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Agility as Capability: The Defence Drone Initiative and the Future of Canadian Defence Innovation

Agility as Capability: The Defence Drone Initiative and the Future of Canadian Defence Innovation

Aug 31, 2026

Industry

Sea

LGen Darcy Edward Molstad explains what needs to happen next for the program to be a success.

LGen Darcy Edward Molstad
LGen Darcy Edward Molstad
RemoteSpark brings holographic repair guidance to Canada's defence supply chain

RemoteSpark brings holographic repair guidance to Canada's defence supply chain

Aug 31, 2026

Industry

A technician working on a piece of equipment can share a real-time video feed with an expert anywhere in the world.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Australian and Canadian military procurement share a similar risky path

Australian and Canadian military procurement share a similar risky path

Aug 27, 2026

Industry

The parallels between the innovations in Canada and Australia regarding military acquisition are somewhat surprising.

Rear-Admiral (Retd) Ian Mack
Rear-Admiral (Retd) Ian Mack
AtkinsRéalis names new defence lead as Canadian spending ramps up

AtkinsRéalis names new defence lead as Canadian spending ramps up

Aug 27, 2026

Industry

Sea

AtkinsRéalis has appointed a 32-year Air Force veteran to run its Canadian defence business

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Gagetown gets $871M modernization, groundbreaking marks Phase 1 start

Gagetown gets $871M modernization, groundbreaking marks Phase 1 start

Aug 25, 2026

Industry

Defence Minister David J. McGuinty and David Myles, MP for Fredericton–Oromocto, marked the start of Phase 1 at a groundbreaking ceremony in Oromocto.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Ottawa commits $11B to Davie for six new icebreakers

Ottawa commits $11B to Davie for six new icebreakers

Aug 24, 2026

Industry

Sea

The order replaces the Coast Guard's aging heavy and medium icebreaker fleet and cements Canada's position as home to NATO's largest icebreaking fleet, at a moment when Ottawa is leaning on major procurement to build domestic industrial capacity.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
From Semiconductors to the Front Line: RadioWires on Printing the Nervous System of Defence Machines

From Semiconductors to the Front Line: RadioWires on Printing the Nervous System of Defence Machines

Aug 24, 2026

Industry

For most of his career, Marius Draghia was solving a very unsexy problem: the messy tangle of wires inside electronic systems.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
KONGSBERG to deliver remote weapon systems to Canada

KONGSBERG to deliver remote weapon systems to Canada

Aug 20, 2026

Industry

Sea

KONGSBERG has signed a new contract with General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada worth approximately $162 million to deliver more PROTECTOR RS4 remote weapon systems for Canada's Armoured Combat Support Vehicle program.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Survey probes veteran career experience in defence industry

Survey probes veteran career experience in defence industry

Aug 19, 2026

Industry

The survey was launched through ALLIES (A Leadership Lab for Impact and Executive Sponsorship), convened by ADGA Group in partnership with Invest Ottawa.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
DIA or not, complex military project outcomes will remain uncertain

DIA or not, complex military project outcomes will remain uncertain

Aug 18, 2026

Industry

Certainty is desirable because it establishes our expectations, guides us through much of every day and eliminates a significant amount of stress from our lives by avoiding risks.

Rear-Admiral (Retd) Ian Mack
Rear-Admiral (Retd) Ian Mack
Closing the Gap: Inside the Strix-DIGITAL Alliance

Closing the Gap: Inside the Strix-DIGITAL Alliance

Aug 14, 2026

Industry

Two Canadian innovation organizations just decided that solving Canada's toughest defence problems means picking up the phone and calling each other more often.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
National Bank Taps General Rick Hillier as Strategic Defence Advisor

National Bank Taps General Rick Hillier as Strategic Defence Advisor

Aug 11, 2026

Industry

Hillier served more than 35 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, capping his career as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2005 to 2008.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
The Ant In The Room: How a Muskoka Startup Is Positioned to Protect Canada’s Defence Supply Chain

