MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX:MDA), a global communications and information company, today announced that it has signed contracts with The MITRE Corporation to survey sites in Latin America with complex topography and provide digital mapping products incorporating information from optical satellite images. The products are used to conduct aeronautical studies, and to identify objects on the ground that could adversely affect aviation safety.
MDA has a 30 year history of delivering advanced aviation solutions to civil authorities and defence customers, leveraging MDA’s proven expertise of complex system integration and space-based information solutions.
About MDA
MDA is a global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide.
MDA’s business is focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential, primarily in the Communications sector and the Surveillance and Intelligence sector. In addition, the Company conducts a significant amount of advanced technology development.
MDA’s established global customer base is served by more than 4,800 employees operating from 11 locations in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
The Company’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “MDA.”
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