Skunk Works® Canada

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® Canada, formerly known as Lockheed Martin CDL Systems, has joined the Skunk Works organization.

Skunk Works® Canada  is based in Calgary and specializes in the development and licensing of software for unmanned vehicle command and control and mission management. The company has developed an open, standards-based, and commercial off-the-shelf software product that has been integrated into numerous unmanned vehicle platforms.

Skunk Works® Canada has been in operation for over 30 years and continues to expand it’s reach into various uncrewed platforms with it’s ground control station software called VCSi.

We specialize in the development and licensing of vehicle control station software for uncrewed systems.

We have developed an open, standards-based, and commercial off-the-shelf software product that has been integrated into numerous uncrewed vehicle platforms.  Our products are designed on low-cost, interoperable, and open architecture systems to support government and civil applications around the world, with more than three million hours of operational use.

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VCSi is your ground control station for all mission deployments.

  • Multi-Vehicle command and control to allow for optimization in your field deployments.
  • 3D Map-Centric view allows for special awareness
  • NATO Interoperable with STANAG 4586 compliance
  • Software Development Kit that allows for easy integration of 3rd party software. 
Software Development Process

Our team brings the full package of technical expertise and a collaborative approach by communicating with our customers and users from development to integration.

Software Development Kit

We utilize agile software development which is the ability to create and respond to change. It is a way of dealing with, and ultimately succeeding in, an uncertain and turbulent environment as often what happens in software development. This has proven success in reducing errors and providing better outcomes. 

CDl Notes
CDL UAS

Small UAS Control

mGCS is a software application that serves as the UAV operator’s user interface for controlling and monitoring mini and small uncrewed vehicle systems.

Lockheed Martin Northstar™

Enables an aerial vehicle to operate in an environment where Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System is unavailable by using an Assured Position Navigation & Timing (APNT) algorithm that computes an aircraft’s position through real-time terrestrial image analysis from a downward facing camera.
Northstar
CDL VCS

VCS-4586

Our Vehicle Control Station (VCS) software is a fully integrated command, control, and information system designed for operating and monitoring uncrewed vehicle systems.
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Dec 17, 2019
Press Release
The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS operations requires real-time airspace situational awareness for the UAV pilot and support crew to ensure safe, repeatable operations.
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Mackey Yan

Skunk Works® Canada 

Harvest Hills Office Park,  Building 5000. Suite 5301
333 - 96 Avenue NE
Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
Phone: 403.289.1733
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