Defence Research and Development Canada
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Defence Research and Development Canada, or DRDC, is an agency of the Canadian Department of National Defence, whose purpose is to respond to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces. The agency is made up of six research centres located across Canada with a corporate office in Ottawa, each focussing on a particular set of scientific and operational requirements. DRDC has an annual budget of $300 million and employs 1500 people.
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[edit] Centres
[edit] DRDC Suffield
Located at CFB Suffield , DRDC Suffield is home to the Chemical/Biological Forensic Research Lab, and a host of other CB defence research labs, including Canada's small scale facility for the production of Schedule 1 substances permitted under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The Military Engineering facilities are engaged in the testing of rockets, explosives, new weapon systems, vehicle components and equipment, and house a Non-Metallic Laboratory made of polyurethane foam coated with sprayed gypsum and rubberized plastic used to make very low noise magnetic and low frequency electromagnetic measurements.
The Counter Terrorism Technology Center focuses on training first responders for a biological or chemical incident, and to develop guidelines on how to deal with those events.
DRDC Suffield also maintains facilities for the test and evaluation of anti-personnel mines to help in the development of demining equipment in association with the Canadian Centre for Mine Action Technologies (CCMAT).
[edit] DRDC Corporate
[edit] DRDC Ottawa
DRDC Ottawa is the lead authority and center of expertise in the Defence R&D Canada Agency for the exploitation of the electromagnetic spectrum to meet future Canadian Forces, Departmental and National needs.
[edit] DRDC Ottawa Research Areas
- Advanced Radar Systems
- Aerospace and Radar Navigation
- Antenna systems
- Anti-terrorism and Counter Smuggling Technologies
- Communications Network Systems and Technologies
- Electronic Warfare
- Synthetic Environment for concept development and experimentation
- Secure Mobile networking
- Information Protection and Assurance, and Exploitation
- Attack Detection and Analysis
- Information Protection and Assurance
- Modeling and Simulation for acquisition, requirements, rehearsal and training
- Capability (system of systems) engineering and capability management
- Radiation Effects
- Radar Data Exploitation
- Radar Electronic Support & Attack
- Satellite Communication Systems
- Sensor Fusion for RMP
- Signal Processing
- Signature Management
- Software Radio Architecture
- Space Systems
- Surface Radar
- Ultra-wide Bandwidth Radar
[edit] DRDC Cora
DRDC Cora is the Centre for Operational Research located in Ottawa. They provide expert, objective and timely operational research, analytical support, and advice to the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence. The effort supports force development, resource allocation, acquisition, improved operational effectiveness and efficiency, strategic analysis, scientific and technical intelligence, and the achievement of departmental policy and human resource goals.
[edit] DRDC Toronto
DRDC Toronto is located at the former site of CFB Downsview.
The primary research fields at DRDC Toronto are human-factor analysis, simulations, operational field medicine, diving chamber, centrifuge, hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers, visual and auditory signal recognition.
[edit] DRDC Valcartier
DRDC Valcartier is located at CFB Valcartier
The primary research fields at DRDC Valcartier are optronics, information systems, and combat systems.
[edit] DRDC Atlantic
DRDC Atlantic (formerly Defence Research Establishment Atlantic, (DREA)) has world-leading expertise in antisubmarine warfare, mine and torpedo defence, shipboard command and control, and air and naval platform technology. We are also growing our research programs in emerging materials, signature management, maritime information and knowledge management, virtual platforms, and virtual combat systems.
