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Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR

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PerSPeCtIve instance, was a feature that within the first week of the exercise, I saw combat sol- diers and leaders incorporating the capa- bility into their battle procedures." Senior Software Tester at Thales Can- ada, and TBMS Integration Test Lead, Jeff Corbin, echoed these observations. "Having previously been deployed as a Field Service Representative with the Ca- nadian Army in Afghanistan in both 2009 and 2010, I was very proud to see how the RCR embraced TBMS. Seeing first- hand how they were able to use our solu- tion within the tight confines of the LAV was a personal moment of pride for this project." LEAdIng CAnAdIAn R&d InVESTMEnT R&D investments drive the long-term de- velopment of all Thales solutions. TBMS is a direct result of valuable R&D invest- ments that Thales makes into its solutions in Canada. A Top 100 Canadian corpo- rate R&D investor, Thales is powered by a dedicated Thales Research and Technolo- gy hub located right here in Canada – one of only five worldwide – it is an innovative ecosystem enabling research partnership with Canadian government, academic in- stitutions and business developing a wide range of solutions from cybersecurity to artificial intelligence. Since 2008, Thales has been delivering the LCSS to the Canadian Armed Forces, enabling commanders to master each of their decisive moments using real-time battlefield information, evaluate intelli- gence and share a common operating pic- ture. LCSS is critical to the success that today's dynamic, complex and dangerous operations demand. LCSS has provided more than 1,000 person-years and contributed more than 350 jobs to Canada's knowledge econo- my. In addition, more than 25 subcon- tractors work on the program, many of them small- and medium-sized enter- prises. Skilled engineers support the de- sign, development and evolution of the system and support world-class solutions to meet the evolving operational capabili- ties required by the Canadian Army. It has been used in operations both at home and abroad and now serves as the framework for the development of new smart city and public safety solutions. Field image (LCSS). Image: Thales TBMS screen captures. Image: Thales Sponsored Content

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