MDA's airborne systems capabilities have been at the leading edge of operational and experimental surveillance programs for more than three decades.

MDA delivers operational airborne imaging systems based on synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). These systems are used for wide area surveillance as well as target tracking, in both maritime and inland applications. Our systems operate at a long stand-off range and provide strip maps as well as spotlight modes. Moving target detection and tracking are accomplished using advanced, radar signal and data processing algorithms and architectures.

MDA also offers both systems and services for overall unmanned airborne solutions that provide airborne surveillance information to our customers (www.uavs.ca).

Other MDA airborne capabilities include radar simulations facilities, multi-aircraft installation, mission planning, ground-based image exploitation (both fixed and mobile), target classification, automatic target recognition and data fusion.

MDA's imaging satellite ground systems collect, record, catalog, process and store image data acquired by satellites, of the Earth's surface, and convert that data into information, which is archived and distributed.

MDA has built the majority of non-classified imaging satellite ground systems in operation around the world today and continues to develop and deliver associated upgrades to many of these existing centres. MDA's satellite ground systems handle data from many of the non-classified satellites in operation today allowing us to offer our customers solutions based on the combination of satellites most suitable to meet their requirements.

MDA is recognised internationally and organises and hosts biennially the Earth Observation Business Network Conference. This conference is attended by a wide cross section of suppliers, customers, and other industry experts from around the world.