in growing market segments such as oil and gas, mining, defence and security, well into the next decade. \u201cDemands in these operational segments are driven by the ability to provide frequent, reliable information. RCM\u2019s all-weather, day-and-night satellites will help us meet this demand,\u201d said Friedmann.
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\n\u201cThis is a major step forward for MDA as a leader in the growing global surveillance and intelligence market\u201d said Friedmann. \u201cWith this contract, MDA has a strong foundation for continued development of its space missions, satellite ground systems, radar payload and geospatial services businesses.\u201d
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\nAbout MDA<\/strong>
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\nMDA is a unique global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide.
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\nMDA\u2019s business is focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential. In addition, the Company conducts a significant amount of advanced technology development.
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\nMDA\u2019s well-established global customer base is served by more than 5,000 employees operating from 18 offices located in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
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\nThe Company\u2019s common shares trade under the symbol TSX:MDA. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For immediate release: January 9, 2013   Richmond, BC \u2013 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, today announced the signing of a $706 million contract with the Canadian Space Agency to build, launch and provide initial operations for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). The contract is expected to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}