| December 18 |
MDA Begins Second Phase of CP-140 Radar Surveillance System MDA announced today that the company's Information Systems Group has commenced the second phase of a four-phase contract with the Department of National Defence to deliver a new imaging and surveillance radar system for Canada's fleet of CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft. |
| December 17 |
MDA to Demonstrate Underwater Tripwire System to Protect Canadian Coastline MDA announced today that it has been awarded a $3.6 million technology demonstration contract from Defence Research Development Canada Atlantic. |
| December 10 |
Electronic Conveyancing now Available Through BC OnLine MDA announced today that a new econveyancing service through BC OnLine went live on Nov 10 2003, allowing lawyers and notaries in British Columbia to close real estate purchases electronically. |
| December 2 |
MDA to Study Satellite Servicing and Advanced Radar Missions MDA announced today that the company has won four key study contracts with the Canadian Space Agency involving autonomous robotic satellite servicing in space, and the next generation of advanced radar missions. |
| November 20 |
MDA Introduces Customized Property Information Solutions for U.S. Banks MDA announced today that the company's DataQuick subsidiary has contracted with two of the top ten banks in the United States to provide property information solutions. |
| November 20 |
MDA Begins Work on Mars 2007 Mission MDA announced today that the company has been awarded $1.2 million by the Canadian Space Agency for Phase A of the NASA Scout Mission Phoenix, set to go to Mars in 2007. |
| November 13 |
South Norfolk Council to Modernize Land Information Requests MDA announced today that the company has been awarded a $2.7 million (CDN) contract to modernize the processing of land information requests for South Norfolk Council in England. |
| November 10 |
MDA Measuring Land Motion within Millimetres Using RADARSAT-1 Imagery MDA is delivering information to create products that measure land motion - within millimeters - using RADARSAT-1 data. The information is used to reveal areas prone to land slippage, flooding, subsidence, and volcano or earthquake activity. |
| November 10 |
Four New Directors Named To MDA Board |
| November 3 |
MDA Offers New Product in England and Wales MDA announced today that MDA's NLIS Channel in the U.K. - TransAction Online - is offering a new product to its online conveyancing customers. |
| October 23 |
MDA Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results |
| October 17 |
Boeing Awards $15 Million Extension to Space Station Engineering Support Contract MDA announced today that the company's U.S. Information Systems subsidiary, Dynacs Inc. has received a $15 million (CDN) contract extension from Boeing for engineering work in support of the International Space Station Program. |
| October 17 |
MDA's Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release third quarter 2003 financial results at close of market on Thursday, October 23rd. |
| October 14 |
MDA Introduces Appraisal Product MDA announced today that the company's Information Products group has introduced its first collaborative product resulting from the alliance announced in August between MDA's DataQuick and FNC Inc. |
| October 7 |
MDA Awarded Upgrade for Asian Satellite Ground Station MDA announced today that the company's Information Systems group has been awarded $1.15 million (CDN) to upgrade a satellite ground station in Asia. |
| September 30 |
MDA to Complete the Modernization of Land Information Requests for Another Local Authority in England MDA announced today that the company has been awarded a $4.1 million (CDN) contract to modernize the processing of land information requests for the Borough of Telford &Wrekin, a local authority in Shropshire, England. |
| September 23 |
MDA to Participate in Provision of Military Ground Station MDA announced today that the company has been awarded a contract worth several million dollars by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) to participate in the delivery of an additional mobile ground station to the United States government. |
| September 9 |
Canadian Defence Department Renews Research and Development Work with MDA MDA announced today that Department of National Defence has renewed a long-term contract with the company to research and develop an experimental airborne sonar system for Canada's CP 140 patrol aircraft. |
| September 3 |
MDA Receives $5.6 Million Contract Extension from Canadian Armed Forces MDA announced today that the company's contract with the Department of National Defence for the "Automated Airline Hosting and Aircraft Tasking System" (AAHATS) has been extended for 5 years, to 2008. |
| August 26 |
Clinton Group and MDA to Help Canadian Healthcare Workers with their Information Needs MDA announced today that the company's Information System Group, teamed with the Clinton Group Inc., has been awarded a multi-year contract by Health Canada. |
| August 21 |
MDA Signs $2.1 Million Monitoring and Mapping Order MDA announced today that the company's Geographic Information Products Group has been awarded a $2.1 million (CDN) order by an Asian customer for information products from RADARSAT-1. |
