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Amongst the more than 65 research labs located in Ottawa are the following facilities that support the communications technology sector:

NRC's Aerospace Division; Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Laboratory; Defence Research and Development Canada; and Communications Research Centre Canada .

World-class educational programs and research centres include:

Carleton Aerospace, one of the largest and the most comprehensive academic aerospace research programs in Canada, with a wide range of unique, state-of- the-art research facilities. The university is recognized internationally as a leader in aerospace education and research.

Sector ecosystem is supported by:

CADSI (Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries)

Recent sector achievements making the headlines:

Canada picks BAE’s for its Canadian Surface Combatants (October 2018

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