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  • July 14, 2016

    MDA to provide solutions related to space exploration

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has been awarded multiple...

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  • July 13, 2016

    EMSA expands use of RADARSAT-2 information for maritime applications

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed a four year...

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  • June 20, 2016

    SSL satellite for DISH begins post-launch maneuvers according to plan

    Palo Alto, CA - Space Systems Loral (SSL) a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the EchoStar XVIII satellite, designed and built for DISH Network L.L.C., was launched...

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  • June 20, 2016

    SSL-built satellite for Indonesian bank is performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan

    Palo Alto, CA - Space Systems Loral (SSL) a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that a satellite designed and built for PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (BRI), the...

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  • June 17, 2016

    MDA to deliver a broad-area maritime surveillance system using the RADARSAT Constellation Mission

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed a CA$48.5 million...

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  • June 10, 2016

    Powerful SSL-built satellite for Intelsat begins post-launch maneuvers according to plan

    Palo Alto, CA - Space Systems Loral (SSL) a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that a high-power satellite designed and built for Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), operator of the...

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  • June 06, 2016

    MDA awarded follow-on contract to support NGA with persistent change detection

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has been awarded a follow-on...

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  • June 01, 2016

    MDA to build antennas for the OneWeb Constellation

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed a contract with...

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  • May 25, 2016

    MDA to provide communication subsystems

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed a contract with The...

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  • May 16, 2016

    MDA appoints new director

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, is pleased to announce that Howard Lance has been...

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  • May 12, 2016

    SSL selected to provide high power communications satellite to Intelsat

    Palo Alto, CA - Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it was selected to provide a high power communications satellite for Intelsat S.A....

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  • May 11, 2016

    MDA announces election of Directors and Continuance

    Richmond, BC-MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company")(TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements,...

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  • May 06, 2016

    SSL satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT begins post-launch maneuvers according to plan

    Palo Alto, CA - Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites today announced that the JCSAT-14 satellite, which it designed and built for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation...

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  • May 05, 2016

    MDA selected for communications and surveillance research and development contribution agreement

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has been awarded a...

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  • May 04, 2016

    MDA reports first quarter 2016 results

    Richmond, BC-MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company")(TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today reported financial results for the first quarter...

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  • May 02, 2016

    Eutelsat and Space Systems Loral test potential of Extremely High Frequencies (EHF) on EUTELSAT 65 West A as a blueprint for furture broadband systems

    Palo Alto, CA, and Paris-Eutelsat Communications(NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) andSpace Systems Loral(SSL), have successfully carried out transmissions in Extremely High Frequencies (EHF) using an...

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  • April 27, 2016

    SSL contracts with Telesat to provide prototype Ka-band satellite for Telesat's global LEO constellation

    Palo Alto, CA- Space Systems Loral(SSL)a leading provider ofcommercial satellites, today announced it has been awarded a contract from Telesat, one of the world’s top satellite operators, for a...

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  • April 25, 2016

    SSL to provide Low Earth Orbit satellite

    Palo Alto, CA- Space Systems/Loral(SSL), a leading provider ofcommercial satellites, today announced it was awarded a contract to provide a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite to an undisclosed...

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  • April 20, 2016

    MDA's First Quarter 2016 results conference call alert and Annual General Meeting

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, plans to release its First Quarter 2016 financial...

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  • April 19, 2016

    MDA to provide critical component for the Japanese Experimental Module on the International Space Station

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed a contract with the...

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  • April 18, 2016

    MDA to continue providing operational support to Canada's broad-area maritime surveillance system

    Richmond, BC-MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company")(TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that the Government of Canada’s...

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  • April 14, 2016

    Howard L. Lance Named President and Chief Executive Officer of MDA

    Richmond, BC-MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company")(TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed...

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  • April 12, 2016

    MDA to demonstrate geospatial information solution to US Air Force Research Lab

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has been awarded a two year...

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  • April 04, 2016

    MDA signs contracts for subsystems

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed two contracts with...

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  • March 30, 2016

    MDA to provide RADARSAT-2 information to support maritime surveillance

    Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed two contract...

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