IMPulse Volume 4, Issue 3 - Summer 2013 - IMP Group

Cascade Wins Major DND ContractWinning this avionicsOptimizedWeapons SystemSupport (OWSS)contract expandsthe already holisticsupport Cascadeprovides toCanada.Cascade Aerospace, an operatingunit of IMP Aerospace & Defence,is pleased to announce it has beenawarded a multi-year contract bythe Canadian government for theOptimized Weapon System Support(OWSS) of the Royal CanadianAir Force’s (RCAF’s) legacy C-130Hercules avionics system. Thiscomplements the services Cascadeprovides as Canada’s C-130 PrimaryAir Vehicle Optimized Weapons SystemsManager (PAV OWSM), whichincludes the in-service support, fleetmanagement, aircraft modification,engineering, maintenance, and repairand overhaul of Canada’s legacymodel C-130 fleet. Cascade also providesin-service support services forCanada’s C-130J fleet under a 20 yearcontract with Lockheed Martin.Winning this avionics OptimizedWeapons System Support (OWSS)contract expands the already holisticsupport Cascade provides to theCanadian Military. The anticipatedsynergies with their existing PrimaryAir Vehicle OWSM contract willfurther enhance Canada’s operationaloutput, reduce overall costsand allow for more effective decisionmaking. It brings them closer to theoriginal vision of the OWSS longterm,performance-based contractmodel.Under this latest contract, Cascadewill develop operating plans for theprogram management and supportof C-130 avionics repair and overhaul,and provide software support,configuration management, supplychain management strategies, andthe management of thousands ofavionics-related consumable items.Summer 2013 I M P u l s e Volume 4, Issue 3Cascade Technician working on a CC130H Avionics equipment installation5