This Week in Defence (04/27/26): MAS & Lockheed, Dehavilland & Saab? Nee MSMM Renders, First Provincial Agreement of CPSP, CDC Infobox Update, SPACE STUFF, CDS Carignan Maybe Not Gone So Soon?

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Happy Monday Everyone!

I apologize for another late one tonight, I was holding out for something that sadly did not come. Unfortunate! However it does happen. Sadly I can only wait so long. We got a very weird week? You'll see what I mean…

We have lots to cover this week! So let's not hold up.

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• Read up on the latest edition of CanadaxEurope!

• Also CanadaxIndo-Pacific, which is a thing! How cool is that!

• The latest edition of Steffan Watkins RCN Media and Public Awareness Update is up!

• Prime Minister Carney speaks with Prime Minister-elect of Hungary Péter Magyar Main Content

• Prime Minister Carney speaks with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden

• Let's Talk with Noah (04/22/26): Chinook, Irving, LUV, Lots of UxS talk, Sub Rescue vessels

• MAS and Lockheed Martin Announce F-35 Sustainment Partnership in Quebec

• Cellula’s Envoy AUV Exceeds 2,000 km Submerged on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power

• New Renders Of The Mid-Shore Multi-Mission Vessel Released By The Canadian Coast Guard

• NATO DIANA’s Rapid Adoption Service enables first R&D contract between Allies and industry

• Team SkyAlyne joins the RCAF to mark the start of flying ops for CT-102B Astra II

• Updating the Continental Defence Corvette Infobox + Clarifying recent reporting

• Irving Shipbuilding Provides New Update On CCGS Donjek

• Canada hosts 16th Global Combat Ship User Group Meeting

• Spire Global Confirms Termination of Canadian WildFireSat Contract

• NordSpace Awarded DND IDEaS Funding to Advance VLEO Satellite for Ultra High-Resolution SDA and D2D Connectivity

• Where was Mr. Fuhr Today? (04/21/2026)

• Minister MacKinnon announces sovereign space launch capabilities through the Canadian Space Launch Act

• Government of Alberta and Hanwha Energy of South Korea announce plans to collaborate on energy development, industrial expansion and supply chain infrastructure

• KF Aerospace Expands National Footprint with New Ottawa Office, Strengthening Partnership with Manitoba Métis Federation

• NEO and the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division will jointly develop, high-power battery technologies for military drones and unmanned systems.

• Canadian Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat training in Parry Sound, Ontario

• Volatus Aerospace Appoints Major General (Ret’d) Peter “Pete” Fesler to Advisory Board; Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Andrew Leslie to Chair

• ADGA Launches ALLIES to Strengthen Veteran Leadership

• First MDA AURORA™ Chips Shipped

• Expanded Mandate and New Name for the Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre

• Government of Canada investing in Winnipeg industry to strengthen Canada’s defence capacity

• Government of Canada strengthening our economy and military readiness through new defence investments in Saskatchewan

• Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Roads University agree to new post-secondary education pathway

• Calgary-Based NanoTess Secures Government of Canada Funding to Adapt its Validated Catalytic Technology for Defence Use

• Minister LeBlanc chairs first meeting of the new Advisory Committee on Canada–U.S. Economic Relations

• Joint statement by Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry, and Sigrun Aasland, Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education

• Matthew da Mota, Laurent Carbonneau: Building a Canadian Dual-Use Industrial Commons

• Canada’s Arctic security depends on more than defence — here’s how immigration could help

• In Defence of Canada Briefing (Isue 7)

• Toronto-based INKAS touts armoured vehicle in response to Ottawa’s call for diversification in defence

• Evaluating Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy

• Unifor MWF Local 1 urges defense committee to keep shipbuilding jobs in Canada

• BDC chief economist sees Windsor-Essex 'at the heart' of Canada's big defence push

• Civil-military tensions still shape Canada’s armed forces

• KPMG Summit: DIS Could Be the Answer to Canada’s Procurement Delays

• Military gives more details about 'generational level of investment' coming to Yellowknife

• Why Canada's military is nowhere near meeting its decade-old female recruitment target

• Getting the job done on bolstering Canada’s defence requires difficult financial decisions

• Startups say Ottawa’s defence-spending boom hasn’t reached them yet

• Packed room, many questions at Yellowknife Department of National Defence town hall

• Inside Sapper Labs, the veteran-led Ottawa firm wiring Canada’s defence intelligence

• Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy is Now More Robust than Ever. But Will Carney Deliver?

