National Defence · Awarded contract
AwardedLease of Uninhabited Air Vehicle (UAV) Systems for CAF UAS Services
Awarded 18 Dec 2018
Awarded18 Dec 2018
Value$50,788,101.06
SupplierQinetiq Group Canada Inc.
AgencyNational Defence
ProvinceCanada
CategoryDefense & Aerospace
Ended 4y 11mo ago2y 12mo term
Awarded 18 Dec 2018Expired 30 Nov 2021
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National Defence awarded a contract to Qinetiq Group Canada Inc.
for the lease of Uninhabited Air Vehicle (UAV) systems under the CAF UAS Services program, providing near real-time, beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) information to Canadian Armed Forces tactical units at sea and on land.
The contract, valued at CAD 50,788,101.06, was competitively sourced and was omitted from a previous public disclosure.
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