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Historical contract award · 2024-09-12Future Aircrew Training programme33 articles
Kraken reports a long-term subsea battery supply agreement for an unnamed UUV maker
The August agreement adds an unnamed vehicle manufacturer to Kraken’s battery customer base. Its factory expansion provides context, while purchase volumes and contract value remain undisclosed.
MDA's OHB agreement authorises early Argonaut work while the full contract remains pending
The July pre-authorisation allows engineering and long-lead purchasing before a definitive full agreement for the lunar programme.
MDA Space's CLS offer targets the commercial layer beyond satellite hardware
The July offer proposes a majority investment in CLS, linking satellite assets with analytics and customer distribution. Completion remains conditional.
TKMS signs Cohere contract for internal enterprise AI deployment
The June agreement covers an internal data platform and integration services. Its industrial-participation context does not make it a Canadian submarine award.
CAE reports AI adoption in engineering support with a bounded productivity measure
CAE's 2026 filing reports a reduction in issue intake per project from an AI-assisted engineering workflow. That metric requires careful interpretation.
CAE reports Prodigy qualification across 40 full-flight simulators
The 2026 filing provides a deployment count for a visual system using a gaming engine. Qualification scope remains specific to the reported applications.
MDA's repeat Airbus antenna order shows the commercial importance of constellation replenishment
The April supplier announcement concerns additional antennas for the OneWeb constellation, connecting installed infrastructure to later component demand.
Kraken’s Polish Navy KATFISH order runs through local partner Thesta
A repeat Polish Navy order makes Thesta’s reseller role visible. Earlier records show how Kraken first entered through the shipbuilding programme, and why the two relationships matter.
Australia's air-training investment puts facilities, simulation and courseware in one programme
The government's December 2025 announcement identifies CAE Australia and a delivery start planned for 2026, but does not confirm subsequent acceptance.
AerialX: a Canadian drone specialist with sandbox evidence
AerialX’s public catalogue spans drone-related products, while Canadian government records verify participation in the 2019 and 2022 counter-drone sandboxes.
Aethera Technologies: RF engineering and industrial power products
Aethera is a Halifax RF engineering business with industrial power products and aerospace applications. The verified public evidence supports an enabling-technology profile, without claiming an undisclosed defense award.
Allen-Vanguard: receivership, electronic systems and customer support
Allen-Vanguard entered receivership on 1 September 2026. Its electronic systems, earlier contracts and support business now need to be read alongside the current court record.
An IDEaS Test Drive contract buys a defined evaluation, with support obligations attached
Limited acquisition for real-world testing can be a commercial milestone without establishing a full-scale procurement commitment.
Assess controlled-goods requirements against the actual Canadian work package
The nature of the goods and information a supplier will handle matters more than a broad label such as defense contractor.
Build the Canadian bid around the evaluation criteria and current amendments
A persuasive product story needs to be translated into the evidence and format the buyer will actually evaluate.
Buy Canadian's June expansion makes procurement-specific access checks more important
The official supplier guidance reports a lower threshold for strategic procurement measures and distinguishes the treatment of different policy instruments.
Canada's industrial-benefits policy rewards a concrete local business case
A prime's economic commitments can create partnership opportunities, but the proposed activity must fit procurement-specific requirements and commercial needs.