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Alberta, CanadaAlberta @ DSEI
Alberta’sDefenceIndustry
contentsDefence Security and Equipment International (DSEI)
September 10-13, 2013
2 Alberta’s Defence Industry
4 Government of Alberta
ALBERTA PROFILES
7 Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment
8 Canadian Center for Unmanned Vehicle Systems
9 NovAtel
10 Panvion Technology Corp.
11 Sprung Instant Structures
12 The Edge Group
13 Trusted Positioning
14 Western Canada Defence Industries Association
16 Key Industry Events
17 Listing of Alberta Defense Firms
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Alberta’s growing and dynamic defence sector is highly regarded for its capabilities. The defence industry in Alberta has strengths in three key sub-sectors:
• RoboticsandUnmannedVehicleSystems• DefenceElectronics• LogisticSupporttotheMilitary
Robotics and Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS)
Alberta is home to companies with expertise in various facets of UVS development, with especially strong skills in avionics navigation systems, control systems, global positioning systems, systems integration and wireless communications. The strategic importance of this area continues to grow as technology advances beyond military use and into civilian, commercial and industrial applications.
Defence Electronics
Alberta companies play a key role in manufacturing products to the global market and maintaining components of Canadian Forces’ communications systems, software, specialized sensors and other electronic components used in military applications.
Logistic Support to the Military
(A) 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton is where the headquarters for the 3rd Canadian Division and Joint Task Force West are located;
(B) CFB Cold Lake is the Canadian premier fighter training facility and home to the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) and the Canadian Flight Test Centre (CFTC);
(C) CFB Suffield is one of the largest military training areas in the worldandhometotheDefenceResearchandDevelopmentCanada(DRDC);and
(D) 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton, Detachment Wainwright (D) is the Canadian Army training centre for excellence.
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DRDCSuffieldisinternationallyrecognizedforitsResearch&Development in Chemical/Biological defence. Collectively, these bases bring more than $10 million in local procurement of products and services to Alberta’s economy. See diagram to locate the four military bases on the map of Alberta.
For more information, visit:• www.albertacanada.com/about-alberta/ad-about-the-industry.html• www.albertacanada.com/about-alberta/aerospace-and-defence.html
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3rd Canadian Division Support Base
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TheMinistryofInternationalandIntergovernmentalRelationsistheGovernment of Alberta’s lead international marketing team for coordinating investmentattractionandtradepromotionactivities.TheMinistryprovidesadvice, information, market intelligence and introductory services to Alberta companies wishing to export their value-added products and services.
The Government of Alberta has a network of International Offices located in Beijing,HongKong,Seoul,Taipai,Tokyo,Munich,London,MexicoCity,andWashington D.C. and it has announced it will be expanding this network with new International Offices in Singapore, India, Brazil, Chicago, South China, and California. These offices work closely with Alberta companies and provide valuable information and services to international businesses looking to invest in Alberta.
Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations4th Floor, Commerce Place10155 - 102 Street NWEdmonton, Alberta Canada T5J 4L6
Contact:
Betty JandewerthDirector, Europe Trade and InvestmentTel: +1-780-427-6345Fax: +1-780-422-5486Email: [email protected]: www.albertacanada.com
Alberta Enterprise and Advanced EducationTechnology Industry Development5thFloor,Phipps-McKinnonBuilding10020 - 101A AvenueEdmonton, AlbertaCanada T5J 3G2
Government of Alberta
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Contact:
RyanLeskiwBranch Head, Emerging Technology Industries Tel: +1-780-644-2587Fax: +1-780-427-5924Email: [email protected]: www.albertacanada.com/business/industries/aerospace-and-defence.aspx
Alberta U.K. OfficeMacdonaldHouse#1 Grosvenor SquareLondon, England, W1K 4AB
Contact:
Tel: 011-44-20-7258-6349Fax: 011-44-20-7258-6309Email: [email protected]: www.albertacanada.com/uk
Alberta Germany Office Canadian ConsulateTal 2980331Munich,Germany
Contact:
Tel: 011-49-89-2199-5740Fax: 011-49-89-2199-5745Email: [email protected]: www.albertacanada.com/germany
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Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) is a unique Department of National Defence unit comprised of specially trained and highly skilled Canadian Forces personnel, Public Service employees, and civilian contractors. Located in Alberta, Canada, AETE has been providing flight test services for the Canadian Forces since 1971. In 1999 AETE expanded its mandate to offer its services and expertise to the private sector, providing a cost-effective and financially competitive means of achieving flight and ground test goals.
