MDA Ltd. announced it has received a $74 million contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to help deliver the fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) recently ordered by the Canadian Armed Forces. As part of the contract announced on February 13, 2024, MDA will complete the assembly of the RPAS ground control stations at MDA's Richmond, BC, facility. MDA will also deliver the combat search and rescue radios for the program and design the RPAS Ground Control Centre information management system that controls how information flows, is secured and shared.

The GA-ASI contract will be added to MDA's backlog in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.