December 14 RADARSAT-2 has been successfully launched MDA announced today that the RADARSAT-2 satellite has been launched into its proper orbit. December 14 MDA closes Alliance Spacesystems acquisition MDA announced today that the Alliance Spacesystems acquisition has closed. The acquisition is expected to be slightly accretive to MDA's earnings in 2008. December 5 MDA Acquires U.S.-Based Alliance Spacesystems MDA announced today announced today a strategic expansion of its Information Systems business in the United States. The Company has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held Alliance Spacesystems, LLC, located in Pasadena, California. November 27 MDA's Space Information Solution Goes Underground MDA announced today that it is providing a leading mining company, Anglo American PLC, with an underground information solution based on stereo cameras originally developed for planetary exploration programs. November 22 MDA To Expand Roll Out Of HIP Service To All Homes MDA announced today that its white label Home Information Pack (HIP) service in England and Wales will be expanded from homes with three or more bedrooms, to all homes effective December 14, 2007, in accordance with the UK Government's recent HIP regulations. November 8 MDA Refutes State Of Louisiana Allegations MDA announced today that it has received a copy of a November 7, 2007 petition from the State of Louisiana alleging insurance industry collusion and violation of the Louisiana Monopolies Act relating to insurance settlement claims from damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Named in the petition are several large insurance companies and information providers. The Companyıs subsidiary, Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, LLC. ("M&S/B") was named as a co-defendant. October 31 MDA Initiates Normal Course Issuer Bid MDA announced today that it has filed a Notice of Intention to make a normal course issuer bid to purchase, subject to regulatory approval, up to 2,000,000 (4.8% of the outstanding Common Shares and 5.7% of the public float) Common Shares from time to time during the next 12 months. October 30 MDA Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results MDA today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. October 24 MDA Signs 5-Year Contract With PEMEX For Surface Oil Monitoring In Gulf Of Mexico MDA announced today that it has entered into a 5-year multi-million dollar contract with Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) for the continued monitoring of natural oil seeps and oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico using RADARSAT satellite data. October 17 MDA to Research Information Solution for Protection of Maritime Forces Against Terrorist Threats MDA announced today it has been awarded a $3.5 million CAD technology demonstration contract from Defence Research & Development Canada - Atlantic (DRDC Atlantic), an agency of Canada's Department of National Defence. MDA will research and demonstrate an information solution for the protection of maritime Naval forces against surface and underwater terrorist threats. October 16 MDA's Third Quarter 2007 Results Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release its Third Quarter 2007 financial results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. October 12 MDA Signs Information Solution Contract To Monitor Nuclear Power Plant Subsystems MDA announced today that it has received a multi-million dollar contract from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to replace the information solution that has monitored performance of the pressure tubes in CANDU reactors at the Pickering, Darlington, Bruce, Pt. Lepreau and Gentilly 2 Nuclear Generating Stations. October 4 MDA Awarded Contract To Build Canadian Information Solution For Surveillance Of Space Objects MDA announced today that the company has won an approximately $65 Million contract from Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to deliver an information solution called SAPPHIRE for the surveillance of space objects. SAPPHIRE is DND's first dedicated space mission and will support Canada's NORAD commitments with the delivery of critical information. September 27 MDA Introduces Tax Information Product For Commercial Properties In U.S. MDA announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (MSB) has launched a new information product aimed at tax advisors and accounting firms serving commercial property owners. The product, called CostSeg-Pro, provides for automated segregation of those capital cost components that can be depreciated faster, which in turn is used to lower the taxable cost base of commercial properties. August 28 MDA Contributes To Three New Communication Satellites MDA announced today that it has been awarded three contracts totalling approximately $18 Million CAD, to provide advanced technology solutions for three new telecommunications spacecraft. These solutions will be provided for a spacecraft being built by Space Systems/Loral, and for the Astra 3B and Amazonas-2 spacecraft being built by Astrium SAS. August 21 MDA Signs Up New Customer For Its UK Electronic Conveyancing Portal MDA announced today that its UK subsidiary Xit2 has signed an agreement with Lloyds TSB Offshore (Lloyds Hong Kong) to incorporate Xit2's Conveyancing Portal into their mortgage process. August 21 MDA Launches Electronic Information Exchange For Energy Performance Certificates In UK MDA announced today that its UK subsidiary Xit2 has launched an electronic information exchange to assist Home Information Pack (HIP) providers in procuring Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) from Domestic Energy Assessors (DEAs). August 17 MDA To Expand Roll Out Of HIP Service To 3-Bedroom Homes MDA