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Computing Devices Canada was incorporated on August 31, 1948 as a global defence contractor. The company was founded by two Polish immigrants to Canada, George Glinski and Joe Norton, to support the rebuilding of Canada's military after the
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In 2014, they were awarded two contracts on the Mercury Global Project. The first contract is for the design-and-build of a network of Mercury Global anchor stations valued at $ 59.1 million. Through this network of antennas, the
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and Acoustic Suite subsystems. The latest release brings with it new capabilities in terms of Link 16, BLOS-WGS satcom and self-defence in the form of a Directed IR Countermeasures system (DIRCM).
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constellation and will be able to provide secure communications for deployed Canadian Forces. The second contract provides ongoing in-service support and is valued at $ 8.5 million.
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that kept track of an aircraft's position and indicated its return route to base. One large contract that had a significant influence on the company's growth was for the
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as a long-range maritime patrol platform for surface and undersea surveillance roles. GD Mission Systems — Canada has been contracted to develop the
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purchased the company, renaming it to General Dynamics Canada.
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contract to perform a similar effort for the British Army.
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During the 1990s, Computing Devices Canada implemented the
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