Canada Approved to buy Mobile User Objective System Access for $138 Million

The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of Mobile User Objective System Access for an estimated cost of $138 million.

The Government of Canada has requested to buy telecommunications services providing Tactical Narrowband Satellite Communications (SATCOM) access to Canadian armed forces users over the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) service.

 MUOS access will increase Canada's capacity to conduct operations in concert with U.S. forces for the defense of North America. Enhanced functionality in northern latitudes is integral to meeting Canada’s North American Aerospace Defense Command missions and makes MUOS particularly beneficial to continental air defense collaboration.

The principal contractor will be General Dynamics, Reston, VA.