A sovereign space launch capability is long over due. However, since we are talking about defence here, I’d like to see rocket companies secure a commitment from the GoC to support a missile industry. Surface to Air missiles (SAMs), Air Intercept Missiles (AIMs). Those things that Ukraine is begging for. Those things we need for our own air defence. We need a missile range. Ordnance like these are expendable that need replenishment at a great rate in combat, such that if relying on a foreign source (ahem, USA), we go to the end of the supply chain. So build the rocket. Oops, we need sensors (radar, IR,EO, quantum) and warheads too. A plethora of technologies. So universities, DRDC, and corporate research could weigh in…for the long haul.
The defence and tech companies “seedlings are growing! Bring our talent home and keep them home. Continue that growing environment, change tax regulations to promote reinvestment! It’s all good!
The real story here is the cheque from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). We constantly see witnesses at the House Industry Committee testify that Canadian investors are too scared to fund "deep tech" like hardware. It seems that message finally got through. Seeing a Crown corporation lead a round for actual rockets is a massive shift from their usual focus on safer software bets.
A sovereign space launch capability is long over due. However, since we are talking about defence here, I’d like to see rocket companies secure a commitment from the GoC to support a missile industry. Surface to Air missiles (SAMs), Air Intercept Missiles (AIMs). Those things that Ukraine is begging for. Those things we need for our own air defence. We need a missile range. Ordnance like these are expendable that need replenishment at a great rate in combat, such that if relying on a foreign source (ahem, USA), we go to the end of the supply chain. So build the rocket. Oops, we need sensors (radar, IR,EO, quantum) and warheads too. A plethora of technologies. So universities, DRDC, and corporate research could weigh in…for the long haul.
The defence and tech companies “seedlings are growing! Bring our talent home and keep them home. Continue that growing environment, change tax regulations to promote reinvestment! It’s all good!
Watch it ! FUHERE TRUMP will be yelling ” CANADA WILL HAVE NUCLEAR MISSILES IN TWO WEEKS.
The real story here is the cheque from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). We constantly see witnesses at the House Industry Committee testify that Canadian investors are too scared to fund "deep tech" like hardware. It seems that message finally got through. Seeing a Crown corporation lead a round for actual rockets is a massive shift from their usual focus on safer software bets.