announced today that its white label Home Information Pack (HIP) service in England and Wales will be expanded to 3-bedroom homes on September 10 per UK government regulations. August 13 MDA Enters Arrangement With Leading U.K. Newspaper Publisher For Distribution Of Home Information Packs MDA announced today that it has entered into a 3 year agreement with Northcliffe Media Limited, one of the U.K.'s largest regional newspaper publishers, whereby Northcliffe and MDA will collaborate on an exclusive basis to provide Home Information Packs (HIPs) to Northcliffe's estate agent customers. Northcliffe is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT). August 10 RADARSAT-2 Status Update MDA announced today that it has completed the integration and testing of Canada's next-generation Earth observation satellite, RADARSAT-2. Recently, the launch provider has experienced delays in a launch, and has rescheduled the RADARSAT-2 launch to December 2007. August 4 MDA's Solution En Route to Mars MDA announced today that its meteorological instrument package is now destined for Mars onboard the Phoenix Lander. August 1 MDA Rolls Out HIP Service In England And Wales MDA announced today that its Home Information Pack (HIP) service in England and Wales is up and running. In accordance with the UK Government's HIP regulations, homes with four or more bedrooms marketed for sale on or after August 1, 2007 will require a HIP. July 26 MDA Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results MDA today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. July 23 MDA Expands U.K. HIP Distribution Into The Mortgage Sector MDA announced today that it has entered into a white label reseller agreement with The Mortgage Times Group Limited, the U.K.'s second largest mortgage advisor network. July 19 MDA Expands Property Search Business In Scotland MDA announced today that it has acquired the property search business of Oswalds, the Scottish subsidiary of Jordans Limited. July 18 MDA To Deliver Advanced Technology Solution For Autonomous Navigation Of Underground Mining Vehicles MDA announced today they've been awarded a contract with Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB of Örebro, Sweden, to provide an advanced technology solution for automated navigation of underground mining vehicles. July 17 MDA Secures Role On Preparations For European Mars Rover Mission MDA announced today that it has been awarded a contract for €1M with EADS Astrium (UK), to provide an advanced technology solution for ExoMars, the upcoming Mars mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). MDA will design a robotic chassis for the ExoMars rover, and provide a prototype solution for testing at ESA in 2008. July 12 MDA's Second Quarter 2007 Results Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release its Second Quarter 2007 financial results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on Thursday, July 26, 2007. July 11 U.S. Air Force to Conduct Extensive Assessment of RADARSAT-2 Capabilities MDA announced today that it has been selected and authorized to start work on a US $9.5 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in an extensive evaluation of RADARSAT-2 capabilities. Under the 9-month contract, MDA is to demonstrate the applicability of RADARSAT-2 data to a wide range of current and future defence-related requirements, including maritime surveillance and intelligence applications. In addition, the assessment is to address the requirements and the concept of operations for a clone satellite flying in tandem with RADARSAT-2, which would open up a wider set of applications such as the creation of a global high-resolution terrain map. July 10 MDA Takes Its Building Cost Verification Service To A New Level MDA announced today that SightLine, the enhanced building cost verification service recently launched by its subsidiary Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (MSB) has been well received by customers. This enhanced service verifies the building replacement cost for existing policies in order to help property insurance underwriters insure to value. Year to date contracts for this new service amount to over US $5 million. July 9 Demonstration Of MDA's On-Orbit Servicing Solutions A Success MDA announced today that an extensive series of in-space demonstrations of solutions for on-orbit servicing have been successfully completed. June 27 MDA Delivers An Advanced Technology Solution Destined For The International Space Station MDA announced today that Dextre, the special purpose dexterous manipulator developed under contract from the Canadian Space Agency, has been delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will undergo final preparations for delivery to, and installation on the International Space Station. [Watch Video] June 26 MDA Signs More Contracts For Its Electronic Valuation Business In U.K. MDA announced today that its U.K. subsidiary Xit2 has signed agreements for its valuation solution with three U.K. mortgage firms, Orchid Financial, Shoparound Mortgages and Coast to Coast Properties. June 19 MDA Enters Into Research Agreement With The U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency MDA has entered into a US $775,000 agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to assess the change detection potential enabled by RADARSAT-2 imagery. June 18 MDA To Demonstrate Information Solution For Soldiers MDA announced today it has signed a contract with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to demonstrate a technical solution for DRDC's Counter Improvised Explosive Device Initiative (CIED). This initiative supports Canada's Department of National Defence in their aggressive search for ways to protect Canadian soldiers from threats to their safety while they are in the field. June 14 MDA Responds To Wall Street Journal And Globe And Mail News Article Richmond, B.C. - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, announces in response to today's articles in Wall Street Journal and the Globe and Mail that there are no discussions underway with any party to acquire MDA or any of its business units or subsidiaries. June 4 MDA To Support Arctic Surveillance By National Defence MDA announced today that it has signed a contract for CAD $2.8 million with the Canadian Department of National Defence to conduct the Definition Phase for project Polar Epsilon. Polar Epsilon is a CAD $60 million planned project for space-based, day and night surveillance of Canada's Arctic and its ocean approaches. May 31 MDA to Develop Advanced Technology Solution to Detect Airborne Biological Threats MDA announces the award of a $4 million CAD contract with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to develop an advanced technology solution that can sense, track, map and classify airborne biological threats from several kilometres away. May 28 MDA To Supply Advanced Satellite System Solution MDA announced today that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to supply a confidential customer with a complete system solution for an upcoming high-resolution satellite program. May 24 MDA Joins the Government of Alberta and the Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems to Introduce New Information Service MDA announced today that it has entered into a co-operative initiative with the Government of Alberta to expand the Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (CCUVS) headquartered in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The CCUVS provides an international hub for the design, development, testing, evaluating and commercialization of unmanned vehicle systems. May 22 UK Government Announces Changes to The Implementation Of Home Information Packs MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. advises that the Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly made a statement to the House of Commons on the implementation of Home Information Packs and Energy Performance Certificates. May 13 MDA Enters Arrangement With Leading Estate Agent Portal In U.K. For Distribution Of Home Information Packs MDA announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Primelocation.com (Primelocation), whereby Primelocation and MDA will collaborate to provide Home Information Packs (HIPs) to Primelocation's estate agent customers. May 11 MDA Announces Acquisition Of Vexcel Canada From Microsoft Corporation MDA announced today that it has acquired Vexcel Canada Inc., a small expert company in advanced radar satellite image applications. Financial terms will not be disclosed. April 27 MDA Announces Annual General Meeting MDA will hold its Annual General Meeting at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. April 25 MDA To Participate In NATO Airspace Information Solution MDA announced today that it has signed an agreement with Thales Raytheon Systems (TRS) of Fullerton, California, to participate in the execution of the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) project. April 24 MDA Offers UK Home Information Pack Consumer Financing Solution MDA announced today that it is providing a seamless consumer finance solution that enhances its Home Information Pack (HIP) offering. April 24 MDA Expands Its Electronic Valuation Business MDA announced today that its UK subsidiary Xit2 has signed an agreement with Lloyds TSB Offshore (Lloyds Hong Kong) to provide an electronic solution to assist Lloyds Hong Kong with international mortgage applications across time zones. April 19 MDA's German Joint Venture, Wertweiser, Signs Up Another Customer MDA announced today that Wertweiser GmbH, its joint business initiative with HVBExpertise GmbH in Germany, has signed a contract with Deutsche Kreditbank AG, Berlin to provide valuations data to support its mortgage origination and underwriting of residential properties across Germany. Deutsche Kreditbank AG is one of the leading direct banks in Germany with more than 460,000 private customers and a loan portfolio of about 32 billion EURO. April 18 MDA's First Quarter 2007 Results Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release its First Quarter 2007 financial results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, May 1, 2007. April 3 MDA Signs Another HIP Distributor Agreement In The U.K. MDA announced today that it has signed an exclusive contract with an established consortium of inspectors, estate agents and solicitors in the Midlands area called the Home Information Pack Company Ltd. (HIP Co.). March 28 MDA Books Contract Amendment To Support Commissioning Preparations For Service Manipulator On The International Space Station MDA announced today that it has signed a contract amendment valued at CAD $8.7 million with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support ongoing operations of the Mobile Servicing System and upcoming pre-launch activities preparing Dextre for operation aboard the International Space Station. March 27 MDA Provides Update On Home Information Pack Sign-Up By Independent Estate Agents In UK MDA announced today that the average sign-up rate for MDA's Home Information Pack (HIP) service by independent estate agent offices has accelerated recently, as the June 1, 2007 compulsion date is drawing closer. March 20 MDA Takes Controlling Interest In U.K. Advanced Technology Company MDA announced today that the Company has taken a controlling interest in Orbital Optics Limited (OOL), a commercial spin-off of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) based in Oxfordshire, England. The acquisition is worth