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Canada Pays $46Mln for Arctic Surveillance Contracts - Defence Ministry

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Canada Pays $46Mln for Arctic Surveillance Contracts - Defence Ministry

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© AP Photo / David GoldmanSea ice melts on the Franklin Strait along the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Because of climate change, more sea ice is being lost each summer than is being replenished in winters. Less sea ice coverage also means that less sunlight will be reflected off the surface of the ocean in a process known as the albedo effect. The oceans will absorb more heat, further fueling global warming.

Sea ice melts on the Franklin Strait along the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Because of climate change, more sea ice is being lost each summer than is being replenished in winters. Less sea ice coverage also means that less sunlight will be reflected off the surface of the ocean in a process known as the albedo effect. The oceans will absorb more heat, further fueling global warming. - Sputnik International

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Canada has awarded two contracts - one to study long-range radar detection and another to develop a microsatellite for air and maritime surveillance - in an effort to keep tabs on the Arctic, the Defence Ministry announced in a press release on Friday.

"Raytheon Canada Limited has been awarded a contract for $31.2 million for the construction of transmit and receive electronics for a study of over-the-horizon radar detection at long range," the release said. "A contract for $15 million has also been awarded to UTIAS SFL for the development of a prototype of a multipurpose microsatellite equipped with state-of-the-art sensor technology for air and maritime surveillance."

The UTIAS SFL acronym represents the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies’ Space Flight Lab.

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The technology is being sought to support Canadian sovereignty in the far North, to provide greater safety and security, while supporting transportation and commercial activity in Canada’s Arctic, the release said.

In addition, the technology could augment efforts by Canada and the US to modernize the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the release added.