Defense Research and Development Canada
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| State level | Federal level | ||
| Position of the authority | research Institute | ||
| Supervisory authority (s) | Department of National Defense (DND) | ||
| Consist | since April 1947 | ||
| Headquarters | Ottawa | ||
| Assistant Deputy Minister (Science and Technology) and Chief Executive Officer | Isabelle Desmartis | ||
| Employee | 1,600 | ||
| Website | www.drdc-rddc.gc.ca | ||
Defense Research and Development Canada ( DRDC , English ) or, because of the Canadian bilingualism, also Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada ( RDDC , French ) is a government research agency of the Canadian Ministry of Defense, the Department of National Defense (DND). She researches new technologies for the Canadian armed forces . The agency employs approximately 1,600 people and has an annual budget of CAD 350 million .
history
During World War II , the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) carried out research for the Department of Defense and the Canadian Armed Forces. After the war, the NRC turned to civil research. The Canadian Ministry of Defense and the armed forces were looking for a way to continue research in the military field and founded the Defense Research Board (DRB) in April 1947 in order to be able to centrally coordinate the research. Through the merger of the Royal Canadian Army , Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force in 1968 to form the Canadian Forces (CF), the Defense Research Board (DRB) was incorporated into the Canadian Forces in 1974 and became the Research and Development Branch (R&B) renamed. On April 1, 2000, the Research and Development Branch (R&B) was reorganized and became an independent authority called Defense Research and Development Canada (DRDC) .
Research centers
DRDC Atlantic
DRDC Atlantic is located in Halifax . The research center researches and develops new technologies for submarine hunting, marine technology, torpedo technologies, weapon systems, ship and submarine systems and also conducts materials research.
DRDC Ottawa
DRDC Ottawa is one of the larger centers and is located in Ottawa in Shirleys Bay and researches various technologies for electromagnetic defense systems. Further research focuses are electronic warfare, communication and network systems, space technology as well as environmental and nuclear research. Other research areas include:
- Development of radars
- Airspace radar surveillance and navigation
- Anti-terrorism technologies
- Mobile communication systems
- Attack detection systems and analysis techniques
- Information security systems
- Modeling and simulations
- Radiation research
- Radar data exploitation
- Satellite communication systems
- Signal processing
- Space technology
DRDC Suffield
The DRDC Suffield is located on the largest Canadian military base , the CFB Suffield, approx. 50 km north of the next largest city, Medicine Hat in Alberta . The DRDC Suffield is the headquarters for biological / chemical warfare research and has a forensic laboratory. There is also a small research laboratory that produces, among other things, toxic chemical substances that are permitted under the Chemical Weapons Convention .
The military engineering research facilities , which are also located on the premises, research missiles, new weapon systems, explosive materials, vehicle components for military vehicles, and various other equipment systems.
The Counter Terrorism Technology Center researches chemical or biological warfare agents should the country be attacked with them, and trains rescue personnel for their use.
Another research center tests and researches new mine technologies as well as the detection, disarming and destruction of anti-personnel mines.
DRDC Toronto
The DRDC Toronto is located on the CFB Downsview military base. The focus of the research center is on researching the influence of technology on people. Including the interaction between people and technology, as well as the social and psychological influence on people. Research and a .:
- Human systems integration
- Human performance in stress-related environmental conditions
- Simulation and modeling of people in complex military systems
- Team performance and collaboration
- Psychological influences on people
- Social cultural factors
DRDC Valcartier
DRDC Valcartier is located on the CFB Valcartier military base . It is the DRDC's largest research center. The research center opened in 1945, but was then called the Canadian Armament Research and Development Establishment (CARDE) . The research center was renamed Defense Research Establishment Valcartier (DREV) in early 1970 and DRDC Valcartier on April 1, 2000. The primary research areas include information and weapon systems.
See also
Web links
- DRDC / RDDC official website (English)
Branches
- DRDC / RDDC Atlantic
- DRDC / RDDC Ottawa
- DRDC / RDDC Suffield
- DRDC / RDDC Toronto
- DRDC / RDDC Valcartier