The Minister of National Defence Peter McCay, announced on Friday 1 February awarding a $ 6.6 million Ultra Electronics Marine Systems for the maintenance of the fleet sonar systems for submarines Canada.
Ultra Electronics Marine Systems , Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which employs 147 people, is a division of the company Ultra Electronics Group, based in Middlesex United Kingdom, which operates in the sectors of transport, the energy, defense and security, including a full range of ofrant sonar systems sea and air.
"Our government continues to add to its strong record of achievement to ensure that men and women who serve our country have the equipment they need to perform their jobs, told cete occasion Minister MacKay. We continue to invest in technologies that are useful to the Canadian Forces, and we continue to ensure that Canadian industries benefit from these major investments. '
This contract covers the maintenance of towed sonar antenna integrated into the Canadian fleet of four submarines Victoria class. Work performed under this contract for three years, said the statement accompanying the announcement, will ensure that these submarines continue to be an integral part of Canadian capacity in defense and security.
Submarines Canadian mission to monitor, support the application of maritime law, maintaining skills of the fleet, as well as domestic and international operations.
We remember, of course, participation in the naval exercise RIMOPAC 2012 when the Canadian Victoria sosu submarine launched a torpedo reached its goal and sink a ship (decommissioned) U.S..
The Canadian fleet is also fully operational in 2013, said the Ministry of Defence, when the period of great restoration HMCS Chicoutimi is completed. Thus, three of the four submarines will be available for Canadian operations. At any time according to the principle of rotation, there will be a submarine EDWP.
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