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TeChnology waTCh www.vanguardcanada.com OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 39 medium-sized enterprises and manufac- turers that develop the value chain, and the intellectual property that is developed in Canada. The list of KICs are expected to evolve over time to meet new technological advances and Canada's defence require- ments, but for now, here are the five emerging technologies in the KICs – and one Canadian organization or program currently leading the field in each one. Jon Elkin is VP of Client Services at OMX. 3 cybeR Resilience Cyber resilience tackles the vul- nerabilities in the growing net- work of information technologies. Cyber resilience can be divided into three main fields: information security, which protects electronic and digital data; IT se- curity, which protects content and threat management; and operational technology (OT) security, which protects tactical sys- tems of broader networks. WATch ouT foR: Opening just this month, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Se- curity consolidates federal cyber resourc- es under one roof. The Communications Security Establishment (CSE), a part of the Department of National defence (DND), is responsible for the centre. The Canadian government is also creating a National Cybercrime Co-ordination Unit, expanding the RCMP's powers to inves- tigate cybercrime. 4 RemoTely PiloTed sysTems And AuTonomous Technologies Unmanned aerial, marine, and ground ve- hicle systems and AI technologies mean that platforms and systems can become increasing autonomous in both military and commercial sectors. These technolo- gies can increase operational capabilities, improve cost-effectiveness, and reduce human exposure. WATch ouT foR: Montreal supplier L3 MAPPS worked with Defence Research and Development Canada and the DND to design, build, and test a custom autopilot systems for navigation both underwater and at surface for four of Canada's sub- marines originally purchased in 1998 –ex- tending the life of the aging submarines with advances in emerging technologies. 5 sPAce sysTems Space systems can be split into two equally important groups: earth observation soware, that uses satellite imagery and geospatial in- formation for various navigation, surveil- lance and intelligence applications, and satellite systems, that involve satellites, spacecra subsystems, and ground con- trol infrastructure to capture, interpret and use data. WATch ouT foR: The federal govern- ment has a new space program called the Enhanced Satellite Communications Proj- ect (ESCP), involving two elliptical orbit satellites at medium earth orbit, spinning at 90 degrees to conventional satellites and thus passing over both poles and providing communications and surveil- lance in a difficult Northern environment. Watch out for Viasat's ViaSat-3 and MDA's Radarsat as strong contenders with the capable underlying technology to deliver.

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