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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. is a Richmond, British Columbia global communications and information company. MDA has locations throughout Canada, and the United States operating under the MDA brand name. MDA's most visible products include the Canadarm used on the NASA Space Shuttle, as well as the Canadarm2 and Dextre remote manipulator systems on the International Space Station. MDA provides operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, including: * Airborne Surveillance Solutions * Satellite Ground station * Maritime Information Systems * Aviation Information Systems * Geospatial information services, including Satellite Data Distribution, Value-Added Information Services and Intelligence Information Services * Communications satellites * Communications satellite payloads * Communications satellite subsystems and related ground systems * Commercial satellite hosted payload services * Robotic surgery research via its NeuroArm development program * Space robotics, satellite information and payload systems * Radar and optical satellite imagery, and, remote sensing MDA is a member of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association. ==History== * 2012 - acquired Space Systems/Loral for US $875 million, making MDA one of the world's leading communication satellite companies.〔(MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates CEO Announces Transformational US Acquisition Conference (Transcript). Retrieved on 06-27-12. )〕 * 2011 – announced funding partner and inaugural launch customer (Intelsat) for the MDA Space Infrastructure Servicing vehicle, a refueling depot and service spacecraft for communication satellites in geosynchronous orbit—slated to be the first in-space propellant depot in spaceflight history. Launch planned for 2015.〔 〕 * 2008 – In June MDA wins the British Columbia Technology Industry Association Impact Award〔(2008 TIA Award Winners. BCTIA. Retrieved on 07-11-08. )〕 for Best Application of Technology for their RADARSAT-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite. * 2008 – Canadian government officially blocks sale of MDA to ATK on May 8, 2008 * 2008 – MDA announces sale of its Information Systems and Geospacial Services operations to Alliant Techsystems of Edina, Minnesota for $1.325 billion. However, amongst much media coverage, the sale was rejected by the federal government of Canada under the Investment Canada Act. * 2007 – acquires Alliance Spacesystems, Inc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MDA Acquires U.S.-Based Alliance Spacesystems )〕 (now "MDA US Systems, LLC", located in Pasadena, CA, USA) * 2007 – named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean's magazine. * 2006 – acquires Lyttle & Co. (Belfast, Northern Ireland), property and related search information〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MDA Acquires Legal Search Firm In Northern Ireland )〕 * 2006 – acquires xit2 Ltd. (Nr Charlbury, Oxfordshire, UK), information exchange solutions for lenders and home surveyors and other outsourced service providers〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MDA Acquires Leading Provider Of Electronic Exchange Solutions To Lenders And Surveyors In UK )〕 * 2006 – expands into financial services with acquisition of Mindbox, a supplier of advanced decision systems for mortgage lending, for $12.6 million USD, with up to $10.75 million contingent on performance * 2005 – acquires business of EMS Technologies Canada (previously RCA Canada, which then became the Montreal division of SPAR Aerospace), a major supplier and subcontractor, for $8.9 million〔 * 2004 – acquires Marshall & Swift / Boeckh for $337.8 million, with $104.9 million contingent on performance.〔 * 2003 – acquires Millar & Bryce, a commercial provider of land information in Scotland, for $21.32 million, with $1.76 million contingent on performance. * 2002 – acquires Dynacs for $3.1 million, with an additional $6.8 million contingent on performance〔 (now "MDA US Systems, LLC", located in Houston, TX, USA) * 2002 – acquires Automated Mining Systems of Aurora, Ontario for $225,000 * 2000/01 – Orbital Sciences divests its MDA shares through an initial public offering; trades as * 2000 – enters joint venture with LandAmerica Financial Group to create LandMDA, a provider of property reports to lenders〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=In Real Estate, Geographic Information and the Internet Changes Everything )〕 * 1996 – acquires Iotek, a supplier of signal processing and sonar technology for military customers, for undisclosed sum * 1995 – MDA acquired by Orbital Sciences for $67 million in stock 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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