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The article reports that Canada's Department of Transport has signed a 5 million dollars contract with Raytheon Co. for supplying radar units to monitor the country's air traffic. Raytheon has been asked to deliver the first of the radar units in 1957 and the transcontinental traffic control system will become functional an year later. The radar system is being introduced to boost safety in air space with increasing air traffic.

The article reports on the Soviet Union's spy satellite Cosmos 954 which crashed in a remote Canadian wilderness area. It narrates that the satellite, which contained a nuclear reactor in the system, started to sag in its orbit during December 1977, and crashed into the atmosphere with probable reentry point in North America based on the computer analysis of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). It states that military intelligence from both Russia and the U.S. knew that Cosmos 954 was in fact a satellite that tracks U.S. submarines, and that search attempts by the U.S. and Canada became more of a pursuit of military intelligence rather than of environmental conservation.

The article features the 65 Joint Strike Fighters of the F-35 A produced by Lockheed Martin in Canada. It states that the multi-role fighters is designed to complement with the F-22 Raptor with the advantage that each aircraft is the stealthiest in their specific category in terms of conventional radar. It mentions that F-35 JSF is less capable aircraft in terms of sheer performance but it is better than the planes of potential adversaries in terms of stealth and first strike capability.

The article focuses on the fallen Soviet nuclear-powered space satellite Cosmos 954. It notes that the findings confirmed the claim of scientists that parts of the Russian satellite had survived the blazing entry into atmosphere and fell in a shotgun-manner over at least 200 miles in Canada. It says that even a small part is emitting enough radiation that can kill anyone whose holding it for two hours. It says that as the retrieval operation code-named Operation Morning Light continues, Canadian paratroopers set up a camp to prevent wandering Eskimos from being exposed to the radiation and protect the pieces until analyzed by Western military experts. In February 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter implies that space satellites must be installed with much more advanced safety precautions.

The article highlights the effects of the installation of radar meter in highways and back roads across the U.S., Canada and Bermuda in November 1953, which was deemed by judges and juries in 42 states that use them as dependable and legal.

The article features the new forecasting system by the Canadian scientists to enable pilots to detour around flocks of birds. It states that Canada's Associate Committee on Bird Hazards to Aircraft in 1966 converted the Royal Canadian Air Force base into an electronic bird-watching station. It notes that the Polaroid-backed camera set up in front of a 50-mile-range radar scanner enabled experts to determine the approximate density and direction of bird concentrations.

The article reports on the announcement of Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker regarding the change of the air-defense planning in the country. It mentions that the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) will abolish nine jet squadrons, which guard the northern frontier, to be replaced with radar-guided Bomarc missiles from the U.S. It adds that the decision has left the R.C.A.F. with little future as a combat flying force and its role will likely be as the missile operator.

The article focuses on the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line, an initiative of Canada and U.S. government to secure the nations from possible air attack. It says that the DEW line, serving as an alarm system in case of invasion, on the Arctic Circle was switched on. Meanwhile, it notes that the two nations' air forces were merged under the name Air Defense Canada-United States (ADCANUS), while the development of Mid-Canada line, DEW's counterpart in the south, and other facilities was ongoing.

The article offers news briefs on atmospheric and space environments. The Jacchia-Bowman new empirical thermospheric atmospheric density model has been developed. The final flight tests for an airborne W and X band radar for cloud physics, dynamics and cloud remote detection research are undergoing at the Institute for Aerospace Research of the National Research Council of Canada. The list of the Research Focus Areas for the Aircraft Icing Research Alliance was updated.

The article presents information on Canada's role in the race for militarization in space and the use of RADARSAT, which is the world's most advanced synthetic aperture radar satellite system. Various benefits of RADARSAT are discussed including the use of its data for military purposes. To maintain Canada's leading role in the race to further militarize space, the Federal government is constructing the RADARSAT-3.

The article offers world news briefs related to naval warfare. BAE Systems Inc. announced that the British Future Aircraft Carrier will receive the new ARTISAN search radar. Brazil will develop a nuclear propelled submarine to protect the oil reserves off its coasts. Canada has cancelled the Joint Support Ship programme.

The article reports on the 10th year anniversary in space of Canada's RADARSAT-1 satellite, the first commercial synthetic-aperture radar satellite. The function of the satellite was highlighted by John Hornsby, general manager of Geospatial Services International. Services of the program which support-time critical operations are presented in the article. It also discusses the outcome of the improved understanding of radar application and the key benefits of RADARSAT-2 which will be launched in 2006.

Looks at the life of Canadian, Sir Charles Seymour Wright, an explorer of the early 1900s. Chemist and glaciologist Wright explored the snow and glacier free McMurdo Sound in Antarctica; Navigator for the search teams looking for the ill-fated exploration party of Captain Robert Scott; Developer of wireless trench communications in World War I; Developer of early radar.