Canadian Patrol Submarine Project
TKMS is the preferred supplier for Canada’s next submarine fleet. Hanwha Ocean remains the reserve supplier while Canada negotiates delivery, sustainment and industrial participation.
Canadian defence market intelligence
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Explore 5 defence programs and 166 active company profiles.
Canadian defence programs
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Future Fighter Capability Project
Canada continues its F-35 acquisition while reviewing the wider fighter purchase. Gripen proposals and Canadian industrial agreements remain conditional on a separate government decision.
River-class Destroyer
Irving is building the first of Canada’s planned 15 River-class destroyers. The first three ships form the initial construction batch, with combat-system production and integration work advancing.
Long-range and Deep Precision Strike
Canada has contracted for HIMARS rocket artillery and is developing a separate deep precision-strike capability. The two projects have different procurement routes, suppliers and delivery schedules.
Arctic Surveillance and Awareness
Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar anchors a wider surveillance portfolio. NORTHWATCH, space surveillance and satellite communications address complementary needs through separate projects.
Image credits & context
Canadian Patrol Submarine ProjectOriginal Anvil North illustration; not the proposed Canadian configuration.
Future Fighter Capability ProjectU.S. Air Force F-35As, 2023.USAF / Tech. Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier
River-class DestroyerHMS Glasgow, UK Type 26, 2022. Canadian configuration differs.Ian Dick · CC BY 2.0
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Long-range and Deep Precision StrikeU.S. Army HIMARS at Exercise Balikatan, 2024.USMC / Cpl. Kyle Chan
Arctic Surveillance and AwarenessThule early-warning radar, Greenland, 2022; not Canada’s planned A-OTHR.USSF / Paul Honnick
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Suppliers & partners
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MDA Space
Space-based intelligence and radar imagery
View company profile Earth-observation systems, radar imagery, analytics, and defence information solutions.
Kraken Robotics
KATFISH Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar
View company profile An actively stabilized towed sonar system for high-resolution seabed imaging, bathymetry, and subsea-object detection.
Roshel
Protected mobility and mission integration
View company profile Protected vehicle platforms and mission variants for military and public-safety operations.
Search 166 active supplier and technical-provider profiles, from concise company overviews to detailed capability research.
Industrial capabilities & relationships
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OCIANA
OCIANA, previously Global Spatial Technology Solutions or GSTS, develops maritime-intelligence software that combines sensor, historical, and real-time data for defence, security, and maritime operations.
MDA Space
MDA Space develops geointelligence, space robotics and mission operations, and satellite systems from its Canadian base in Brampton, Ontario.
CAE
CAE designs and integrates defence training systems and provides training operations, instruction, lifecycle support, and sustainment services.
Calian
Calian provides defence services across training, cyber, communications, health, engineering, and advanced technology.
PAL Aerospace
PAL Aerospace integrates and operates special-mission aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, maritime patrol, and emergency response.
Kraken Robotics
Kraken Robotics develops synthetic-aperture sonar, towed sonar systems, subsea batteries, and subsea survey services.
Roshel
Roshel designs and manufactures protected and special-purpose vehicles in Canada for defence, security, and emergency-response users.
Dominion Dynamics
Dominion Dynamics develops autonomy, sensing, communications, and command-and-control systems for defence, security, critical infrastructure, and remote operations.
Volatus Aerospace
Volatus Aerospace manufactures and operates uncrewed aerial systems and provides intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, counter-UAS, tactical logistics, training, and autonomy software.
Image credits & context
OCIANAConceptual maritime scene; original illustration, not an OCIANA installation.Anvil North
MDA SpaceCHORUS satellite rendering; not an orbital photograph.MDA Space
CAEM-346 full-mission simulator.CAE
CalianAntenna imagery from Calian; the pictured site is not identified.Calian
PAL AerospaceForce Multiplier aircraft with its satellite communications installation.PAL Aerospace
Kraken RoboticsKATFISH deployed from the ISO20 launch and recovery system.Kraken Robotics via GlobeNewswire
RoshelSenator at MSPO 2024 in Kielce, Poland. Display adaptation under the same licence.Michał Derela / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dominion DynamicsField computing pictured on the company’s platform page.Dominion Dynamics
Volatus AerospaceDrone and automated docking equipment from the company’s services page.Volatus Aerospace
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Company development
ATCO Frontec defence business to join New ATCO as Emera acquires Canadian Utilities
The proposed New ATCO spinout will include ATCO Frontec, whose work spans Arctic infrastructure, NORAD support, military accommodation and operational logistics.
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File photoAirman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim / U.S. Air Force / DVIDSPublic domain AtkinsRéalis and DRAKKAR sign MoU to pursue lifecycle support for Canadian defence programs
The Montreal-headquartered companies will examine joint work across air, land and maritime programs, combining engineering with maintenance, manufacturing and logistics.
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File photoSenior Airman Colin Perkins / U.S. Air Force / DVIDSPublic domain QinetiQ, Serco and Indigenous partners establish Team StrīQ to pursue RCAF RAGNAR range program
Team StrīQ will pursue the RCAF range-modernization program with a proposed system linking live aircraft, synthetic training, threat environments and secure data services.
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Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim / U.S. Air Force / DVIDSPublic domain Arcfield Canada and Sun Test Systems target military aircraft ground-support work
The companies will explore equipment support and manufacturing opportunities as Canada prepares its next generation of military aviation infrastructure.
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Photo credits & context
Captions identify the pictured subjects and dates. Images are resized and cropped to fit the layout.
- ATCO Frontec defence business to join New ATCO as Emera acquires Canadian Utilities
File photo: the Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location at Rankin Inlet, photographed on 31 August 2025. Shown as context for northern defence infrastructure; it is not the ATCO Frontec camp at Resolute Bay.
OhanaUnited / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 - AtkinsRéalis and DRAKKAR sign MoU to pursue lifecycle support for Canadian defence programs
File photo: personnel unpack F-35A support equipment at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, on 15 May 2023. The image illustrates military aviation support and does not depict AtkinsRéalis or DRAKKAR work.
Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim / U.S. Air Force / DVIDS · Public domain - QinetiQ, Serco and Indigenous partners establish Team StrīQ to pursue RCAF RAGNAR range program
File photo: a U.S. F-16 and Canadian CF-18 await refuelling at 5 Wing Goose Bay during Operation Arctic Vanguard in September 2026. The photograph does not depict a RAGNAR facility or a contract award.
Senior Airman Colin Perkins / U.S. Air Force / DVIDS · Public domain - Arcfield Canada and Sun Test Systems target military aircraft ground-support work
File photo: Personnel unpack F-35A support equipment at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, on 15 May 2023. The photograph does not show Arcfield or Sun Test equipment, or a Canadian delivery.
Airman 1st Class Zachary Nordheim / U.S. Air Force / DVIDS · Public domain
The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.