approximately £900,000. March 19 MDA To Implement Space Station Berthing Information Solution For Japan MDA announced today that it has signed a contract with IHI Aerospace of Japan for the implementation phase of the information solution it has developed to provide guidance for cargo transfer operations on orbit. March 8 Cheval Selects MDA's Valuation Information Solution MDA announced today its U.K. subsidiary xit2, will provide Cheval Property Finance Plc, a U.K. bridge financing specialist, with its valuation information solution. March 2 MDA To Provide Valuation Information Solution To Savills Private Finance MDA announced today that its UK subsidiary xit2 has provided Savills Private Finance (SPF) with a valuation information solution to manage the information exchange between Savills and its valuation advisors. February 28 MDA Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2006 Results MDA today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. February 27 MDA and Quest Associates Terminate Merger MDA announced today that as a result of the UK Office of Fair Trading's referral of the merger to the Competition Commission for further review, MDA and Quest Associates have mutually agreed to terminate the merger agreement. February 26 MDA Announces Major Home Information Pack Alliance With Countrywide MDA announced today that the company has signed a contract with Countrywide Estate Agents (Countrywide), a wholly owned subsidiary of Countrywide plc in the UK, to be its lead supplier of Home Information Packs (HIPs). Countrywide is the largest Estate Agency Corporation in the UK handling the greatest number of home sales. February 15 MDA'S Fourth Quarter And Year-End 2006 Results Conference Call Alert MDA plans to release its Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2006 financial results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. February 6 MDA Information Solution To Support Royal Institute Of Chartered Surveyors In UK MDA announced today that its UK subsidiary xit2 has been selected by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to provide an information solution in support of the RICS Certification Scheme for Domestic Energy Assessors and Home Inspectors. February 1 MDA Books Advanced Technology Contracts MDA announced today that its Montreal operation has received two advanced technology contracts from EADS Astrium, at a combined value of approximately $13.2 million CAD. January 31 MDA Announces Launch Of Automated Property Valuation In Germany MDA announced today that Wertweiser GmbH, its joint business initiative with HVBExpertise GmbH in Germany, has signed its first contract and is launching its automated valuation service. January 26 MDA Begins Third Phase Of CP140 Radar Surveillance Solution For Canadian Defence MDA announced today that it has been authorized to commence the third phase of a three-phase development and production contract with Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to deliver a new airborne radar surveillance solution for Canada's fleet of CP140 Aurora patrol aircraft. January 23 MDA Helps Modernize U.S. Flight Route Design Practices MDA announced today that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded MDA a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract with a ceiling of approximately US $11.8 million to execute the first development phase of a new Instrument Procedure Development System (IPDS) to help improve civilian and military flight route design practices, both en route and around airports. This award follows the program definition phase in which MDA, the FAA and the US Department of Defense (DoD) jointly defined the system and the associated business processes. January 18 Edeus Now One of MDA's Top Ten Valuation Solution Users in UK MDA announced today that it's UK subsidiary xit2 is providing Edeus Mortgage Creators Limited with its property valuation management solution. Edeus, owned in part by Merrill Lynch, entered the UK lending market in late 2006 and has already grown to become one of MDA's top ten valuation solution users. January 17 MDA On One Of Two Finalist Teams In Joint Support Ship Procurement MDA announced today that the CANAMP industrial team, of which MDA is a member, is one of the two finalists selected to carry out a project definition phase for the Joint Support Ship (JSS) project for the Canadian Navy. January 15 Canadarm Sustaining Engineering Continues MDA announced today that NASA has increased the value of its Canadarm ("Shuttle Remote Manipulator System") contract with MDA by approximately $28 million (CAD). January 10 MDA Books Another Advanced Technology Contract MDA announced today that its recently acquired Montreal operation has booked another advanced technology contract, at a value of approximately $14 million USD through the Japanese company, Sumitomo Corporation. This booking follows two similar contracts announced recently. January 4 MDA To Provide Advanced Technology Solution To Inspect Nuclear Power Plant MDA announced today that it received a contract from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to supply an advanced technology solution to remotely inspect and potentially service components within a human inaccessible area of the Candu reactors of the Pickering A Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario. January 3 MDA Adapts Its UK Valuation Solution To Support HIPs MDA announced today that its UK subsidiary xit2 has developed with SAVA Ltd. the facility to provide SAVA's business exchange (SAVA BX) with an information solution to manage the interaction between Home Information Pack (HIP) providers and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) inspectors. SAVA is using MDA's solution during the Home Information Pack (HIP) trials.