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Aerial view of Shirleys Bay showing Defence R&D Canada – Ottawa

Aerial view of Shirleys Bay showing Defence R&D Canada – Ottawa


Canadian Armed Forces member using prototype MiDAS system

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DRDC Ottawa personnel work in the Information Operations section

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DRDC Ottawa personnel work in the Information Operations section

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Use of radiation detection device on dummy

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Use of a radiation detection device on a Canadian Forces peacekeeping mission

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Radiation detection experiment involving armoured vehicle

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Lab worker in the Radiation Biology section

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RADSYS Radar Systems mobile unit is part of the Experimental Array Radar System (EARS)

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An array of radar reflectors used to test target recognition systems

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Experimental Array Radar System (EARS)

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The Canadian Advanced Radar Deception System (CARDS)

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High Frequency Surface Wave Radar installation

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Portable High Frequency Radar

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Directional Icebuoy Arctic Geobuoy ready for deployment test in Arctic

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Experimental deployment of Directional Icebuoy Arctic Geobuoy in Arctic field trial

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CANEWS system

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Satellite communications antennas at DRDC Ottawa

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Armoured vehicle under test at the high power microwave facility

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Gyro wheel experiment for Airborne Radar Navigation systems

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Installation of Interferometric Intrapulse Receiver on Convair 580 aircraft

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Experimental use of high power microwave energy to explode land mines

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SAR radar image of Parliament Hill

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