CFB COLD LAKE AEROSPACE TECH / DEFENSE
The Alberta HUB region is home to the Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake (4-wing) –The premier ghter training Air Force base in Canada.
The Cold Lake Air Weapons Range is one of the largest live-drop training ranges in the world covering 11,700 sq. kms. (1.17 million hectares).
The unimpeded air space rights combined with a wide variety of target complexes make the Weapons Range an ideal location for pilot training.
CFB Cold Lake has three main runways with lengths of 8,270 , 10,000 and 12,600 feet and is classied It is likely that 4 Wing Cold Lake will see as an airport of entry by signicant growth related to the extension of Nav Canada. the CF-18 ghter jet eet that will transfer into infrastructure growth related to the Future Fighter program. Alberta HUB is home to an incredibly bright future given Canada's intentions to modernize its eet of military aircraft.
The Alberta HUB region offers promising post-secondary research and training capabilities. Our goal is to build relationships between defence contractors and these institutions to leverage our capabilities, particularly in areas where common programming exists- such as renewable energy, the environment, EMS, trades and industrial training. With excellent human and educational resources, the Alberta HUB region has the potential to become a leading researcher and training center in the province. www.albertahub.com
CAE provides training and simulation support COMPANIES LOCATED AT to the Canadian Air Force. Raytheon also CFB COLD LAKE: supports the ight maintenance of the CF-18s. Like Peraton, parts for the radar systems are exchanged for parts which are then repaired at the Calgary-based depots. These companies The Cold Lake Air Base is home to several have existing Industrial and Technological defence companies including Peraton, L-3MAS, Benet obligations associated with various Raytheon, CAE, Lockheed Martin, and military programs. They are all also competing Magellan Aerospace. Civil and military on new programs. maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activities have fueled a very robust aerospace MRO sub-sector in western Canada. These support specialists are increasingly being COMPANIES LOCATED AT retained by manufacturers in pursuit of superior prot margins in “after sales services”. CFB COLD LAKE: Peraton, Raytheon, and L-3 MAS are important players in this space.
Numerous companies in the Alberta HUB With headquarters in Calgary, Peraton Canada region have the expertise, versatility and is evolving as a leading multi-platform provider capabilities that can support the Aerospace of high value logistics and in-service support for technology and defense industry. These include digital command and control, avionics and propulsion systems. Peraton has just won a · Universal Industries (Foremost) long-term in-service support contract valued at · Flint Energy $300M for the maintenance of the avionics · BFL/CEDA (pipe spools, small modules) (electronics) systems for the entire eet of the · Strike Energy (modules, pipe spools) interim ghter jets. · PWS (head ofce in Cold Lake, Other OEMs on the base include Lockheed manufacturing site in Pierceland SK Martin which provides technical services to the · Environmental Metal Works (Waste maintenance of the CF-18. L-3MAS maintains Containers/Rig Tanks) – Two Hills area the weapon systems, pylons and associated · RJV (water tanks, gas shacks) electronics for the CF-18s. Magellan Aerospace · STRAD (compressor stations) repairs, rets and refurbishes engines. Environment Metal Works based in Two Hills has the GROUP expertise, experience and versatility to meet a diverse range of industrial needs. They are the source for intelligent waste management. www.emwgroup.ca
For more information on the Alberta HUB Region contact: Northeast Alberta Information HUB Ltd. Ph: (780) 645-1155 | e-mail: [email protected] | www.albertahub.com