MDA To Deliver Advanced Technology Solution For Autonomous Navigation Of Underground Mining Vehicles

Richmond, B.C. - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, has 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.

MDA's sophisticated guidance and control system will allow Atlas Copco's load-haul-dump vehicles to navigate autonomously through underground mine tunnels without the need for human intervention. The system senses the tunnel walls, calculates the vehicle location, and guides the vehicle using maps created during training. The solution will allow Atlas Copco to provide its international mining customers with mobile vehicles that offer enhanced safety, improved overall productivity, and reduced maintenance costs.

About MDA

MDA provides advanced information solutions that capture and process vast amounts of data, produce essential information, and improve the decision making and operational performance of business and government organizations worldwide.

Focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential, MDA delivers a broad spectrum of earth and space based information solutions, ranging from complex operational systems, to tailored information services, to electronic information products.

MDA employs more than 3,000 people in locations across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TSX:MDA.

About Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco Underground Rock Excavation is a division within Atlas Copco's Construction and Mining Technique business area. It develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of tunnelling and mining equipment for various underground applications worldwide. The division focuses strongly on innovative product design and aftermarket support systems, which give added customer value. The divisional headquarters and main production center is in Örebro, Sweden.

Related Websites:
www.mdacorporation.com
www.atlascopco.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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