Air

In a world where military readiness is paramount, how do we prepare our forces for the rapidly evolving battlefield?

Steve Ladurantaye

The deal gives the Canadian aerospace and defence firm its own airborne sensors and mission software, plus a manufacturing base in a NATO and EU member state.

Steve Ladurantaye

DND confirmed the figure to Vanguard and said a second qualification round, along with three additional requests for proposals, will be released on or around Oct. 8.

Steve Ladurantaye

Five companies, three air bases, one bid: a new consortium has formed to pursue the Royal Canadian Air Force's next-generation training range program.

Steve Ladurantaye

The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies opened its expanded Saskatchewan Aviation Learning Centre in Saskatoon.

Steve Ladurantaye

The CU179 Peregrine made its inaugural flight Sept. 1 at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges near Nanaimo, B.C.

Steve Ladurantaye

The awards cover tuition, living expenses or both for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students in post-secondary programs linked to aerospace, aviation and defence careers.

Steve Ladurantaye

Before signing, ask the negotiating team to walk through a future upgrade by a Canadian firm.

Al Vigier

The deal ties Draganfly more closely to an American component supplier as it scales production.

Steve Ladurantaye

The non-binding agreement sets the scope for formal negotiations but stops short of a contract.

Steve Ladurantaye

CAE says it will provide program management, instruction, maintenance and logistics support, cybersecurity solutions and ongoing upgrades.

Steve Ladurantaye

The contract covers an end-to-end package: aircraft, payloads, ground control stations, data links, training, sustainment, spare parts, documentation, and software and firmware support.

Steve Ladurantaye

Watch for the Army to continue standing up the Artillery and Sustainment brigades, particularly as HIMARS deliveries approach 2029.

Steve Ladurantaye

Qualification under the RFSA does not guarantee a contract. It does open the door to future testing, prototype development, limited acquisitions and, eventually, production work.

Steve Ladurantaye

Under the agreement, Ocean will supply its FlightPRO and TAMS platforms to manage the planning, scheduling and coordination of training operations across FAcT.

Steve Ladurantaye

Major-General Jeff Smyth, MSM, CD, Chief Air and Space Force Development, Royal Canadian Air Force, on what Canada's investment in continental defence means for the RCAF and what industry needs to understand about the road ahead.

Vanguard Defence

The Vancouver-based drone maker reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $2,664,237, up 26.0% year over year.

Steve Ladurantaye

The sale runs through GCMil, the Public Services and Procurement Canada group that handles surplus military asset sales on National Defence's behalf.

Steve Ladurantaye

The deal pushes NVD's valuation past $90 million.

Steve Ladurantaye

FedNor has put $2.7M behind North Bay pilot training and AI cyber defence

Steve Ladurantaye

Inturai Ventures’ DomeCommand just skipped the line into Asia’s defence tech fast lane.

Steve Ladurantaye

What matters now is delivering capability and moving forward with contracts.

Mike Mueller

Ottawa wants Canadian drones to fight faster than Canadian bureaucracy usually allows.

Steve Ladurantaye

This is industry positioning ahead of a decision, not after one.

Steve Ladurantaye