Canadian Armed Forces holds drone testing event with manufacturers in Ottawa Valley
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Canadian Armed Forces trial drones with 20 companiesOn August 12, a military demonstration near Ottawa tested systems from 18 Canadian firms and two other participating companies.
- Twenty companies, 18 of them Canadian, participated at the demonstration in Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards.
- According to Lt.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, personnel tried aerial, ground and maritime vehicles plus long-range precision-strike systems.
- The military is seeking reconnaissance and surveillance drones, terrain-capable ground systems, and platforms for surface and subsurface operations.
- In July, the government also announced a military drone research facility in Mirabel, Que., costing $30 million.
If you look at what's happening in Ukraine, their uncrewed systems — the [updates to] coding that goes into it happen on a daily basis. So, this is the kind of partnerships that we have to establish.— Lt.-Gen. Darcy Molstad, during the RED COBALT Uncrewed Systems Accelerator 2026 event, Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards Township, Ontario
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