Building integrated defence capabilities

Calian, in partnership with Invest Ottawa’s Area X.O, will connect legacy and emerging technologies, accelerating development and strengthening Canada’s sovereign capabilities.

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Accelerating Canadian innovation in defence

Developed by Calian in partnership with Area X.O, founded and operated by Invest Ottawa, and powered by Calian ATHORA™, the 4,000-sq-ft Northstar Defence Lab will bring together Calian VENTURES’ partners, Canadian innovators, defence OEMs, defence solutions and technology partners to build integrated capabilities for Canada.

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A hub for defence integration

Northstar will be established at Area X.O’s Greenbelt campus, a next-generation R&D complex and NATO DIANA Test Centre, with its real-world testing environments and connections across Canada’s defence and dual-use innovation ecosystem. Calian will build and operate the Northstar Defence Lab and serve as its defence integrator and orchestrator, applying its defence expertise, partner network and system-of-systems integration capabilities

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Calian ATHORA™ enables defence organizations to integrate, adapt and evolve capabilities faster while maintaining interoperability and sovereign control.

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Calian VENTURES: Scaling sovereign capability

In today’s challenging defence environment, we must enable our own sovereignty to protect our future.

Calian VENTURES advances Canada’s defence innovation ecosystem by connecting SMEs, government and partners to develop and scale sovereign C5ISRT capabilities. As defence experts, we help test, validate and scale SME technologies into Canadian and allied procurements by leveraging our own engineering expertise, integrated solutions and trusted CAF relationships.

Calian has committed to establishing regionally based C5ISRT labs across Canada, with priorities aligned to Arctic operations.

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