Aerospace & Defense
MDA Space awarded CAD 32M DND contract for three ground optical stations
MDA Space has won an approximately CAD 32 million Defence Investment Agency contract to design, deliver and sustain three ground-based optical observatories—to be sited in Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick—with formal delivery and in‑service support through 2028. The award is being announced as part of the Surveillance of Space 2 program at a March 18, 2026 public event hosted by Public Services and Procurement Canada, and comes alongside wider federal industrial measures and internal MDA reorganization to accelerate defence delivery.
