On the 5th October, 2017 MDA Corp announced the successful conclusion of its US$2.4 billion purchase of American Earth imaging company DigitalGlobe Inc. However, this was not the only news released by MDA. They also announced the creation of a new US-company, Maxar Technologies Ltd.
This new company is the result of a rebrand for MDA Corp and consolidation of a comprehensive selection of aerospace and defence products. The new Maxar portfolio includes: SSL – a globally renowned manufacturer of spacecraft platforms for commercial and government customers, MDA – an international supplier of satellite antennas and subsystem components alongside its defence and maritime products, DigitalGlobe – a provider of high-resolution optical Earth imagery and Radiant – which has developed a software platform for the dissemination of geospatial data and analytics.