• How Portugal shaped Canada's new submarines and fine-tuned Arctic defence

• Shifting gears: Defence strategy sparks push to diversity Sault Ste. Marie economy

• Canada joins Philippine war games in ‘significant step’ in Indo-Pacific security

• Fleet Run kicks off the spring

• Reservist led Task Force GRIZZLY builds Arctic readiness during Operation NANOOK NUNALIVUT 2026

• CAF members and the Edmonton community raise money to fight veteran homelessness

• Where the cold reveals our strength: Reflections from a Chaplain

• Defence forums build foundation for growing Canadian defence industry

• 3rd Canadian Division medals, awards and commendations - April 2026

• The unseen work of the Command Post

• 1996-2026: The Canadian Forces Housing Agency turns 30

• We will remember

• Conducting social science research – Guidance for Defence Team members

• April is the Month of the Military Child

• Register now for the virtual CANSOFCOM Human Performance Seminar April 22, 2026 - Defence Stories

• The bravest thing I ever did was join the Navy”: Agnes Richardson’s service as a Wren

• The 2026 Census is coming soon

• The Medical Return to Duty Access Process: Helping CAF members move forward

• Pan American Day and Brazilian Army Day 2026: Unity in Service, Strength in Remembrance

• The HRMS upgrade is now live: next steps

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This Week in Defences Project and Lobbying Updates are supported by Dominion Dynamics Aurion platform. Aurion is an open data platform designed to increase transparency across Canada's defence procurement ecosystem.

• We have a new RFP for the provision of Satellite Communication, and Situational Awareness, Tracking and Messaging Value-Added Services on an ‘’as and when’’ required basis.

• We also have an RFP for the provision of Specialized Multi-Band Mobile Satellite Equipment

• The RFI to engage on In-Service Support for the River-class Destroyer has been updated with new documentation.

• The RFI for the Bridge and Gap Crossing Modernization Project has been updated with new Q&A

• The APN for NORAD Northern Basing Infrastructure in Iqaluit has been updated with new documentation

• The DND is looking to aquire 3 kits of UxV SRoC Universal Controllers for testing

• A new RFP regrarding CFLS Relocation Fit-Up has been posted

• The RFP for Line of Communication Bridge Systems has been updated with new documentation

• The RFP looking for an Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle has been updsted with new documentation

• The RFP for Radar Beacons (RACONs) for the CCG has been updated with new documentation

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• Lacroix Defense has filed a new record with PAA Advisory looking to engage the Federal Government on the companies capabilities and offerings

• The Edmonton Region Defence Consortium has filed a new record with Global Public Affairs looking to engage the Federal Government on potential funding opportunities related to the Defence Industrial Strategy

• L3 MAS has filed a new record looking to engage the Federal Government on multiple topics including purchasing of aircraft/in-service support, the Industrial Regional Benefit's program, and potential contracts

• Aecon Group has filed a new record with McMillan Vantage looking to engage the Federal Government on topics of interest

• Robotics Centre has filed a new record with McMillan Vantage looking to engage the Federal Government on the companies capabilities and offerings, primarily in the Uncrewed Aerial System field

• Xona Space Systems has filed a new record looking to engage the Federal Government on the companies planned mission to launch, deploy and operate a constellation of 258 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (called Pulsar), and offer the navigation signals broadcast from these satellites as a commercial service.