| August 19 |
MDA Expands Valuation Products Offering MDA announced today that the company's DataQuick subsidiary has formed a strategic alliance with FNC Inc. that will considerably expand the company's product offering to banks and appraisal firms in the United States. |
| August 12 |
MDA Awarded $2.2 Million to Produce Forestry Information Products MDA announced today that the company has been awarded $2.2 million in orders to produce forestry inventory information products for two British Columbia forest companies in the northern region of the province. |
| August 5 |
Canada Joins NASA 2007 Mission to MARS NASA announced today that the Scout Mission "Phoenix," that includes a sophisticated instrumentation package developed by a team of Canadian scientists and engineers, has been selected to go to Mars in 2007. |
| July 24 |
MDA Reports Second Quarter 2003 Results MDA today released the company's second quarter results for 2003. |
| July 23 |
MDA Completes Canada's New Military Police Information System MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates today announced the successful completion of SAMPIS, the Security and Military Police Information System, for the Canadian Department of National Defence. |
| July 22 |
MDA to Supply Land Information to Local Government Agencies in Canada and the U.S. MDA announced today that the company's Geographic Information Products group has received orders from local government agencies worth approximately $2 million (CDN). |
| July 18 |
MDA's Second Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release second quarter 2003 financial results at close of market on Thursday, July 24th. |
| July 16 |
MDA to Study Satellite Ground Segment Requirements for Environmental Space Missions MDA announced today that the company has recently begun working on a variety of programs related to the environment for space agencies in North America and Europe. |
| July 10 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Awards MDA $3.5 Million Contract to Provide Land Information MDA announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the company's Geographic Information Products group $3.5 million (CDN) in bookings to provide digital land information products to monitor crop growth. |
| June 25 |
NASA Awards Study Contract Related to MDA-Built Robot MDA announced today that the company's U.S. Information Systems subsidiary, Dynacs Inc., has been awarded a contract by NASA's Johnson Space Center to develop concepts for the Enhanced Orbital Replacement Unit Temporary Platform. The contract is valued at $275,000 (U.S.). |
| June 24 |
Cliff Cagle Becomes President of MDA's U.S. Systems Operation Clifford M. Cagle has been named President of Dynacs, Inc., MDA's Information Systems subsidiary in the United States. Mr. Cagle has been Vice President of Program Management at Northrop Grumman since 1999. Prior to that he held a variety of defense-related Business Development and Operations roles in industry and government. Mr. Cagle has an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from the University of North Florida (1991), an M.Sc. in Operations Research & Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School (1980), and a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (1974). Cliff Cagle will be located in Houston, Texas. |
| June 17 |
MDA Signs Monitoring Contract MDA announced today that the company has signed a multi-year, $4.5 million (CDN) contract with an unnamed customer to provide information products using RADARSAT-1 data. |
| June 13 |
MDA to Develop Software for Hyperspectral Missions MDA announced today that the company's Research and Development team has formed a broad consortium of commercial and academic interests to develop a new software application tool - the Generic Hyperspectral Data Scrubber. MDA has been awarded a contract through the Canadian Space Agency's Earth Observation Applications Development Program to develop this software application tool. As the name suggests, the 'Scrubber' will reduce or eliminate defects that can reduce the quality of compressed image data provided by airborne and satellite hyperspectral sensors. Hyperspectral technology essentially measures the intensity of reflected sunlight, using more of the colour spectrum to provide a detailed fingerprint of the Earth's resources and environment. MDA is working in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency, PCI Geomatics, Noranda/Falconbridge, the Pacific Forestry Centre, and York University on the project. The remote sensing community needs the Scrubber to improve the compressed data quality, processing speed, and accuracy of end products. In February MDA was selected by the Canadian Space Agency to design an Earth observation satellite mission that will use hyperspectral technology. |
| June 13 |
MDA to Research and Develop Improved 3D Information Products MDA has been awarded a contract through the Canadian Space Agency's Earth Observation Applications Development Program to help develop a Multi-source Image Digital Elevation Model Generator (MIDG). MDA's Information Systems and Information Products groups will team with DigitalGlobe and Boeing's Jeppesen subsidiary to build a cost-effective, commercial Digital Elevation Model (DEM) generation tool to meet pressing commercial market opportunities that are not currently being met. MIDG will generate three-dimensional products using an improved methodology that takes advantage of the different information content of optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. MIDG will be especially effective in remote regions of the Earth. |
