MDA AWARDED CONTRACT FROM GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT MQ-9B SKYGUARDIAN REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

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BRAMPTON, ON, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a trusted global mission partner for leading-edge technology and services, today announced it has received a $74M contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to help deliver the fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) recently ordered by the Canadian Armed Forces.

As part of the contract announced today, MDA will complete the assembly of the RPAS ground control stations at MDA’s Richmond, BC, facility. MDA will also deliver the combat search and rescue radios for the program and design the RPAS Ground Control Centre information management system that controls how information flows, is secured and shared.

Canada’s large, diverse and complex landscape, including the Arctic, require trusted and tested …

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