Ukrainian Aerospace Business Visit to Canada

On February 16, 2011, Ambassador of Ukraine Ihor Ostash took part in a round table discussion summarizing the results of the visit to Canada by Ukrainian aerospace industry representatives. Among the participating Ukrainian companies were Yuzhnoye Design Office, Science and Production Enterprise Hartron-Arkos, Research Institute for Technology Instrumentation, Arsenal Special Device Production SE, and the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine.

While in Canada, members of the Ukrainian delegation visited Canadian companies MDA, Neptec, Bristol Aerospace Limited, Microsat Systems Canada Inc., Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd., Cyrium Technologies Inc., CMC Electronics, COM DEV International Ltd. etc. They also had meetings with the Canadian Space Agency and Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.

The round table discussants also included representatives from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Export Development Canada, National Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, who all noted the substantial potential for the development of cooperation between Ukraine and Canada in the aerospace industry sphere, including joint R&D projects.