In Canada, AETE is the centre of excellence for military developmental, engineering and certification flight test. Our world-class facilities include:
• HighlyexperiencedflighttestPhotoandSafetyChasecapability;• ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)laboratory,whichiscapableof
evaluating a wide array of electronic equipment; • NightVisionImagingSystemtestfacility,oneofthelargestintheworld;• AviationLifeSupportEquipment(ALSE)andaCrewSystemevaluation
facility, which includes a unique ejection seat test bed capable of ground-level, low-speed ejection testing;
• PrimroseLakeEvaluationRange(PLER),aninstrumentedtestrangewithtwo drop zones for air-to-ground and ground-to-ground operations, all located within the largest exclusive-use airspace in the world. UAV flight test programsintherecentpastatAETEhaveusedPLER;and
• FlightTestControlRoom(FTCR),usedtomonitorandmanagetestsinrealtimeattheairfieldoratPLERandrecordalldesiredtestparameters.
AETE is well known within Canada and the United States for offering expertise and quality service. Our strategy is to establish and maintain strong alliances and to sustain a reputation of excellence in flight test.
Contact:
Aerospace Engineering Test EstablishmentPO Box 6550 Station ForcesCold Lake, AlbertaCanadaT9M2C6Eric Volstad, Lieutenant Colonel, Senior Test PilotTel: +1-780-840-8000Fax: +1-780-840-7381Email: [email protected]: http://www.forces.gc.ca
Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment
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The Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (CCUVS) is a federallyregistered,not-for-profitcompanybasedinMedicineHat,Alberta, Canada, with representatives in other Canadian provinces.
The purpose of CCUVS is to facilitate sustained, profitable growth in the Canadian UVS sectors along with foreign and international interests. CCUVS is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from across Canada, representing academia, industry and government and working in air, ground and maritime unmanned systems environments.
CCUVS has developed a UAS test and training flight area located in Foremost, Alberta. This turnkey service is available through CCUVS, which can provide air space to operate civil and commercial UAS in a safe, open and easy access location. CCUVS also provides training coursesforoperatorsofsmallUASandoperatesaRobonicMC2555LLRcatapult, which is available for hire globally.
Contact:
Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems#4, 49 Viscount Avenue SW MedicineHat,AlbertaCanada T1A 5G4
Sterling Cripps, COO Tel: +1-403-488-7208 Fax: +1-866-480-4948 Cell: +1-403-952-6404 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ccuvs.com
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NovAtelInc.istheleadingsupplierofOEMGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS) technology, providing high performance receivers, enclosures, antennas, software, firmware and augmented systems for integration in to precise positioning applications worldwide. They supply defense, unmanned vehicles, aviation, survey and mapping, agriculture, mining, and timing markets. NovAtel’s reference receivers are at the core of national aviation ground networks in the USA, Japan, Europe, China, and India.
NovAtelrecentlyintroducedtheOEM625SSAASMGPS+civilRTKreceiver.Their GAJT™ GPS anti-jam antenna is designed specifically for military land vehicles. At only 290mm in diameter, GAJT nulls jamming signals to ensure the satellite signals required for military GPS receivers to calculate position are always available. In environments where GPS-only positioning may be difficult, NovAtel’s SPAN™ technology tightly integrates GPS positioning products with inertial navigation technology to provide continuous, 3D positioning, velocity, and attitude.
Their precision GNSS technology is designed for ease of integration, low power consumption and comprehensive message suites for configuration and data logging. By searching for true innovation in anti-jam technology, RF(RadioFrequency)anddigitaldesign,signalprocessingandembeddedsoftware, NovAtel continues to build its position as a true innovator and technology leader in precise, continuous, uninterrupted positioning.
Contact:
NovAtel Inc. 1120 - 68 Avenue NE Calgary, Alberta Canada T2E 8S5
Neil Gerein,Aerospace&DefenseProductManagerTel: +1-403-295-4910Fax: +1-403-295-4999Email: [email protected]: www.novatel.com
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Panvion is an Alberta-based geomatics and airborne sensor company that has in the past 10 years focused exclusively on designing and manufacturing one-of-a-kind sensors that provide wide area coverage, while maintaining high resolution and geo-location accuracies. Its Alberta scientists and engineers create products for the remote sensing and surveillance market. The sensors can be used for geophysical surveys, photogrammetric and dense stereo models, and remote sensing. A version also exists for operational airborne surveillance missions and situation awareness with cross-cueing to other sensors. Airborne platform can range from medium sized UAV to high-altitude manned aircraft.
