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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 28. november 2006 / Timeline November 28, 2006
Version 3.527. November 2006, 29. November 2006
11/28/2006
Forfatteren Stefan
Zweig fødes, 1881.
11/28/2006
Government of Canada Announces R&D Investments in Joint
Strike Fighter Projects
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BROSSARD, November 29, 2006
— The Honourable Michael M Fortier, Minister of Public Works
and Government Services and Minister responsible for the region of
Montréal, on behalf of the Honourable Maxime Bernier,
Minister of Industry, today announced two repayable investments
totalling $3.2 million in research and development (R&D)
projects that will support two Canadian firms' participation in the
multinational Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. These projects
undertaken by Adacel Inc. and CaseBank Technologies Inc. will
create and maintain highly skilled jobs in Canada, while
contributing to improved pilot safety around the world.
"Canada's new government is working hard to maximise business
opportunities available to Canadian firms under the JSF program,"
said Minister Fortier.
"Canada's aerospace and defence sector is a world-leader in
innovative R&D projects," said Minister Bernier. "These
investments focus on keeping pilots safe and using technology to
detect problems before they happen."
Adacel Inc. a Quebec company based in Brossard, will receive a $1.5
million investment in a $3.8 million R&D project to develop an
easy to use, adaptable and supportable speech recognition system.
The technology will enable pilots to execute a variety of commands
such as navigation and checklists by voice activation, thus keeping
the pilot's focus on flying the aircraft and other mission-critical
activities.
"This investment enables us to participate actively in the
development of the world's most advanced fighter airplane through
the application of leading edge speech recognition technology to
the control of cockpit avionics," said Seth Brown, General Manager,
Adacel Canada. "We appreciate the Government of Canada's continued
support of advanced technology opportunities which otherwise may
not be available to businesses of our size."
CaseBank Technologies Inc. of Brampton, Ontario, will receive $1.7
million for a $4.4-million project to develop software that will
significantly improve the efficiency of maintenance support
throughout the entire life cycle of the aircraft. This
problem-solving diagnostic technology will yield both cost-saving
and public safety benefits.
"This investment allows CaseBank to advance its diagnostic
technology in collaboration with major international aerospace
companies," said Phil D'Eon, President and Chief Technology
Officer. "Our partnership with the Government of Canada helps to
ensure that our technology will continue to be recognized as
state-of the-art and globally competitive."
These investments are being made through Technology Partnerships
Canada, an agency of Industry Canada, using a new model
contribution agreement that emphasizes enhanced transparency and
accountability.
Backgrounder
Canada's New Government Invests in R&D Technology for Joint
Strike Fighter Program
The Government of Canada is investing in the multinational Joint
Strike Fighter (JSF) program by committing $3.2 million to two
research and development projects with Adacel Inc. of Brossard,
Quebec and CaseBank Technologies Inc. of Brampton, Ontario.
The JSF program is a U.S.-led multinational effort to build an
affordable, multi-role, fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft.
In February 2002, the Government of Canada signed a memorandum of
understanding with the United States Department of Defence,
signalling the beginning of Canadian participation on the JSF
program and providing the Canadian aerospace industry with access
to the largest international defence contract ever awarded. This
program generates many technological and economic benefits for
Canadians.
As part of a $3.8 million program, the $1.5 million investment with
Adacel aims to provide an easy to use, adaptable and supportable
speech recognition system for use in the cockpit of the F-35
aircraft being produced by Lockheed Martin. This technology will
free up the pilot's hands allowing for voice commands under high
gravity force manoeuvres. The system will be capable of functioning
in a hostile acoustical environment using very limited processing
resources. Some of the commands supported by the system will
include navigation, checklists, tactical functions, and data
retrieval.
Based in Brossard, Quebec, Adacel Inc. has 150 employees and
specializes in Air Traffic Control Simulation and Air Traffic
Management software technologies. Chosen in September 2005 by
Lockheed Martin to develop the speech recognition system, Adacel's
market for advanced software applications and services is global,
servicing civil and military organizations, aeronautical
universities and large international aviation and defence
suppliers.
CaseBank will receive an investment of $1.7 million in a $4.4
million project to enhance software tools and methods used to plan
for the effects of possible product failures and improve the level
of automation in diagnosing faults in complex aircraft systems.
While this technology is targeted at the F-35 aircraft being
produced by Lockheed Martin through the JSF program, it will also
be appropriate for use in other advanced aircraft.
CaseBank employs approximately 25 people and specializes in
software systems designed to support the troubleshooting of complex
equipment, systems and processes. It is among the few companies in
the world specializing in Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Health
Management (DPHM), recognized as a growth area in the aerospace and
defence markets.
11/28/2006
CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being
awarded a $50,977,001 cost-plus-award fee contract modification.
This modification of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)
MILSATCOM Systems Wing contract provides for transition from legacy
Milstar ground control and mission planning equipment to new AEHF
equipment. This realignment is necessary to account for delays in
the deliver of new command post terminals and the need to reduce
the operational impact of the transition. This realignment also
includes a program decision to upload the final planned increment
of satellite software capability before launch vice after to avoid
an interruption to future operations. The turnover date is extended
by seven months for additional preparation and tests while the
launch date remains unchanged. At this time, $8,071,276 have been
obligated. This work will be complete May 2010. Headquarters
Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, Los Angeles Air
Force Base, Calif., is the contracting activity.
(F04701-02-C-0002/P00195)
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Clearfield, Utah, is being
awarded a $15,070,752 firm-fixed-price, and cost-plus-fixed fee
contract modification. The Air Force is exercising option one and
three for the Propulsion System Rocket Engine Life Extension
Program effort on the ICBM Prime Integration Contract. This action
will also include refurbishment of 96 propulsion system rocket
engines and flushing of seven attitude control engines. At this
time, $14,962,025 have been obligated. This work will be complete
by October 2008. Headquarters Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air
Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity. (F42610-98-C-0001/No
mod # at this time)
Northrop Grumman Defense Mission Systems, Reston, Va., is being
awarded a $7,151,995 cost-plus-award fee contract modification.
This contract will provide non-personal services in support of the
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) information technology networks
and intelligence applications at USSTRATCOM, Offutt Air Force Base,
Neb., the Global Innovation Strategy Center (GISC) and Western
CONUS Regional Service Center. This contract support includes the
operations, maintenance, and management of the systems through
systems administration, database management, software maintenance
and enhancements, service center operations, communications
security, etc. The subject contract will include an eleven month
base performance period, and four one-year option periods that
could result in a total contract length of sixty months. At this
time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete
November 2011. Headquarters 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.,
is the contracting activity. (FA4600-07-C-0001/No modification # at
this time)
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Va., is being awarded a
$5,611,520 cost-plus-award fee contract modification. The Advisory
and Assistance Services (A&AS) required in the contract will
focus on acquisition program management and systems
engineering/analysis capability to support future system program
that include, but are not limited to: Land Based Strategic Defense
(LBSD), Common Air Vehicle (CAV), Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile (ICBM), Demonstration/Validation (Dem/Val) Integrated
Applications Program (IAP), and ICBM Long Range Requirements
Planning (ILRP) Studies. This action exercises option two (2) of
the contract and implements a period of performance from 1 December
2006 through 30 November 2007. At this time, $4,356,216 have been
obligated. This work will be complete by November 2007.
Headquarters 526th ICBM Systems Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is
the contracting activity. (FA8204-05-C-0022/P00012)
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