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Ottawa backs NordSpace's Newfoundland launch site with $10-million boost

Ottawa backs NordSpace's Newfoundland launch site with $10-million boost

Aug 27, 2026

Space

The money flows through ACOA's Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program and builds on $8.3 million in federal support NordSpace received earlier this year.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
MDA Space launches venture arm to fund Canadian space and defence startups

MDA Space launches venture arm to fund Canadian space and defence startups

Aug 27, 2026

Space

MDA Space is putting its own capital behind Canada's push for sovereign defence technology.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Different Problems, Different Tools: Canada’s AEW&C Bet in a Space Age

Different Problems, Different Tools: Canada’s AEW&C Bet in a Space Age

Aug 12, 2026

Space

Air

Jonathan Cassels
Jonathan Cassels
Closing the Arctic Gap: Canada Awards $2.3B Satellite Contract to Telesat

Closing the Arctic Gap: Canada Awards $2.3B Satellite Contract to Telesat

Aug 4, 2026

Space

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
NordSpace bets on Calgary's missile makers

NordSpace bets on Calgary's missile makers

Jul 30, 2026

Space

Canada's vertically integrated space company just wrote a check to the people building its first homegrown missile.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Airbus, Landing Zones sign UAS partnership at Farnborough

Airbus, Landing Zones sign UAS partnership at Farnborough

Jul 22, 2026

Space

Landing Zones will act as a representative for Airbus Defence and Space Services in Canada.

Steve Ladurantaye
Steve Ladurantaye
Eyes on the Sky: Canada Expands Space Surveillance with New $32M Investment

Eyes on the Sky: Canada Expands Space Surveillance with New $32M Investment

Jul 22, 2026

Space

By leveraging streamlined processes and existing approval authorities, the DIA was able to move the procurement forward more quickly than under traditional models.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
MDA Space Lands $688 Million RADARSAT Satellite Contract

MDA Space Lands $688 Million RADARSAT Satellite Contract

Jun 25, 2026

Space

The satellite is one part of a much larger Canadian surveillance buildout.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
MDA Space Launches MDA MIDNIGHTTM to Help Defend the Growing Space Domain

MDA Space Launches MDA MIDNIGHTTM to Help Defend the Growing Space Domain

Apr 19, 2026

Space

By leveraging streamlined processes and existing approval authorities, the DIA was able to move the procurement forward more quickly than under traditional models.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
Powering Sovereignty from Orbit to Factory Floor: Ottawa Invests in Canada’s Aerospace Future

Powering Sovereignty from Orbit to Factory Floor: Ottawa Invests in Canada’s Aerospace Future

Apr 10, 2026

Space

Canada is doubling down on its aerospace and space ambitions—pairing national security priorities with industrial growth—through a targeted investment aimed at scaling homegrown innovation.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
Telesat Lightspeed Expands Its Mission: A New Military Layer for a Changing Strategic Domain

Telesat Lightspeed Expands Its Mission: A New Military Layer for a Changing Strategic Domain

Mar 22, 2026

Space

As global defence priorities shift and the demand for secure, resilient communications intensifies, space is rapidly becoming one of the most contested and consequential operational domains.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
Canada Moves to Secure the Final Frontier with Landmark Sovereign Launch Investments

Canada Moves to Secure the Final Frontier with Landmark Sovereign Launch Investments

Mar 17, 2026

Space

At the centre of this effort is a major announcement from the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, who unveiled a historic $200 million commitment to establish core infrastructure for a Canadian-owned spaceport.

Vanguard Defence
Vanguard Defence
Canada and Norway Deepen Defence Cooperation in the Space Domain

Canada and Norway Deepen Defence Cooperation in the Space Domain

Mar 15, 2026

Space

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
IFS Chosen by SkyAlyne to Support Canada's Military Flight Training Overhaul

IFS Chosen by SkyAlyne to Support Canada's Military Flight Training Overhaul

Feb 5, 2026

Space

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Swedish software firm selected as digital backbone for $11.2B Future Aircrew Training program

Briefing and connecting Canada’s defence community

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