Panvion has flown in the U.S. and Canada and tested half a dozen sensors of its own design ranging from near-infrared, thermal and visible to multi-spectral using focal plane and linear arrays. Panvion also has other airborne related technologies that derive from work done on medium altitude UAVs incorporating detection and geo-location methods for optical ground motion tracking systems. Panvion holds a number of patents in the surveillance and optical flow navigation technologies.
A recent example of Panvion’s work is the G7, an ultra-large format multispectral, stereo and photogrammetric camera in the hundred-gigapixel range which received assistance from Alberta’s Tecterra Geomatics agency. It was designed to change the aerial surveying companies’ productivity and cost challenges.
Contact:
Panvion Technology Corp.6507 148 StreetEdmonton, AlbertaCanada T6H 4J4
Tomislav Milinusic, PresidentTel: +1-780-989-5409Fax: +1-780-989-5870Email: [email protected]: www.panvion.com
Panvion Technology Corp.
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Sprung Instant Structures are the inventors and world leaders in the off-site manufacture and supply of tensioned fabric structures that offer a cost effective, energy efficient and rapidly built alternative to traditional construction methods. By utilizing a highly engineered aluminum sub structure and market-leading fabric covers and insulation packs, they have become a sustainable choice for various sectors including sports and leisure; aviation; custodial; the military and waste management.
Sprung Instant Structures can be found from the Arctic to the deserts of Arabia due to their efficiencies and are now located in over 90 countries world-wide with 12,000 supplied to date. Within the UK and Ireland they havesuppliedtheMinistryofJusticewithnextgenerationsportshalls,multipleschools,BNFL,WatesConstructionandMarshallsBusinessAviation.
There are very few systems on the market today, traditional or off-site, that can match their ‘ECO’ credentials coupled with low cost delivery.
Contact:
Canadian Head Office POBox62,MapleLeafRoad Aldersyde, Alberta Canada T0L 0A0 Tel: +1-403-601-2292 Fax: +1-403-601-4833 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sprung.com
UK OfficeNorfolk House East499 Silbury BoulevardMiltonKeynesUnitedKingdomMK92AH
Grant Feast,BusinessDevelopmentManagerTel: +0044-1908-488-100Email: [email protected] Web: www.sprungstructures.co.uk
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The Edge Group was founded in 2000 by a pair of Canadian military veterans with decades of practical training and expertise. From its humble beginnings in a basement office, it has grown to become a significant player in the defense industry.
The Edge Group, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, is comprised of: The Shooting Edge, Inc. located in Calgary, Alberta; Target Sports Canada, Inc. located in Toronto, Canada; William Evans Ltd. located in London, UK; William Evans Bisley located directly on Old Camp Bisley, UK.
Currently our partners include, but are not limited to: CheyTac (USA); Fabarm (Italy);ZeissMilitary(Germany);DesertTacticalArms(USA);NightforceOptics (USA); EO Tech (USA); Aimpoint (Sweden); Vortex (USA); Surefire (USA);Peltor(USA);ADMMounts(USA);andPMC(SouthKorea).
They can provide such items as: weapons, ammunition, optics, suppressors, cleaning and maintenance equipment, lighting and illumination, hearing and safety equipment. With their extensive training and range use of equipment, they can offer real life, honest evaluations of most equipment.
With their experience and proven track record, they are a solid partner to be trusted and relied upon. Whatever your needs are, they would be happy to provide a quotation or discuss joint venture projects around the world.
From the beginning, their goal has always been to find high quality, durable and cost effective solutions for their clients. They do not strive to be the biggest, only the best at what they do.
Contact:
The Edge GroupBay #4, 510 77 Avenue S.E.Calgary Alberta, Canada T2H 1C3
Mr. James Cox, CD, Chief Executive OfficerTel: +1- 403-720-4867Fax: +1- 403-720-8147Email: [email protected]: www.theshootingedge.com
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Trusted Positioning Inc. (TPI) www.trustedpositioning.com is a privately held technology company based in Calgary, Alberta.
TPI’s technology integrates self-contained sensors with wireless systems to provide continuous, accurate and affordable navigation and positioning indoors, outdoors and in dense urban outdoor environments. This software provides accuracy comparable to higher grade INS/GPS systems and is easily incorporated into existing devices to facilitate cost effective navigation and positioning for consumer mobile, automotive and machine control applications.
TPI sells embedded navigation software that integrates wireless signals (ex. GPS) with self-contained sensors (ex. inertial). TPI is a spin-off from the University of Calgary and was founded by globally recognized experts in the fields of inertial navigationsystems,integratednavigationsystemsandMEMS.TPIhaspackagedthis software platform into three distinct products which are being sold into a variety of markets. The software is protected by a strong patent portfolio (eight and growing)andisbackedbyover50+personyears’experienceinintegratedMEMS/GNSS navigation systems.
Contact:
Trusted Positioning Inc.AlastairRossTechnologyCentreSuite 311, 3553-31 Street NWCalgary Alberta Canada T2L 2K7
Sarah Carmichael,Marketing&CommunicationsCoordinatorTel: +1- 403-210-6651Fax: +1- 403-720-8147Email: [email protected]: www.trustedpositioning.com
Trusted Positioning
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The Western Canadian Defence Industries Association (WCDIA) is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2009 to benefit Western Canada’s aerospace, defence and security companies.
Built to encourage, support and promote small and medium sized enterprises(SMEs)asviablesuppliersfordefenceprocurementinitiatives,the Association assists members with overcoming obstacles or roadblocks they may encounter in the process. WCDIA provides a forum for collaboration and cooperation between the Primes, those in the defence andsecurityindustries,anditsmembers.Regularnetworkingevents,information sessions and presentations give members an opportunity to discuss current issues and share experiences on how to become a supplier in the industry. Exposure at these events, including WCDIA’s premier event WESTDEF, provide unprecedented access to government agencies and those companies that hold major industry contracts.
WESTDEF is Canada’s third largest defence conference in Canada and ishostedbytheWCDIA.Thetwo-dayconferenceattractsSMEs,majorsuppliers and various government agencies. It is held every July in Calgary, Alberta, and provides attendees with an excellent forum to interact, participate in informative sessions from those with the industry expertise, and connect with key industry players during one-on-one meetings (B2Bs).
Visit www.westdef.com for more information on sponsorship, registration, becoming an exhibitor or other ways to participate.
Contact:
Western Canadian Defence Industries Association#206, 1615 10 Avenue SWCalgary, AlbertaCanada T3C 0J7Tel: +1-587-779-2328Email: [email protected] (admin)Web: www.wcdia.ca
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GeoAlbertaSeptember 23-25, 2013Edmonton, Albertawww.albertageomaticsgroup.ca
Canadian Aerospace SummitOctober 16-17, 2013Ottawa, Ontariowww.aiac.ca
SecureTech
October 29-30, 2013Ottawa, Ontariowww.securetechcanada.ca
Canadian Helicopter Convention/AGMNovember 7-10, 2013Vancouver, BCwww.h-a-c.ca
UVS CanadaNovember 12-15, 2013Vancouver, BCwww.unmannedsystems.ca
Western Aircraft Maintenance Engineer SymposiumAlbertaMarch2014www.wamea.com
CANSECMay28-29,2014Ottawa, Ontariowww.defenceandsecurity.ca
WestDef July 2014Calgary, Albertawww.westdef.com
DEFSECSeptember 2014Halifax, Nova Scotiawww.defsecatlantic.ca
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The following lists some* of the companies involved/supplying to/interested in the Defence Industry:
August 2013Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment www.forces.gc.ca ACI www.absolutecombustion.com Acceleware www.acceleware.com Advanced Expert Systems www.aesgrp.comAlbertaInjectionMoldingwww.altainj.comAmtech Aeronautical www.amtech-group.comATCO Structures and Logistics www.atcosl.comAwareBase www.awarebase.netBell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd. www.bellhelicopter.com Blackbridge www.blackbridge.comBoomrope Tools Inc. www.boomerope.com Calian www.calian.com Calgary Scientific www.calgaryscientific.comCampbell Scientific Canada Corp. www.campbellsci.caCanadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (CCUVS) www.ccuvs.comCanadian Floating Fence Corporation www.aquahedge.com CanadianTactical&OperationalMedicalSolutionsInc.www.ctoms.ca/contact Concept Controls Inc. www.conceptcontrols.com/contact.html ControlManufacturingwww.controlman.caCubic Field Services Canada www.cubic.comCummins Western Canada Edmonton www.westerncanada.cummins.com/locations/edmonton-ab.html DefenceResearchandDevelopmentCanada–Suffieldwww.drdc-rddc.gc.caDIRTTwww.dirtt.net Dycor Technologies www.dycor.comDynamic Air Shelters www.dynamicairshelters.com DynamicSourceManufacturingwww.dynamicsourcemfg.comElectronic Test Center www.etc-mpb.comERELogisticswww.erelogistics.comEvans Consoles Corp. www.evansonline.comFalCan Industries Ltd www.falcan.com Field Aviation www.fieldav.comForce on Force Tactical Training Ltd. www.foftactical.com Gear Centre www.gearcentregroup.com
