Defence and Security

As the federal government ramps up military spending and defence is suddenly in the spotlight, Jean-Marc Lanthier...

Newly hatched defence-technology startup Dominion Dynamics has landed millions of dollars in funding from domestic investors and...

A new agency aimed at speeding up the procurement and delivery of equipment to the Canadian military...

Calian Group has acquired a Quebec-based engineering firm that specializes in complex military systems in a deal...

SEA Canada business development manager Dudley Malster said the new site will house a mix of offices and manufacturing space where the company will produce torpedo launcher systems and decoy launchers for the next-generation River-class destroyers that will replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s aging fleet of Iroquois- and Halifax-class warships beginning in the early 2030s.

In his new role as Calian Group’s head of defence and space, Chris Pogue wants to ensure founders’ groundbreaking ideas end up being applied where they’re needed most – in the toolkits of people in the field.

Founded in 1995 by former Canadian Space Agency employee George DiNardo, Larus Technologies specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms for the defence sector – primarily the Canadian Armed Forces, global defence contractors and other militaries.

Joseph Pamic, who spearheaded a series of M&A deals that helped Stittsville-based Power-Tek Group more than triple its revenues since 2020, announced this week he has launched a venture with Toronto-based business partner Robert Curran aimed at acquiring companies in the precision manufacturing, industrial and consumer packaging industries.

The Canadian and American defence industrial bases are highly integrated, an arrangement that stretches back to the...