Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, also referred to as CFS Leitrim, is a small Canadian Forces Base located in Ottawa Ontario. A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

Background

CFS Leitrim, located just south of Ottawa, is Canada's oldest operational signal intelligence collection station. Established by the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in 1941 as I Special Wireless Station and renamed Ottawa Wireless Station in 1949, CFS Leitrim acquired its current name when the Supplementary Radio System was created in 1966. In 1946, the station's complement was 75 personnel. The current strength is 450 military personnel and 28 civilian employees. SIGINT stands for SIGnals INTelligence, which is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether by radio interception or other means. ...

Operations

CFS Leitrim is composed of the following units:

76 Communication Group (76 Comm Gp)

The mission of 76 Communication Group is to provide IT support to National Defence Headquarter Group Principals, Environmental Chiefs, their staffs, and controlled units. Category: Information technology ...

Canadian Forces Crypto Maintenance Unit (CFCMU)

The mission of the CFCMU today is to maintain and repair cryptographic equipment, to perform acceptance testing on new cryptographic equipment being brought into service, and to install strategic secure information distribution systems (so-called "Red Distribution Systems") for the Canadian Forces (CF) and other government departments. It is also to test, and to do limited repair and modification, of fixed and mobile secure enclosures shielded against electromagnetic emanations. Cryptography has had a long and colourful history. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ... In telecommunication, the term electromagnetic environment (EME) has the following meanings: 1. ...

Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit (CFCSU)

The mission of CFCSU is to provide communication security material accountability, courier services, account inspections, third-level communications security material support and management services, custodian training and publish CF communications security publications and generation and distribution of electronic keying material for CF cryptographic equipment.

Canadian Forces Data Centre (CFDC)

The mission of CFDC is to provide reliable and timely data processing services to the CF. It is also to ensure backup recovery services for all of its users in the event of an operational overload or an emergency.

Canadian Forces Electronic Warfare Center (CFEWC)

CFEWC is mandated with the development of the CF Electronic Warfare Database (CFEWDB). This relational database contains information on a variety of related subjects including emitter parametrics and platform and weapon fitments. It is designed for use by the CF community at large as a single-source reference on EW-related matters. Its development continues with the intention of adding electro-optical and infrared signatures in the near future. Electronic warfare (EW) has three main components: Electronic Attack (EA) This is the active use of the electromagnetic spectrum to deny its use by an adversary. ... Electro-optics is a branch of technology involving components, devices and systems which operate by modification of the optical properties of a material by an electric field. ... Image of a small dog taken in mid-infrared (thermal) light (false color) Infrared (IR) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than that of visible light, but shorter than that of microwave radiation. ...

External link

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