Add another financial instrument, albeit one we knew was coming. BDC introduces platform to provide $4B to boost Canada's defence and security ecosystem

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RCAF working on Air-to-Air refueling for the Global 6500, MGen Smyth confirms (so let's talk about it)

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Canadian Space Mining Corporation Rebrands as Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation, Launches Nuclear and R&D Subsidiaries

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Canadian and Icelandic Coast Guards sign agreement to increase cooperation

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Its a special Army Rumor edition of This Week in Defence! We've got just about everything this week:

• New Tank rumors

• ALAV numbers

• MEDCAV rumors

• CMAR orders

• C9, for some reason

And a whole lot more! All your gossipy desires, all in one newsletter this week!

Its time for another Let's Talk! Apparently, according to one person, I actually broke my word count record from last week!

Anyways we got a lot of Drones and Rotary talk this week! Plus some questions on the Arctic, future River-class Batches, and more!

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We called it. The Government of Canada has awarded a new, $753 million contract to Bombardier for six Global 6500 under the Airlift Capability Project - Multi-role Flight Service. These will replace the current CC-144 Challengers.

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Lockheed Martin Canada Awards OSI Maritime Systems with the Implementation Phase Contract for the First Three River-Class Destroyers

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For the first time, a Canadian has trained aboard a KSS-III, as the ROKN supports the RCN Submariner Embark Program aboard ROKS Ahnmu

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Could Canada get CMAR next year? (probably not but maybe)

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NATOs DIANA has announced it's 2026 cohort, and Canadian companies continue to be represented above average! 22 out of 150 companies selected are Canadian.

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The Canadian Army wants Autonomous Systems and they want them at scale in two years. How do they plan to do that? The Minerva Initative is the latest is a long line of answers. Yet despite its seeming ambition, the feelings around are a bit more cold.

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Looks like we got a new kid in town. I wish them well, but they have a tough road ahead.

CDMC Launches to Rebuild Canada's Sovereign Defence Manufacturing Capacity

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The Federal government has announced a new contract for ESCP-P!

It represents the latest in a string of Investments the Canadian Government has made into securing Canada's space sector. It also represents an early win for the DIA to press this project years ahead of schedule.

Lets talk about it!

Bombardier Celebrates Entry-into-Service of the Global 8000 Aircraft, the World's Fastest Business Jet

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The latest edition of This Week in Defence is now available! It's a packed week this week!

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This weeks edition of Let's Talk with Noah is now available! This marks the longest Let's Talk we've ever done, over 4000 words! And it's a week with a lot of unique questions. 👀

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