• Fireweed Metals has filed a new record with Crestview Strategy looking to engage the Federal Government on multiple topics including the North Canol Infrastructure Improvement Project and Mactung and Macpass projects

• Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing has filed a new record with McMillan Vantage looking to engage the Federal Government on multiple topics including the National Building Code of Canada, housing affordability and the supply shortage, and advanced manufacturing and clean technology tax credits

• Algoma Steel has filed a new record looking to engage the Federal Government on a multitude of different topics including initiatives that enhance supply chain reliability for steel producers, processors, and downstream manufacturers, opportunities for low-carbon steel adoption in Canada and building-sector policies, and policies that support a competitive and sustainable steel supply chain in Canada

• Nokia Canada has filed a new record with StrategyCorp looking to engage the Federal Government on policies to modernize and secure Communications Networks, Data Centers, Cloud, Wireless Networks and application platforms.

• Nunatsiavut Government has filed a new record with Blackbird Strategies looking to engage the Federal Government on multiple topics. When it comes to defence the Nunatsiavut Government is looking to engage on the issue of improvements to infrastructure in Nunatsiavut including the Nain airport, broadband internet access, housing and community infrastructure.

• Leonardo Canada has filed a new record with Sandstone Group looking to engage the Federal Government on the companies capabilities and offerings

• Iristel has filed a new record looking to engage the Federal Government on telecommunications regulations and standards, including the role of innovative or disruptive technologies (i.e., AI) for connectivity and digital sovereignty.

• De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has filed a new record looking to engage the Federal Government on multiple topics including the Dash 8 P-4, discussions with Coast Guard, PAL Aerospace, and other federal agencies regarding operational requirements and acquisition opportunities, the DHC Canadair-515 Waterbomber, and most interestingly… follow-up discussions with federal DPOHs on potential collaboration with Saab on the Gripen program and other foreign export opportunities for De Havilland Defence products.

• Magnum Integrated Technologies has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Mark Mckiel and Heather Sheehy

• Airbus Defence & Space Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Christiane Fox and Heather Sheehy

• General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Heather Sheehy, Christiane Fox, Muntaha Ahmed, Alexa Kalsatos, Judith Bennett, and David McGuinty

• Airbus Helicopters has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Christiane Fox, Heather Sheehy, Sean Toomey, Kevin Fitzpatrick, and Andrew Wedgwood

• Irving Shipbuilding has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Christiane Fox, Heather Sheehy, Vincent Robitaille, Marco Presutti, Paula Folkes, VAdm. Angus Topshee, Arianne Reza, Brigitte Diogo, Tasha Hanes, and Doug Guzman

• 49North has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Quinn Rinke, Conor Lewis, and Gwendolyn Culver

• Strix Aero has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Martin Champoux

• The Edmonton Regional Airports Authority has filed a new communication detailing meetings with LGen Michael Wright

• CAE has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Christiane Fox, Peter Saunders, and Jamie Speiser-Blanchet

• Algoma Steel has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Judith Bennett and Chris Moyle

• Draganfly has filed a new communication detailing meetings with LGen Michael Wright

• Roshel has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Pavan Sapra

• De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Judith Bennett

• Saab Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Christiane Fox, Heather Sheehy, and Doug Guzman

• Thales Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Heather Sheehy and Wendy Hadwen

• Les dirigeables flying whales Québec has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Jean-François Juneau

• Horizant has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Major-General Cayle Oberwarth

• Heli-One Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Renée Filiatrault

• De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has filed a new communication detailing meetings with Christiane Fox

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• On potential shifts in leadership, it seems that plans to sideline CDS Carignan this summer have been pushed back, with many expecting her to stay on for the remainder of the year. The current reasoning is a shift in the PMO, be that timing or waiting out for a chosen successor leading to the removal of Carignan being pushed back.

There is still expected to be more shifts to the defence team in the coming months. Mcguinty remains likely to be gone next shuffle, whenever the Prime Minister decides to do so. We will likely see a new VCDS this year, with one expected and surprising name in the conversation.

• New rumors are that the high-end numbers of MEDCAV have been increased, though I can't confirm at this time what they are at present.

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