| June 10 |
MDA Wins Military Space Contract MDA announced today that the company has been awarded the first phase of a multi-million dollar contract by a prime contractor in the United States to work on a military demonstrator satellite. |
| June 3 |
Canadian Space Agency Awards $116 Million Contract for International Space Station Robotics MDA announced today that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded a 4-year contract worth $116 million to the company's MD Robotics subsidiary to provide ongoing engineering services for the Canadian-made Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station. |
| May 28 |
NASA Exercises $4 Million Contract Option MDA announced today that NASA has exercised a one-year option with the company's U.S. Information Systems subsidiary, Dynacs, to provide safety, reliability, and quality assurance engineering services. |
| May 20 |
MDA to Partner in German Land Information Market MDA announced today that the company has agreed to enter a partnership with on-geo to develop the German land information market. |
| May 12 |
MDA Introduces New Local Authority Search Product in Scotland MDA announced today that the company has completed testing of a new Local Authority search product in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and is now beginning the process of rolling it out throughout Scotland. |
| May 7 |
MDA's DataQuick Signs Strategic Contract with Banton Technologies MDA announced today that the company's DataQuick subsidiary has signed a multi-tier contract with Banton Technologies of Huntsville, Alabama. |
| May 5 |
MDA Signs New RADARSAT Customer MDA announced today that a new customer has agreed to purchase RADARSAT data. |
| April 30 |
- MEDIA ADVISORY - MacDonald Dettwiler Annual General Meeting MDA will hold its Annual General Meeting in Regency Ballrooms E & F at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 14th at 1:30pm. |
| April 29 |
Canadian Ice Service Renews Ice Monitoring Contract with MDA MDA announced today the Canadian Ice Service (CIS) has exercised an option with the company's RADARSAT International subsidiary to extend the provision of RADARSAT-1 images for ice monitoring and mapping of Canadian waters. The one-year extension is worth over $1 million (CDN). |
| April 23 |
MDA Reports First Quarter 2003 Results MDA today released the company's first quarter results for 2003. |
| April 21 |
U.S. Air Force to Deploy Terminal Instrument Procedures System Developed by MDA MDA announced today that the United States Air Force has exercised an option to acquire 50 Terminal Instrument Procedure licenses for a system designed and developed by MDA Information Systems. |
| April 16 |
MDA's First Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release first quarter 2003 financial results at close of market on Wednesday, April 23rd. |
| April 14 |
MDA Awarded Space Mission Feasibility Study MDA announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to undertake a study which evaluates an innovative, low cost tandem topographic mission with RADARSAT-2. The total value of the contract is $300,000 (CDN). |
| April 8 |
MDA Awarded Contract Extension by VARGIS in Support of New York State Project MDA announced today that the company's Geographic Information Products group has commenced work on the third year of a contract with VARGIS LLC in support of the New York State Digital Orthoimagery Program announced in May 2001. |
| April 2 |
MDA's DataQuick Signs Stewart Mortgage Information MDA's Information Products subsidiary DataQuick announced today the company has signed an agreement with Stewart Mortgage Information to act as an authorized reseller of DataQuick's most popular Automated Valuation Model - Freddie Mac's Home Value Explorer. With HVE, Stewart Mortgage Information can streamline the lending process for their customers and help them make critical lending decisions more quickly and decisively. Home Value Explorer is one of the most precise Automated Valuation Models available, offering national coverage with data from over 2,400 U.S. counties. Brian Davenport, Chief Information Officer of Stewart Mortgage Information, commented: "Our company's mission is to enhance the real estate transaction process, and innovative solutions like DataQuick's Home Value Explorer are important milestones in this journey." |
| March 31 |
MDA to Provide Information Products for Aviation Safety to Jeppesen MDA announced today that the company's Geographic Information Products Group has signed a multi-year contract with Jeppesen, a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, to provide a geographic information database for hundreds of airports around the world. |
| March 27 |
MDA Team Selected for 2007 Mars Scout Study MDA announced today that the company's subsidiary, MD Robotics has been awarded a $150,000 study contract by the Canadian Space Agency for the Canadian contribution to a U.S.-led Phoenix Mars Scout mission. |
| March 25 |
MDA Awarded $2.3 Million Study Contract for Mission to Mars MDA announced today that the company's subsidiary, MD Robotics, has been awarded a $2.3 million (CDN) contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to fulfill a CSA commitment to NASA to jointly develop concepts for the NASA-led Mars Science Laboratory mission. |
| March 13 |
MDA to Provide Land Information to Help with Flooding Problems in Texas MDA announced today that the company's Geographic Information Products group has been awarded a contract funded by Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 through S&B Infrastructure, Ltd. of Houston, Texas to produce three-dimensional land information of a 900 square mile area on the U.S. border with Mexico. |
| March 10 |
MDA Police System Praised by B.C. Solicitor General On Thursday February 27th, British Columbia Solicitor General Rich Coleman had strong words of praise for the Police Records Information Management Environment system (PRIME), after a successful test of the system by police departments in Vancouver, Port Moody, and Richmond. The PRIME system he refers to in the following article written by reporter Judith Lavoie in the Feb. 28th Victoria Times Colonist was delivered by MDA: Victoria Times Colonist article |
| March 4 |
MDA to Upgrade Training Simulators for the Canadian Navy MDA announced today that the company's Information Systems group has been awarded contracts by the Government of Canada worth approximately $2.7 million to upgrade the Naval Combat Operator Trainer (NCOT) for the Department of National Defence. |
| February 24 |
2002 Year-End Results News1130 Radio Business Editor Russ Byth talks to MDA President & CEO, Dan Friedmann, about
the company's Fourth Quarter and Year-End earnings results of Feb 20, 2003.
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| February 24 |
MDA Helps Modernize the Processing of Land Information Requests for Three More Local Authorities in the UK MDA announced today that the company has been awarded contracts by three local Councils in England to begin modernizing the processing of land information requests through NLIS, the National Land Information Service. |
| February 20 |
MDA Reports 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results MacDonald Dettwiler today released the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter of 2002. |
| February 17 |
MDA's 2002 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release fourth quarter 2002 financial results at close of market on Thursday, February 20th. |
| February 12 |
MDA To Implement $4.45 Million Environmental Monitoring Program in Bangladesh MDA announced today that the $4.45 million (CDN) second phase of the Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN 2) in Bangladesh has been approved for implementation. |
| February 10 |
MDA Acquires Leading Land Information Company in Scotland MDA announced today that the company is expanding into a new geographic market with its Information Products Group by acquiring the largest and most established commercial provider of title and legal information in Scotland - Millar & Bryce Limited. |
| February 5 |
NASA Awards $2.3 Million (CDN) Contract MDA announced today that the company's U.S. Information Systems subsidiary, Dynacs Inc., has received a contract from NASA's Johnson Space Center to provide software enhancements for NASA's Flight Mechanics Lab. |
| February 4 |
MDA Selected to Design Satellite Mission to Monitor Resources and the Environment MDA announced today that the company has been selected by the Canadian Space Agency to design an Earth observation satellite mission that will use hyperspectral technology. |
| January 29 |
Norway Buys $15 Million Worth of RADARSAT-2 Data from MDA MDA announced today that the government of Norway has agreed to purchase $15 million (CDN) worth of RADARSAT-2 data. Under the agreement, the first of its kind in Europe, Norway has committed to pre-paying for much of the data. |
| January 23 |
MDA Receives Additional Funding to Support Space Station Robotics MDA announced today that the company has received a $3.5 million (CDN) amendment from the Canadian Space Agency to perform additional engineering services on the Mobile Servicing System (MSS), Canada's contribution to the International Space Station. |
| January 21 |
MDA's DataQuick Introduces 'TrendFinder' MDA announced today that the companies U.S. subsidiary, DataQuick, is introducing an analytical tool on the Internet that allows realtors and lenders to monitor property market trends on a monthly basis. |
| January 15 |
MDA Signs $6.5 Million Worth of Contracts with Local Governments in Southeastern U.S. MDA announced today that over a two month period, the company's Geographic Information Products Group secured a total of $6.5 million (CDN) in land information contracts with several cities and counties in the southeastern United States. |
| January 6 |
MDA Wins Major Contract to Supply Radar Surveillance Capability MDA announced today that the company's Information Systems Group has secured a major contract with Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to deliver a new imaging and surveillance radar system for the country's fleet of CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft. |