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Dealing with Insider Threats Insider threats are one of the most insidious dangers to face the transportation industry. This is because of the element of betrayal and surprise associated with them. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
CAE: An Innovative Company at the Cutting Edge of Cool In a recent edition of Aerospace Innovations, we covered the official opening of CAE’s Air Traffic Services Training Centre (ATSTC) on its Montreal campus, adjacent to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
ERP Systems vs. Best of Breed: Choosing the Right Software for Your Needs As airlines, MROs, and other aerospace organizations digitize their operations, they are faced with a key strategic question: Which software approach is better, ERP or “best of breed”? [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
Cleared For Launch Why Canada should consider Hanwha oceans KSS-III to surface from Victorias class past. Already in production, the KSS-III offers a swift, state-of-the-art solution for Canadas submarine needs. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
MISSION MODULES FOR LVM The LVM contract is a big win for the Power Team led by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-Canada; the prime integrator) and Marshall Canada. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
GDMS-CANADA DIGITALspine As Russia’s expansionist aggression continues, so does the threat to European security and sovereignty. Hence the deployment of the Canadian Army in Latvia: They are part of NATO’s multi-nation Operation REASSURANCE, through which the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) contribute to NATO deterrence and defence measures. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS In June 2022, Canada announced its $38.6 billion plan to modernize North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) over the next two decades. This is the largest investment in Canada’s NORAD capabilities in a generation and Canadian companies like D-TA Systems are ready and able to deliver these capabilities. However, there is no requirement for Canadian content mentioned within the project, something D-TA Systems believes should change. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
CAE Opens First-Ever Air Traffic Services Training Centre CAE is known for building world-class flight trainers. But on January 16, 2025, the company changed its game by officially opening up CAE's first-ever Air Traffic Services Training Centre (ATSTC) on its campus in Montreal, Canada. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
THE CYCLE OF WATER For BluMetric, delivering mission-ready water means embracing the whole water cycle from its initial water source to its final destination, through environmental stewardship and innovative cleantech solutions. [See the story] 
AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Advances in Flight Simulation AXIS Flight Simulation, CAE, Collins Aerospace, and Indra Keep Pushing the Envelope. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Analysing/ Comparing Data from Different MRO IT Systems and Sources Data is at the heart of modern aircraft maintenance. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Iris Set to Revolutionise European Air Traffic Control Europe’s airspace is one of the most congested in the world. Despite the heavy impact of COVID-19 on the world economy - including on the aviation sector - the number of flights returned to about 2019 levels in 2023 and is expected to reach the anticipated 50% forecast increase by 2050. [See the story] AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
The State Of Widebody Aircraft/Engine Maintenance The number of widebody commercial aircraft in the world is increasing, and so is the need for these aircraft and their engines to be serviced by MRO shops. [See the story] AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
Software A Must For Keeping Track Of Spare Parts Managing spare parts inventories in the aviation MRO sector is an extremely challenging task. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
CBT Courses Ensure Competence & Capability in Airport Screeners The people who conduct airport security screenings are the world’s frontline defense against terrorists, smugglers, and other criminals. [See the story]h SPACEQ
2024 Was A Busy Year For Canadensys, Builder Of Canada's First Lunar Rover A case in point: Canadensys and its team of subcontractors are busy building Canada’ first lunar rover, under contract to the Government of Canada and the Canadian Space Agency, for deployment at the Moon’s South Pole. [See the story] SPACEQ
Canada Needs To Get Serious About Space Defence In an increasingly dangerous world, space is becoming part of the global battlefield. So if Canada wants to protect the space assets it relies on, it needs to get serious about space defence. [See the story] 
SYSTEM CONTRACTOR NEWS
USB-C and AVoIP It's a Pro AV marriage made in connectivity heaven. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
Cyber Security Report Where Canada’s Cyber Defences Stand Now. The cyber domain has become as much a military battlespace as the air, land, and seas — and winning here is becoming just as strategically important for Canada and its allies. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
Addressing Security Challenges Facing Mass Transit System Attacks on mass transit workers – specifically bus drivers – is unfortunately nothing new. As the front-line faces of government, bus drivers are regularly abused for requiring passengers to pay their fares or to stop harassing other passengers. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
AI Makes Its Way Into Airport X-Ray Screening The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has made its way into airport X-ray passenger screening systems. [See the story] ROTOR PRO
