IDS is an independent engineering and systems technologies company providing research, innovation and products in Air Traffic Management, Airports, Electromagnetic Engineering, Unmanned Systems, Avionics and Safety and Protection fields for both civil and defense applications. Since 1980 IDS has specialized in providing consulting services for high-tech engineering projects and in developing integrated solutions and measurement systems. IDS has a strong customer focus and is committed to meeting customer requirements with high quality innovative solutions.

IDS North America Ltd is the largest of IDS’s subsidiaries. Based in Canada, with offices in Kanata (Ottawa) and Montreal, the company also handles activities in the United States, Central America, the Caribbean and some parts of Eastern Europe and Africa.

IDS North America offers the whole range of IDS capabilities but its main current source of revenue is the air navigation sector. A second area of major emphasis is the assembly and manufacturing facility being set up in Canada for the supply of specialist antennas and satellite terminals meeting the needs of high technology market sectors with advanced requirements.