Defence and Security

Boeing Canada currently employs 33 people at its office in the World Exchange Plaza. The 8,000-square-foot space serves as headquarters for the global aircraft manufacturing giant’s growing Canadian defence operations.

To highlight some of the issues facing the defence industry, both nationally and locally, OBJ spoke with Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) vice-president of business development Steven Hillier.

The company said it will provide “specialized software development and integration solutions” to the Canadian Army under the agreement, which runs until May 2028.

For a long time, Glenn Cowan argues, defence was a “dirty word” in the Canadian investment community. But the founder of Ottawa-based ONE9 Venture Partners says that’s changing.

David Luxton is quietly confident 2023 will be the year Kwesst Micro Systems graduates from a startup to a mature leader in its field.

Today, the 30-person team is expanding, landing major deals as a prime contractor with several large defence organizations in Canada and the U.S.

Today, the 30-person team is expanding, landing major deals as a prime contractor with several large defence organizations in Canada and the U.S.

Both CAE and KF Aerospace are already training the RCAF, but now, SkyAlyne combines their considerable experience and capabilities for Canada’s next generation aircrew training program.

Growing Kanata-based company says it's ready for its coming-out party during this week's CANSEC defence and security trade show at the EY Centre as it chases military contracts around the world.

Ottawa-based Brash has been awarded almost $200,000 from the Department of National Defence to test and prototype a personnel tracking system on board naval vessels.