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For Immediate Release:	May 11, 2007
Contact:	Kate Stephens Marketing Communications Manager MDA's Geospatial Services 1-604-231-5000 media@mdacorporation.com

MDA Announces Acquisition of Vexcel Canada from Microsoft Corporation

Richmond, BC - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA ), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has acquired Vexcel Canada Inc., a small expert company in advanced radar satellite image applications. Financial terms will not be disclosed.

Founded in 1981, Vexcel Canada is based in Ottawa, Ontario, and specializes in providing advanced products and services using the latest radar image data sources. The company is a subsidiary of Vexcel U.S. that was acquired by Microsoft in 2006.

John Hornsby of MDA said, “The acquisition of Vexcel Canada allows us to more rapidly enter the market for new applications once RADARSAT-2 is fully operational, and enhances our geospatial services business.”

The company will work with MDA's Geospatial Services group.

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MDA (TSX:MDA) provides advanced information solutions that capture and process vast amounts of data, produce essential information, and improve the decision making and operational performance of business and government organizations worldwide..

About MDA's Geospatial Services

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MDA’s Geospatial Services provides Earth observation data, information products and services from aerial platforms and the majority of commercially available radar and optical satellites. These products and services are used globally for resource mapping, environmental monitoring, offshore oil and gas exploration, ice reconnaissance, maritime surveillance and disaster management.

MDA holds the exclusive distribution rights to Canada’s RADARSAT-1 and MDA’s RADARSAT-2 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. MDA owns and will commence operation of the RADARSAT-2 satellite when launched in summer 2007. RADARSAT-2 offers unparalleled imaging flexibility, dual polarization and full polarimetric imaging options, high-resolution and a highly responsive programming and delivery ground segment.