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10 OCTOBER/nOVEMBER 2014 www.vanguardcanada.com Thales successfully trials maritime picture fusion Thales Canada has successfully completed trials of its COMMANDER C3 Mari- time Mission Management System solution for the Canadian Maritime Situ- ational Awareness Project. Thales completed both harbour and sea acceptance trials for the fi rst phase of what is known as the IMIC3, or Interdepartmental Maritime Inte- grated Command, Control and Communications project. The system will integrate Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy systems into a shared, fully integrated national maritime picture using COM- MANDER C3. This fi rst phase trialed the integration of shore-based IMIC3 systems with portable systems and systems aboard coast guard vessels using the IRIDIUM satellite communications network. Using COMMANDER C3, the coast guard was able to achieve an integrated maritime picture, which allows for improved awareness of shipping activity and a background for deeper analy- sis of trends and vulnerabilities. I INSIDE IndUSTRY BRIEf IN For the second year in a row, Kitchener-based CLEARPATH ROBOTICS has received a Robotics Business Review Game Changer Award, this year for its Kingfi sher unmanned surface vessel as a data collection platform. In 2013, the company was recognized for technological in- novation for its Grizzly robotic utility vehicle. Burlington-based L-3 WESCAM has received an order from Bond He- licopters Europe for seven of its MX-10 electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging systems. The order, phased over two years, will sup- port the U.K. National Police Air Service EC135T2 helicopter upgrade program. MARSHALL AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE GROUP CANADA has been sub- contracted by British Columbia's CASCADE AEROSPACE to provide en- gineering and project management services for the RCAF's CC130 Avionics Optimized Weapons System Management program. The AVS OWSM program is one of three now underway to support the legacy Hercules fl eet. Montreal's REVISION MILITARY recently demonstrated two new Nerv- Centr Lithium ion rechargeable energy storage systems: the Share- Pack and the Lightweight Assault Battery. Both will undergo user trials and evaluations later this year. Both systems are NetWarrior compatible and are comfortable to wear and operate reliably over a wide range of temperature conditions. Ottawa's ING ROBOTIC AVIATION won the 2014 Outstanding Aerospace, Defence & Security Technology Company Recognition Award, pre- sented annually by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engi- neers Ottawa Chapter. The Information Systems group of Vancouver-based MACDONALD, DETTWILER AND ASSOCIATES has renewed its contract with the Geo- Informatics & Space Technology Development Agency to downlink RADARSAT-2 data used to support critical infrastructure serving Thai- land's various resources management and disaster mitigation appli- cations. Montreal's CAE has been awarded a contract to perform a visual sys- tem update on the RCAF's CP-140 full-fl ight simulator (FFS). The up- grade will include the latest generation CAE Medallion-6000 image generator and a new display system. CAE has also been awarded contracts by the New Zealand Defence Force to update an existing SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite full mission fl ight simulator and part-task trainer that the NZDF is acquiring as part of the acquisition of 10 heli- copters from KAMAN CORP. North Vancouver-based OSI MARITIME SYSTEMS has completed sea acceptance trials of its Integrated Bridge System for the Royal New Zealand Navy ANZAC frigate program. OSI also signed contracts with the Turkish Navy to provide its Warship Navigation System, which in- cludes ECPINS-W software, on two Landing Ship Tanks and two Rescue and Towing Ships for submarines. iROBOT CORP of Bedford, Massachusetts, signed a $9.6 million deal to provide the Canadian Forces with 20 of its 510 PackBot CBRN Recce Systems. The recce system is a modular expansion of the company's multi-mission robot platform and includes an integrated suite of fi ve primary sensors. COLT CANADA has received two RFPs to provide designs to replace the Canadian Rangers' .303 Lee Enfi eld No 4 Mk 1 rifl es that will eventu- ally "result in the award of two contracts...for the production of new rifl es," according to a government press release. Colt will also manu- facture spare parts and provide accessories, such as cases and trig- ger safety locks. Phase two trials are scheduled for later this Fall and will focus on integra- tion of the navy's Kingston-class vessels with the IMIC3 system over the INMARSAT satellite communications network. Acceptance of the system is scheduled before the end of the year, with the full system to be deployed on 44 coast guard and 12 navy vessels thereafter. The NMP goes beyond just sharing data, to providing an awareness of the vol- ume, location and nature of shipping activity and provides a background for deep- er analysis of trends and vulnerabilities, Thales Canada said in a press release. For more on Commander 3, see: http://vanguardcanada.com/ commander-c3-enhancing-situational-awareness/