Ottawa gives NRC $900 million for drone innovation hub and defence-focused IRAP stream
Commitment comes through $6.6-billion Defence Industrial Strategy.
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Dominion Dynamics says it will invest $50 million to build a “sovereign autonomous wingman”
Uncrewed aircraft will be designed to fly alongside crewed fighters.
Kraken dives deeper into defence with $615-million Covelya Group acquisition
Acquisition would create a larger subsea player spanning defence and commercial markets.
Ottawa makes first RDII investments in Ontario with $15 million for CDL Defence and Wolf Advanced Technology
Money will support CDL’s defence accelerator and Wolf’s high-performance computing systems.
Bubble Technology Industries awarded contract to detect space radiation for astronauts
Ontario defence and aerospace firm to receive $5.5 million from Canadian Space Agency.
The new alliance positioning Edmonton as a Canadian defence hub
The Edmonton Region Defence Alliance presents a united front in pursuit of federal defence contracts.
New trade association aims to give domestic SMBs a shot in Canada’s “defence renaissance”
For those about to defend, there’s a new ACDC in town.
MDA Space makes defence-industry push with launch of 49North
CAE vet Joe Armstrong will lead subsidiary exclusively focused on Canada’s defence industry.
Why Canada’s defence spending should follow this Cold War blueprint
US military spending helped create your laptop. Can Canada make similar leaps?
“The world has changed”: Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy aims to reduce US dependency
PM lays out plan to buy domestically and partner with “trusted allies.”
Feds’ $6.6-billion Defence Industrial Strategy takes aim at building a “robust” Canadian defence sector
DIS outlines a “build-partner-buy” framework and plans to name “national champions.”
Ottawa, Gatineau launch defence innovation task force in bid for NATO defence bank
Task force features mayors, a retired general, and leaders from One9 and Ranovus.
Inside the Edmonton facility building quantum’s hidden infrastructure
Zero Point Cryogenics is manufacturing the extreme-cold systems behind quantum computing.
Elle, MD, Hiive, and LiORA among latest CIX Startup Awards winners
Annual awards recognize top emerging, early-stage, and growth-stage Canadian startups.
Class-action lawsuit targets MDA Space over scrapped, $1.8-billion EchoStar deal
Investors allege firm didn’t disclose regulatory risk before contract collapsed.