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Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 22
Canada Signs $2.5 Billion Arctic Radar Deal, Targeting 2029 Launch in Ontario
Updated
Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 22

Canada Signs $2.5 Billion Arctic Radar Deal, Targeting 2029 Launch in Ontario

3 articles · Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 22

Summary

  • $2.5 billion in agreements signed in Canberra lock in Canada's purchase of an Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar system from Australia and BAE Systems Australia, with the first unit due to enter service by 2029.
  • The A-OTHR system will place transmitting and receiving stations in Ontario's Kawartha Lakes region to help NORAD track aircraft and lone-flying missile threats over the Far North.
  • BAE Systems Australia also signed an industrial benefits package requiring investment in Canada's defence sector, and Ottawa said construction should support 2,270 jobs annually from 2026 to 2033.
  • The deal covers the first of two planned Arctic radar units; a second Polar Over-the-Horizon Radar installation is still planned for a classified site in the High Arctic.
  • Carney had put the broader radar program at C$6 billion last year, underscoring Canada's wider push to strengthen Arctic surveillance and communications.

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