this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message general dynamics mission systems canada type division industry defence and c4isr predecessor general dynamics canada founded 1948 headquarters ottawa ontario canada area served global number of employees 2 200 1 parent general dynamics website http www.gdcanada.com general dynamics mission systems canada is a technology based electronic systems systems integration and in service support to defence organizations and public security markets in canada and abroad . its parent company is general dynamics . contents 1 history 2 products and programs 3 references 4 external links history edit computing devices of canada was incorporated on august 31 1948 as a global defence contractor . the company was founded by two polish immigrants to canada george glinski and joe norton to support the rebuilding of canada s military after the second world war . 2 the company got its start by manufacturing the position and homing indicator phi a device developed at the national research council that kept track of an aircraft s position and indicated its return route to base . one large contract that had a significant influence on the company s growth was for the kicksorter a digital pulse counter designed for the atomic energy of canada laboratories aecl in chalk river . if the kicksorter had been slightly modified to do simple arithmetic operations it would have been a rudimentary computer . aecl purchased a large number of these devices between 1957 and 1963 when they were replaced by one of the early computers in the pdp series manufactured by the digital equipment corporation dec . another contract was to design and construct a large digital simulator for the royal canadian navy that was never completed . 3 in 1998 general dynamics purchased the company renaming it to general dynamics canada . 4 products and programs edit december 2006 a cp 140 aurora aircraft flies by mount rainier in the state of washington usa . the aurora program is the mid life upgrade of the cp140 aurora aircraft operated by the canadian department of national defence as a long range maritime patrol platform for surface and undersea surveillance roles . gd mission systems canada has been contracted to develop the data management system dms and acoustic suite subsystems . the latest release brings with it new capabilities in terms of link 16 blos wgs satcom and self defence in the form of a directed ir countermeasures system dircm . 5 in 2014 they were awarded two contracts on the mercury global project . the first contract is for the design and build of a network of mercury global anchor stations valued at 59.1 million . through this network of antennas the department of national defence will access the wideband global satellite wgs constellation and will be able to provide secure communications for deployed canadian forces . the second contract provides ongoing in service support and is valued at 8.5 million . 6 references edit about us . gdcanada.com . retrieved 29 april 2016 . news general dynamics canada celebrates 60th anniversary . gdcanada.com . retrieved 2 may 2016 . project muse . muse.jhu.edu . retrieved 2 may 2016 . general dynamics provides jobs for ottawa as it delivers crucial technologies to the defence and security industry pdf pdf . investottawa.ca . retrieved 2 may 2016 . general dynamics mission systems . general dynamics mission systems canada general dynamics mission systems . general dynamics mission systems . retrieved 29 april 2016 . news general dynamics to design build and support anchor stations for canada s mercury global project . gdcanada.com . retrieved 2 may 2016 . external links edit official website v t e general dynamics mission systems categories general dynamics mission systems defense contractor aerospace manufacturer general dynamics 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