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General Dynamics Canada www.gdcanada.comGeneral Dynamics Land Systems www.gdls.com Global Thermoelectric www.globalte.com GunnarManufacturingIncwww.gunnar.ca/pofs.html Guardian Telecom www.guardiantelecom.comHarris Canada www.harris.comHemisphere GPS www.hemispheregps.comITRESwww.itres.com/index.phpImmersiveMediaCorp.www.immersivemedia.comInnovative Trauma Care www.innovativetraumacare.comInnovator Technologies www.innovatortech.ca IntelliView Technologies Inc. www.intelliview.caIntermap Technologies Corp. www.intermap.comIn the Line of Fire www.lineoffire.caISYS Imaging Systems Group www.isys-proofer.comIntercontinental Truck Body www.itb.ca I track Solutions www.itracksolutions.comKohler Composities of Alberta Inc. www.kohlercomposites.comLafarge www.lafarge.comLED Smart Inc. www.ledsmart.com LinkSuspensionsofCanada-RaydanManufacturingDivisionwww.raydanmfg.comLockheedMartinCanadaCDLSystemswww.cdlsystems.comLogican Technologies www.logican.comLubeCorp www.lubecorp.com Lumiant Corporation www.lumiantcorp.comMaisonMazelwww.maison-mazel.comManlukGlobalManufacturingSolutionswww.manluk.comMechatroniqSystemswww.mechatroniq.comMDAwww.mdacorporation.comMeggittTrainingSystemsCanadawww.meggittcanada.comMicrohardSystemsInc.www.microhardcorp.comMicrologicLimitedwww.micrologic.ab.caMicralynewww.micralyne.comMicrolynxSystemsLtdwww.microlynxsystems.comNAIAD www.naiad.ca Nemalux LED Lighting www.nemalux.comNovAtel www.novatel.com
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Obsidian Strategics Inc. www.obsidianresearch.comOptEMEngineeringInc.www.optem.com Paramount Structures Inc. www.paramountstructuresinc.com Panvion Technology www.panvion.comPelican Products, Inc. (Canada) www.pelican.ca Premier GPS Inc. www.safetystar.ca Plains Fabrication and Supply www.plainsfabrication.com PolarMobilityResearchwww.polarmobility.comPrice Langevin and Associates Inc www.pricelangevin.com QA Bearings Technologies www.qabearing.comQuantiam Technologies www.quantiam.com Qsine Corporation www.qsine.caRapid3Dwww.rapid3d.ca RaytheonCanadawww.raytheon.caSAIT www.sait-training.com Southland Trailers www.southlandtrailers.com Sprung Instant Structures www.sprung.comStandens www.standens.comStonecracker www.stonecracker.comSulzerMetcowww.sulzermetco.comTeledyne VariSystems www.varisystems.comThe Shooting Edge www.theshootingedge.comTireBoss–TirePressureControlwww.tireboss.com Trilogy-Net www.trilogy-net.com Trusted Positioning www.trustedpositioning.com Van Kappel International Inc. www.vankappel.orgVector Aerospace www.vectoraerospace.com Viking Air www.vikingair.comWestern Avionics www.avionics.avmaxgroup.com Western Truck Body www.westerntruckbody.com Western Canadian Defence Industries Association www.wcdia.ca X-Act Technologies www.xact.ca Zanthic Technologies www.zanthic.com
*While care has been taken in compilation of this document to ensure its accuracy at the time, the creators cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.
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POPULATION• Populationin2013:3.9million.• AlbertahashadthestrongestpopulationgrowthinCanada
during10ofthepast11years.AREA• Albertacoversanareaof661,000squarekilometers(255,303square
miles),anarealargerthanFranceorThailand.
TAXES• Albertahasoneofthemostcompetitivebusinesstaxenvironmentsin
NorthAmerica.• Thecombinedfederalandprovincialcorporateincometaxratein2013
is25percent.• AlbertaistheonlyprovinceinCanadawithnoprovincialsalestax(PST).
LABOUR• AlbertahasthelowestunionizationrateinCanada.• Alberta’slabourforceconsistsofover2millionwelleducatedworkers.• AlbertahadthehighestlabourforceproductivityinCanadain2011.• Albertaaverageemploymentratein2011was69.7percent.• Alberta’sunemploymentratewas5.5percentin2011;thethirdlowest
provincialunemploymentrateinthecountry.
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