General Dynamics has been awarded contracts totaling 1.68 billion Canadian dollars ($1.3 billion) to support the Canadian Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) system.
The first contract requires the company to provide the architecture and design of the system, ensuring that all army requirements are met.
It also covers the overall integration of land C4ISR capability, from the mobile and headquarters domain to simulation assets.
The second contract focuses on providing core network support for the Canadian Army’s C4ISR system across all domains, ensuring that it effectively serves as the digital backbone of the entire land C4ISR capability.
To securely deliver information to end-users, the third contract require General Dynamics to support user-facing services and software. These services and software transport data to the military through the C4ISR system.
ISTAR
The fourth contract is focused on strengthening the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capability of the Canadian Army.
The company will reportedly provide standalone systems, integrated sub-systems, and other products for specialized ISR services.
The systems will enable the army to effectively control, manage, and distribute intelligence gathered by its soldiers.
They will also support ISR data gathered by multiple sensors across land, airborne, and naval domains.
“General Dynamics … has been supporting the Canadian Armed Forces for over 75 years with superb engineering and technical talent that enables us to innovate and excel alongside our industry and government colleagues,” company vice president Joel Houde said.
“We are prepared to meet the challenges of the modern battlespace and will continue the digitization of the Canadian Armed Forces today and into the future.”
