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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said Friday it has won a $46-million contract from the Canadian Space Agency to develop prototypes and new robotic systems for future space missions.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. says it's returning to pre-recession profit levels and plans to roll out a number of initiatives, striking a better balance between its real estate and space sides.

So what does the builder of a Canadian tech icon do when he retires? He helps form another technology hopeful, Day4 Energy Inc., a maker of solar energy modules .

In an unprecedented move, the Harper government has blocked the sale of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a Canadian aerospace firm that developed a key surveillance satellite, to a U.S. company.

Air Force News - By Australian Department of Defence on September 8, 2009 at 6:03 am Loading ... Minister for Defence Senator John Faulkner today announced that the Royal Australian Air Force has acquired Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in close collaboration with Canadian Defence forces.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. , a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has signed a contract for $2 million through the Chemical, Biological, Radiological-Nuclear, and Explosives Research and Technology Initiative , a Government of Canada program led by the Defence Research and Development Canada - Centre ...

The sale of Nortel's wireless assets to Sweden's LM Ericsson might have received the blessing of the courts in Canada and the U. S. on Tuesday, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a done deal.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said second-quarter revenues fell nearly 25 per cent due to housing market slumps in the United States and United Kingdom, where its real estate information products are largely sold.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, July 27, 2009 Source: MacDonald Dettwiler - Comments MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

The Canadian Space Agency has asked space robotics firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, July 23, 2009 Source: MacDonald Dettwiler - Comments MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

TBWA Group has hired Phil Nunn to a new senior role as it bids to create a more integrated structure.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Source: MacDonald Dettwiler - Comments MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said Thursday it has signed a contract with the Canadian government worth $31 million for the CP-140 Imaging Radar Program.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said Tuesday it has signed a $2.3 million contract with the Canadian Department of National Defence for a program that helps detects explosive devices.

An organization working to advance First Nations' participation in energy projects has joined with a global leader in advanced information solutions to sign an accord that they hope will help unlock the vast, untapped potential of tidal energy in British Columbia, while contributing to the improvement of the world's changing climate.

Magellan Aerospace Corporation announced today the award to its Winnipeg-based division, Bristol Aerospace, of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission satellite bus development contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd has announced that its giant robotic arm, permanently mounted atop U.S. Space Shuttle programs since 1981, will pluck the Hubble Space Telescope from its current orbit, place it within Space Shuttle Atlantis' cargo section for its final maintenance and upgrade, and finally reposition it back in orbit for its ...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. , a provider of essential information solutions, announced that when the space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Kennedy Space Center this afternoon, robotic technology development by MDA will play a central role in the safety and success of this final and historic servicing mission to the Hubble Space ...

Rogers Wireless says it will start charging 15 cents for each incoming text for customers who don't have message plans, starting July 7. Rogers is falling in line with other major carriers in North America, including Bell and Telus , that already levy this kind of charge for text messages.