Critical Infrastructure Technologies and Juno Industries Execute JV Agreement to Develop and Deploy Arctic-Focused Autonomous Nexus Platform
Press Release + Noah Note
Joint Venture established to develop and commercialise an Arctic-ready Nexus platform, the "Polar Nexus"
Establishment of a British Columbia facility to support Polar Nexus integration and Arctic testing
Development of the Polar Nexus platform to support Arctic communications and surveillance deployments across defence and industrial markets
VANCOUVER, BC - March 25, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd. (CSE: CTTT) (OTC: CITLF) (FRA: X9V) ("CiTech" or the "Company"), a developer of autonomous, high-capacity mobile communications and security platforms, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Joint Venture agreement with Juno Industries ("Juno") to co-develop and commercialise an Arctic-ready version of the Company's Nexus platform, to be branded the "Polar Nexus."
The joint venture will be owned equally by CiTech and Juno and will focus on advancing the Polar Nexus system for testing and deployment in Arctic and extreme-environment conditions. The JV will also seek to identify customers and partners for Polar Nexus across North America within defence and commercial industries.
As part of the agreement, CiTech will contribute a Nexus platform unit and provide engineering support to adapt the system for Arctic conditions. Juno will contribute $450,000. Juno and CiTech will work collaboratively to develop new Intellectual Property within the JV, including surrounding Arctic readiness, sensor integration, and scaled deployment.
The Polar Nexus platform is designed to support communications, monitoring, and operations in remote environments, including northern defence and industrial applications. The joint venture will target the growing market for Arctic defence, surveillance, and communications infrastructure, driven by increasing strategic activity across northern regions.
Brenton Scott, CEO of Critical Infrastructure Technologies, commented:
"This partnership with Juno Industries establishes an important step in expanding the Nexus platform into Arctic and remote operating environments. By combining CiTech's technology with Juno's capabilities in North America and focus on Arctic threat detection, the Polar Nexus is well positioned to support opportunities across defence and industrial markets."
Hunter Scharfe, CEO of Juno Industries, commented:
"We are grateful to be working with the amazing team at CiTech, and look forward to working closely to develop and deploy Polar Nexus. Juno Industries believes that the Arctic will play a growing role in global defence, and that platforms like Polar Nexus will benefit meaningfully. Additionally, we feel this JV is uniquely positioned to succeed in Canada, with Juno's deep focus on understanding the urgent needs of the Canadian Armed Forces and their allies."
About Juno Industries Inc.
Juno Industries Inc. is a Canadian defence technology company cofounded by Former Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan and technology entrepreneur Hunter Scharfe. Juno Industries is focused on developing autonomous systems to strengthen Canadian and allied national security, sovereignty, and defence capabilities by harnessing Canadian technical talent and innovation. Learn more at www.junoindustries.ca
About Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd.
Listed on the CSE with operations in Perth, Western Australia, CiTech is creating autonomous, high capacity, rapidly deployable technology that delivers essential services to where they are needed most. CiTech is targeting the mining, defence, border security/surveillance and emergency services sectors in relation to its first product release, the Nexus 16, which aims to provide critical mobile telecommunications for such sectors. Using patented technologies, CiTech's self-deploying platform (SDP) provides a solution for two of the greatest limitations of current rapidly deployable communication solutions, strength of the tower and ability to rapidly self-deploy and operate, in numerous situations. The SDP is designed to support radio equipment including LTE (Long Term Evolution) and several other technological payloads, such as surveillance and anti-drone systems. CiTech has completed the research and development phase and is currently commercialising the first of many products that will be released. To learn more about the Company, visit www.citech.com.au.
Noah Note: Not to be missed here is Juno jumping on a very similar early path as Dominion. There is a recognition that Arctic Communication is both a vital and easy area for a tech-based startup to jump into. Juno does this by leveraging the CITech Nexus 16.
Nexus is a fairly standard setup. It's a Self-Deploying, Autonomous Platform designed to support high-capacity radio equipment (LTE/VMR) and other technology payloads including in support of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems activities in austere or dispersed enviornments. The Nexus 16 combines a 16m retractable tower, multiple equipment enclosures, batteries, generators and solar panels on a self-deploying platform that can be moved around on-site or between sites by any truck that can accommodate a 20ft shipping container.
Nexus is a designed to be robust and survivable in hostile enviornmental conditions with minimal human intervention. It isn't a system you'll hear much about admittedly. There are many similar on the market. However I will never discourage peoples attempts to take existing systems and adapt them to fit our needs.
In this case it is the first major move Juno is making, so to me it acts as a bit of a make or break moment. They have a very heavy upper-team, however they need to do something to show their seriousness in my books. I await to be impressed by them.
Hopefully we will get more details in how this Polar Nexus differs from.a regular Nexus 16. I would hope they would take this opportunity to explore potential collaboration with local communities in the North and the Canadian Rangers to better apply Polar Nexus in a dual-use role as Dominion has been doing.
There is inherently a dual-use component to any project regarding Arctic Communication, and local communities have much to gain from increased investment in the field. They are also the backbone of which this system will be used to support National Security.
In my mind any such proposal meeds to align with the realities and expectations set out for Canada’s Rangers, as well as ongoing efforts through the Canadian Ranger Enchancement initiative. That is how you make these efforts credible and a benefit to collective security.