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Vimy Ridge + homegrown defence tech
Lest we forget
Nov 11
Canada’s Moment to Lead the Drone Age
Canada Lost the Drone Race... We Can Win It Back
Nov 4

October 2025

Estonia Cashes In
As Russia fears grow, Estonia is developing new weapons and defence systems
Oct 28
Shazam for Drones Hackathon
Audio Detection and Classification of Airborne Threats
Oct 27
European defence ‘hype cycle’?
Investor concerns mount over glut of newcomers in defence tech
Oct 21
Canada’s Industrial Blind Spot, America’s Talent Offensive
The Icebreaker heads to Parliament to Testify
Oct 14
Procurement Gets an Upgrade
Ottawa moves to streamline big ticket defence buying
Oct 7

September 2025

Dispatch from the front line
Startups showcase battle-ready tech in Lviv, Ukraine
Sep 30
Canada’s Arctic Blind Spot
Toronto Hackathon Tackles Arctic Surveillance Fix
Sep 23
Factory Flatline
Canada's industrial muscle has atrophied, while America sprints ahead
Sep 16
Canada's Hidden $15B War Chest
Direct unallocated ITB obligations into venture
Sep 9
Hostile Bid: Calian in Crosshairs?
An activist hedge fund threatens to flip our last sovereign C5ISR giant
Sep 2
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