Drones and Helicopters Work Together In SAR When it comes to search and rescue (SAR) operations, the teaming of drones (aka UAS) and helicopters go together like peas and carrots. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
HIL Testing Vital to Aerospace Innovation With its use of artificial intelligence, real-time sensor tracking, and networked digital technology, the world of aerospace innovation is beyond the point where conventional flight testing will do. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Making Aviation Safer Through Enhanced Flight Vision Systems: An Aerospace Innovations Roundtable. [See the story] MANURE MANAGER
Precise Is Nice - Precision manure application stabilizes yields, reduces runoff University of Saskatchewan’s Jeff Schoenau shares lessons learned from research on precision manure management. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
The Drone Threat To Airports, and Ways To Counter It: A TSI Roundtable As drones become increasingly more popular in public, their intrusion on airport airspace is becoming an increasingly serious problem. [See the story] ROTOR PRO
Best Of 2023 Rotor Tech Roundup Nine companies made our ‘Best of Rotor Tech’ list this year. The accomplishments they racked up during 2023 are truly impressive. Let’s get right to them! [See the story] 
RADIOWORLD
Aspiring Audio Engineers, Here’s Your Next Read “Push the Right Buttons" is a deep dive into the profession. [See the story] EMS WORLD
EMS 2024: Expert Forecasts for the Year Ahead As we enter the new year, what can we expect to change in the EMS industry? To find out — or at least to get some informed predictions — EMS World spoke with Andrea Abbas and Daniel Gerard. [See the story] RADIOWORLD
What to Do With That Old Antique Radio - Don’t let an old beauty sit gathering dust Maybe it’s a hand-me-down from an elderly relative. Maybe you found it at a flea market, or it has been hidden in the attic for far too long. [See the story] ROTOR PRO
Q&A With Pratt & Whitney - Canada Taking Helicopter Engines to the Next Level All around US. technology is changing. The helicopters of our youth are dinosaurs compared to today's aircraft. The modern engines that power these helicopters have become sophisticated, digitally controlled power plants designed to optimize performance and reliability while also reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. [See the story] ROTOR PRO
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ARE CATCHING ON WITH SMALLER OPERATORS - AND GETTING BETTER! There is no doubt that implementing safety management system (SMS) leads to safer, more predictable flight operations for helicopter and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) owners/operators. [See the story] AEROSPACE TECH REVIEW
Winner of the 2023 Aerospace Media Awards Best MRO Submission Blockchain: The Future of Tracking Aircraft Parts? Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUPs) is the FAA’s polite term for counterfeit aerospace parts — almost always of inferior quality — that have made their way into the supply chain, and into aircraft. [See the story] |
AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
The Power of Engine MRO Modules Aircraft engines are both essential and extraordinarily complex. This is why MROs pay particular attention to these engines during servicing, and why the makers of MRO software have created ‘Engine MRO Modules’ to assist them in this work. [See the story] 
AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Multicore Processors: Why They Are Becoming Standard Equipment in Modern Avionics Originally designed for the high-performance computing industry, multicore processors are now becoming standard equipment in modern avionics. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Advances in Avionics Displays Avionics displays are vital interfaces between aircraft systems and human operators. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
Cleared For Launch Why Canada should consider Hanwha oceans KSS-III to surface from Victorias class past. Already in production, the KSS-III offers a swift, state-of-the-art solution for Canadas submarine needs. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
THREAT2 CDR recently sent Ottawa Bureau Chief, James Careless, to visit D-TA systems and learn more about th company's mobile, affordable EW threat trainer for F-35 pilots and speak with Lt Colonel Fabian Ferretti of the Belgian Air Force. Here is our report. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
MILITARY VEHICLES For the past 30-plus years, Quebec’s family-owned Cambli Group has led the way in designing and building armoured trucks — aka ‘cash-in-transit’ (CIT) vehicles — for Brinks and other secure transportation companies. In recent years, Cambli has harnessed this expertise to serve the defence market with its ‘BlackWolf’ tactical response vehicles. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
SAMUEL GROUP – INDUSTRY UPDATE The Samuel Group‘s expansion into Washington, D.C., represents a pivotal step in enhancing Canada-U.S. business and defence relations. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
ARCFIELD CANADA – CF-35S Given Arcfield Canada’s proven track record in maintaining the RCAF’s current fighter fleet, it is a natural fit for the company to support the CF-35 as it enters service. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
SUPPORTING CANADA’S LIVE-FIRE TARGET INDUSTRY The Canadian Armed Forces uses ammunition produced in Canada to ensure they have the ammo they need to maintain readiness. It is not a ‘just in time’ extravagance, but a ‘just in case’ operational imperative. Shouldn’t the targets they need to train their gunners be made in Canada as well? [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
The Push to Paperless MRO Management Moving to paperless MRO management systems is a win-win for all involved. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Ensuring Robust, Resilience Cybersecurity for Civil Aircraft Cyber-attacks against all aspects of civil aviation are on the rise, necessitating the implementation of robust, resilient cybersecurity measures in this vital industry. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Bringing Vertical Integration to the Aerospace Industry: Can It Be Done? For almost 100 years, the automotive industry has streamlined manufacturing through the process known as “vertical integration”. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Trends in Real-Time Simulation and Validation Testing: An Aerospace Innovations Roundtable Real-time simulation and validation testing is an effective way for the aerospace industry to test aviation systems and diagnose potential problems in the digital realm, before committing resources to build actual equipment in the physical world. [See the story] AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
Making MROs More Sustainable What does it mean to be sustainable? Well, according to the United Nations Brundtland Commission, sustainability is defined as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". [See the story] 
AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
The State Of MRO Technical Training: A Conversation With CAE's Shaun Kuldip According to the training firm CAE, the demand for new MRO technicians will hit the half-million mark in less than a decade. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
Advances in Perimeter Security Fencing:A TSI Virtual Roundtable Now more than ever, effective perimeter fencing is a must for the transportation industry.[See the story]h SPACEQ
ESA Selects Kepler For HydRON Space-Based Terabit Broadband Network The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Canada’s Kepler Communications as prime contractor on the ESA’s High Throughput Optical Network (HydRON) development program. [See the story] ROTOR PRO
What Is Ai's Future In Rotorcraft? Once upon a time, AI (artificial intelligence) was just a buzzword for all that was new, cool, and impossible in technology. But no longer. [See the story] ROTOR PRO
Best Of 2024 Roundup This has been a banner year for innovation in the rotor industry, with all kinds of exciting new ideas moving from thought to physical reality. Here are some of the most stunning projects that crossed our desks this year! [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Pushing the Envelope Again: Britain’s Sixth Generation Tempest Fighter Jet British aviation has a history of pushing the envelope, as proven by legendary aircraft such as the Spitfire, the Concorde jetliner, and the Harrier VTOL jump jet. [See the story] AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Making Aviation Safer Through Enhanced Flight Vision Systems: An Aerospace Innovations Roundtable. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
Standouts In Transportation Fire Detection and Alarm Systems Fire detection and alarm systems are ‘must-haves’ for the global transportation industry, both for fixed and moving assets. [See the story] CANADIAN DEFENCE REVIEW
CDR asked Ottawa Bureau Chief, James Careless, to speak with David Perry about the many defence challenges facing Canada and our military. Here is that in-depth and candid conversation in full. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
Understanding The Security Challenges Of Mass Evacuation The large-scale movement of Palestinians away from Israeli troops advancing into Gaza is just the latest of many mass evacuations to occur in human history. [See the story]he ROTOR PRO
Helicopters Works with Drones For Law Enforcement Drones and helicopters seem like a marriage made in heaven for law enforcement agencies. [See the story] SYSTEM CONTRACTOR NEWS
Extra Lives for Esports? While the industry faces post-pandemic changes, it also offers growth opportunities for Pro AV. [See the story] 
AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS
Pushing the Envelope Again: Britain’s Sixth Generation Tempest Fighter Jet British aviation has a history of pushing the envelope, as proven by legendary aircraft such as the Spitfire, the Concorde jetliner, and the Harrier VTOL jump jet. [See the story] TRANSPORT SECURITY INTERNATIONAL
Airport Body Scanners Trends: A TSI Industry Expert Roundtable According to a January 12, 2024, news release issued by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, this agency screened a record 858+ million passengers in 2023. Although the TSA news release doesn’t say it directly, it is reasonable to assume that most or likely all these people were checked using body scanners for concealed weapons and contraband. [See the story] ROTOR PRO
How Drones and Helicopters Can Work Together In Aerial Firefighting Imagine: sometime in the near future, a combined team of drones and helicopters is dispatched to battle a major forest fire. [See the story] AVNETWORK
More than a Warehouse Pro AV distributors put the 'value' in value-added services. [See the story] CSO ONLINE
Greatest cyber threats to aircraft come from the ground Passengers’ Wi-Fi devices offer hackers more access to commercial airliners than onboard avionics do. [See the story] RADIOWORLD
Adthos Uses AI to Generate Nostalgic Radio Jingles It produced this video applying artificial intelligence to a classic radio theme. [See the story] AVIATION MAINTENANCE MAGAZINE
IT systems become integral to Engine maintenance Now more than ever, airlines and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organizations are seeking ways to improve their engine maintenance programs in a bid to reduce costs and improve turnaround time. [See the story] SPACEQ
NorthStar, SES Sign Deal to Monitor SES’ Satellites in Orbit NorthStar Earth & Space (NorthStar), the a space-based situational awareness startup, has signed satellite operator SES as its first major commercial client. [See the story] |