- MDA Space (TSX:MDA) launched 49North, a new Ottawa‑based subsidiary focused on delivering secure, multi-domain C4ISR and mission‑critical defence capabilities outside the space domain
- 49North draws on over 50 years of MDA Space’s defence expertise, providing advanced sensing, radar, autonomous systems, secure digital mission systems, defence‑qualified electronics, and long-term support
- Joe Armstrong was appointed president, bringing 25+ years of defence and aerospace leadership, previously overseeing CAE’s global defence portfolio in more than 40 countries
- MDA Space stock (TSX:MDA) last traded at C$37.84
MDA Space (TSX:MDA) announced the launch of 49North, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated exclusively to delivering secure, multi‑domain C4ISR and mission‑critical capabilities in support of Canada’s national defence priorities outside the space domain.
The new organization will operate out of Ottawa, leveraging more than five decades of Canadian defence delivery, engineering excellence, and prime‑contractor execution that MDA Space has built across numerous strategic programs. Designed to take on some of the country’s most complex, large‑scale defence initiatives, 49North will provide the operational reliability, mission assurance, and disciplined program execution required to support modern defence operations.
According to MDA Space, the same depth of mission experience that has supported Canadian and allied forces at home and abroad for generations is now embedded in the foundation of 49North. The subsidiary’s focus includes advanced capabilities across land, air, maritime, and joint domains, with offerings in multi-domain C4ISR integration, advanced sensing and radar systems, autonomous technologies, secure digital mission systems, defence‑qualified electronics, and long-term in-service support.
To lead the organization, MDA Space has appointed Joe Armstrong as president of 49North. Based in Ottawa and reporting to Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space, Armstrong will oversee the full spectrum of defence solution development and delivery.
Armstrong joins 49North with more than 25 years of experience spanning Canadian defence, aerospace, and technology. Prior to joining the new subsidiary, he held senior executive roles at CAE, including serving as chief operating officer for defence and security and vice president of strategic partnerships and incubation. In those roles, he managed CAE’s global defence operations, supporting military customers in more than 40 countries and leading a broad portfolio of programs worldwide.
“An addition to our well-known space capability, 49North is a natural extension and evolution of our commitment to provide urgently needed sovereign defence capabilities across all defence domains,” MDA Space’s CEO, Mike Greenley, said in a news release. “By bringing together proven defence and mission-critical systems expertise developed within MDA Space under a dedicated organization, 49North enhances domestic industrial capacity and investment, and delivers the disciplined execution required to support Canada’s sovereignty, security, and trusted allied partnerships.”
“These capabilities are foundational for operational readiness and effectiveness in complex environments, and essential to giving Canadian and allied forces the enhanced situational awareness and actionable intelligence they need to succeed,” Joe Armstrong, 49North’s president, added.
MDA Space is a go-to name for robotics, satellite systems, and geointelligence in the global space industry, with a pioneering track record spanning over 450 missions.
Just last month, the company was awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program.
MDA Space stock (TSX:MDA) closed trading more than 4 per cent lower at C$37.84 but has risen more than 55 per cent since this time last year.
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