MacDonald Dettwiler

MDA

Type	Public
Traded as	: MDA
Industry	Information technology services, Engineering services, Communications satellite
Founded	1969
Founder	John S. MacDonald Werner (Vern) Dettwiler
Headquarters	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Key people	Howard L. Lance (President and CEO) Daniel E. Friedmann (Former President and CEO) Anil Wiresekara (EVP and CFO)
Revenue	$2.1 billion CAD (2015)
Net income	$142.8 million CAD (2015)
Number of employees	4,800+ (2015)
Subsidiaries	MDA Information Systems, MDA US Systems
Website	www.mdacorporation.com

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. is a Canadian multinational communications and information company. MDA has locations throughout Canada, and the United States operating under the MDA brand name.

MDA's most visible products include the Canadarm used on the NASA Space Shuttle, as well as the Canadarm2 and Dextre remote manipulator systems on the International Space Station.

MDA provides operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, including:

MDA is a member of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association.