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CENTRES DRDC Suffield Located at CFB Suffield , DRDC Suffield is home to the Chemical/Biological Forensic Research Lab, and a host of other CB defence research labs, including Canada's small scale facility for the production of Schedule 1 Substances permitted under the Chemical Weapons Convention . The Military Engineering facilities are engaged in the testing of rockets, explosives, new weapon systems, vehicle components and equipment, and house a Non-Metallic Laboratory made of polyurethane foam coated with sprayed gypsum and rubberized plastic used to make very low noise magnetic and low frequency electromagnetic measurements. The Counter Terrorism Technology Center focuses on training first responders for a biological or chemical incident, and to develop guidelines on how to deal with those events. DRDC Suffield also maintains facilities for the test and evaluation of Anti-personnel Mines to help in the development of demining equipment in association with the Canadian Centre for Mine Action Technologies (CCMAT). DRDC Corporate DRDC Ottawa The primary fields of research at DRDC Ottawa are communications and communications security, radar and electronic warfare, anti-terrorism and anti-smuggling, space technology and sythetic enviroments, nuclear and radiological defence, and navigation. DRDC Cora DRDC Cora is the Centre for Operational Research located in Ottawa. They provide expert, objective and timely operational research, analytical support, and advice to the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence. The effort supports force development, resource allocation, acquisition, improved operational effectiveness and efficiency, strategic analysis, scientific and technical intelligence, and the achievement of departmental policy and human resource goals. DRDC Toronto DRDC Toronto is located at the former site of CFB Downsview. The primary research fields at DRDC Toronto are human-factor analysis. simulations, operational field medicine, diving chamber, centrifuge, hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers, visual and auditory signal recognition. DRDC Valcartier DRDC Valcartier is located at CFB Valcartier The primary research fields at DRDC Valcartier are optronics, information systems, and combat systems. DRDC Atlantic DRDC Atlantic (formerly Defence Research Establishment Atlantic, (DREA)) has world-leading expertise in antisubmarine warfare, mine and torpedo defence, shipboard command and control, and air and naval platform technology. We are also growing our research programs in emerging materials, signature management, maritime information and knowledge management, virtual platforms, and virtual combat systems. AGENCY ORGANIZATION EXTERNAL LINKS
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