It turns out that the Department of National Defence is going to be refurbishing two ground-based radar systems, backing away from the previous plan to retire them out of service. This comes in the wake of the collapse of a procurement deal between the Government of Canada and Thales Canada Ltd., wherein the previous Government cancelled the procurement and paid out $2.6 million in development costs. The replacements were supposed to be delivered and put into service this year.
The existing TPS-70 radar systems have been described by Public Works and Government Services Canada as being "past their life expectancy," and "no longer supportable" (as early as 2008). The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, then the Minister of National Defence, was also advised in 2009 that replacements were urgently required by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Public Works and Government Services Canada has advised that they are going to be awarding a contract for the repair and overhaul of the TPS-70 radar systems in early 2016, as the radars are used by CF-18 aircrafts in the interception of potential air threats.
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The existing TPS-70 radar systems have been described by Public Works and Government Services Canada as being "past their life expectancy," and "no longer supportable" (as early as 2008). The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, then the Minister of National Defence, was also advised in 2009 that replacements were urgently required by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Public Works and Government Services Canada has advised that they are going to be awarding a contract for the repair and overhaul of the TPS-70 radar systems in early 2016, as the radars are used by CF-18 aircrafts in the interception of potential air threats.
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