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The Government of Canada invests in space-based maritime surveillance
Posted by: ITS Canada
June 17th, 2016
une 17, 2016 – Richmond, BC – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
 
As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to provide the Canadian Armed Forces with the equipment needed to respond to events and crises at home and abroad, Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan today announced a contract that will expand the Canadian Armed Forces' access to a domestic source of space-based observation data, greatly enhancing their ability to identify and track vessels from space in near-real-time.