Canada

Oct- 2026 -

7 October

Canadian Drone Makers Seek Foreign Sites for EW Tests as Ottawa Bars Jamming

Canadian drone developers are looking to conduct more testing outside the country because federal laws limit their ability to test whether their drones can withstand radio jamming.

7 October

Technology

Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Glace Bay sails during operations. Image courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Samantha Alexa

Royal Canadian Navy Turns to Agentic AI for Fleet Support

The Royal Canadian Navy is adopting agentic AI to streamline maintenance, logistics, and other in-service support operations under a new initiative involving Thales and Cohere.

6 October

Technology

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Canadian Firm Tests Quantum-Optimized Logistics in US Military Exercise

Canadian tech firm SuperQ Quantum has put its Super Edge hybrid quantum-classical technology through demanding tests designed to see how it performs in real-world military environments.

Sep- 2026 -

30 September

Americas

Defense technologies for field facilities.

Giulia Bernacchi

Marshall, Universities Form Alliance to Research Deployable Military Infrastructure

Marshall Land and universities in Canada and Wales have formed a research alliance to develop technologies for deployable facilities.

29 September

Americas

Canadian Army soldiers stand during the opening ceremonies for North Wind 26 on Camp Makomanai, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. North Wind is a bilateral U.S. Army Japan and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force winter field training exercise in Hokkaido, Japan—running from Jan. 20–Feb. 3—focused on enhancing bilateral tactics, techniques and procedures for extreme cold-weather conditions and enhancing interoperability and readiness between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U. S. Army photo by Sgt. John Russell)

Giulia Bernacchi

Canada to Test Gastops Oil Monitoring System for Navy Maintenance

Canada will test FluidSIGHT, a system that monitors the oil used to lubricate machinery to evaluate military equipment maintenance methods.

28 September

Air

GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft.

Giulia Bernacchi

Canada, Saab Set Framework for Talks on Six GlobalEye Aircraft

Saab and Canada’s Defence Investment Agency signed a preliminary agreement to negotiate over a proposed purchase of six GlobalEye aircraft.

24 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A Ukrainian service member operates a drone as part of the country’s Drone Line project. Sparc AI has launched its Overwatch positioning network in Ukraine. Image: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Rojoef Manuel

Calian, SkyFall to Embed Ukrainian Drone Tactics Into NATO Training

Canadian defense firm Calian Group and Ukraine’s SkyFall have signed a strategic partnership to deliver advanced drone training for NATO and allied forces.

23 September

Americas

Canadian Army soldiers conduct stability operations during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE 19 in Wainwright, Alberta, on May 15, 2019. Photo: Department of National Defence

Samantha Alexa

Canada Commits $23.9M for Homegrown Military AI

Canada is investing 33.5 million Canadian dollars in a sovereign military artificial intelligence ecosystem aimed at turning Canadian technology into operational capabilities.

21 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion