The Canadian Minister of National Defence today announced an investment in defence infrastructure in the province of Quebec at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier. Over the next 10 years, a new research and development complex, comprised of offices, laboratories and support spaces, will be built on DRDC Valcartier grounds. This investment also calls for the renovation of viable existing buildings and the demolition of obsolete buildings.

This project, valued at approximately $170 million, provides DRDC Valcartier with the facilities to meet the future scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces (CF). It will also ensure that DRDC Valcartier maintains its world-class expertise by attracting the best scientists and partners in defence and security science and technology (S&T).

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The U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) activated the second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery today in a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas. The A-2 Battery consists of approximately 100 Soldiers in the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor and systems integrator for the THAAD Weapon System. Today’s activation signifies the continued integration of THAAD into the U.S. Army’s Air and Missile Defense force structure. Unit training on the second THAAD Battery is underway with equipment hardware deliveries slated to occur within a year.

The first THAAD Battery, A-4, was activated at Ft. Bliss in May 2008. These soldiers are currently undergoing Field Exercise Training on the THAAD system and will be fully operational within a year.

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Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a full-rate production contract from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for its AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems, which will enhance detection and tracking of high-speed threats such as sea-skimming anti-ship missiles.

Under the fixed-price $26.2 million contract, Northrop Grumman’s Naval and Marine Systems Division facility in Melville, N.Y., will supply four shipsets. The contract includes options that could bring the total value to $281.5 million. The options encompass a wide range of U.S. aircraft carriers, cruisers and amphibious assault ships, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter.

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