True North Strategic Review is proud to welcome AVSS as a sponsor — a company that represents exactly what Canadian sovereign defence capability should look like: deeply technical, entirely domestically built, and uncompromising on quality.
Founded in 2017, AVSS — Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. — designs and manufactures drone safety systems and dual-use robotic technologies entirely in Canada. Their flagship parachute recovery systems are the only such systems with their own Means of Compliance listed on the FAA's approved systems for flight over people — a distinction that has made AVSS a trusted partner for defence and commercial operators across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.
AVSS spends more than sixty percent of its annual budget on research and development, and has since expanded into guided delivery systems capable of resupplying personnel in terrain where no aircraft can safely land — a capability with obvious and urgent application for Canadian Arctic and northern operations.
AVSS has also produced the Canadian Defence Tech Market Map, now in its 2026 edition, cataloguing over 290 Canadian defence and dual-use companies — an act of genuine ecosystem stewardship that underscores the company's commitment not just to building great technology, but to building a stronger Canadian industry around it.
At a moment when Canada is reckoning with its dependence on foreign-designed systems, AVSS is proof that sovereign capability, world-class engineering, and Canadian ownership can coexist — and thrive.