The Ant In The Room: How a Muskoka Startup Is Positioned to Protect Canada’s Defence Supply Chain

Aug 7, 2026

Industry

Cyber

Skadi Cyber Defense founder Rachel Clark built an AI that doesn't just flag threats.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Saab Poaches Thales Executive to Lead Its Canadian Business

Saab Poaches Thales Executive to Lead Its Canadian Business

Jul 29, 2026

Industry

She arrives with over a decade in Canada’s defence and security sector, most recently as VP, Growth, Industry & Corporate Affairs at Thales Canada, plus earlier stints inside the federal government and health care.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy Hits Its First Financing Milestones

Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy Hits Its First Financing Milestones

Jul 29, 2026

Industry

Six months into its $6 billion Defence Platform, the Business Development Bank of Canada has already backed 130 Canadian SMEs, doubling the value of loans and investments on its books and closing in on $1 billion.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
320 New Jobs, One Combat System: Lockheed’s Nova Scotia Play

320 New Jobs, One Combat System: Lockheed’s Nova Scotia Play

Jul 28, 2026

Industry

The company is adding up to $126 million in salaries and 320 new jobs over the next five years.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Arctic sovereignty, now a routine — not a one-off

Arctic sovereignty, now a routine — not a one-off

Jul 23, 2026

Industry

CAF, U.S. forces conduct multi-domain Arctic operation under LATITUDE

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Babcock secures six-year extension to keep Canada’s submarine fleet running

Babcock secures six-year extension to keep Canada’s submarine fleet running

Jul 21, 2026

Industry

Sea

The extension locks in continuity as Canada eventually shifts to a new submarine fleet.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Magellan lands Canadian contract to build M-72 anti-tank weapons

Magellan lands Canadian contract to build M-72 anti-tank weapons

Jul 21, 2026

Industry

Land

The deal gives the country its own domestic source for one of the most widely used anti-armour weapons in the world.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Canada Reloads: $1.4 Billion Investment Signals a New Era for Domestic Ammunition Production

Canada Reloads: $1.4 Billion Investment Signals a New Era for Domestic Ammunition Production

Jul 18, 2026

Industry

The deal gives the country its own domestic source for one of the most widely used anti-armour weapons in the world.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
Ottawa hands GDLS-Canada nearly $2B to build 190 more armoured vehicles

Ottawa hands GDLS-Canada nearly $2B to build 190 more armoured vehicles

Jul 17, 2026

Industry

Land

The deal grows Canada's armoured vehicle fleet to 550, all built at home.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Canada's aerospace industry hit $33.1 billion in 2025,  and defence is the fastest-growing piece

Canada's aerospace industry hit $33.1 billion in 2025, and defence is the fastest-growing piece

Jul 15, 2026

Industry

Canada's aerospace sector added $33.1 billion to GDP and supported 218,700 jobs in 2025, according to a report from the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED).

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Ottawa fixed the buyer's problem. The SME's four problems are still ours.

Ottawa fixed the buyer's problem. The SME's four problems are still ours.

Jul 11, 2026

Industry

Canada's defence procurement reforms share one design principle: they make it safer for the buyer to choose an unproven company.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
What Ottawa's NATO Trip Means for Canadian Defence Industry

What Ottawa's NATO Trip Means for Canadian Defence Industry

Jul 11, 2026

Industry

Carney's Ankara summit produced Canadian-only procurement opportunities, major contracts, and new routes into NATO markets, alongside the submarine decision already making headlines

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
Dominion Dynamics raises $139 million for Arctic surveillance and autonomous systems

Dominion Dynamics raises $139 million for Arctic surveillance and autonomous systems

Jul 3, 2026

Industry

Dominion Dynamics has closed a $139 million CAD Series A to expand its Arctic surveillance technology and autonomous aircraft program, in what the company says is the largest Series A financing in Canadian defence history.

Vanguard Defence
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