StarForge combines edge manufacturing and digital stockpiles with modular enclosures, deployable power and UAS/counter-UAS integration. Sentinel's September 2026 consortium announcement adds University of Alberta research and testing, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Calgary VCSi mission software and sensor fusion, and a C$10 million ITB contribution supporting development.
Technical detail
Core features
Integrated edge manufacturing, modular infrastructure, power and protection architecture
University of Alberta research, testing and sovereign-IP role
Skunk Works Calgary VCSi command-and-control and sensor-fusion contribution
C$10 million Lockheed Martin ITB contribution announced for consortium development
Star Forge
Deployable infrastructure
Edge manufacturing
Counter-UAS
Modular systems
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Forward and expeditionary operations
Force protection and operational endurance
Reduced dependence on vulnerable logistics and fixed infrastructure
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Announced consortium and integration programme; support funding does not establish an accepted integrated system.
Commercial availability
Configuration and acceptance discussion with Sentinel; operational delivery scope and schedule remain programme-specific.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Star Forge may support edge-data-processing missions by combining deployable tactical data or communications infrastructure with local power, manufacturing, and force-protection elements close to operational users.
Star Forge Modular Ecosystem may help teams working on Sovereign defence capability areas by contributing to autonomous and uncrewed systems, cyber and digital operations, and logistics and sustainment.
This is a reviewed public-source assessment. It is not procurement eligibility, endorsement, customer interest, or classified demand.
Original sources 3 linked records
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · summary
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · core features
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · summary
Sentinel calls Star Forge its flagship deployable defence ecosystem and says it combines edge manufacturing, secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power, and UAS or counter-UAS protection.
Supports: Capability · name
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Because Star Forge combines tactical data or communications infrastructure with deployable power and manufacturing, it has a moderate analyst-derived fit to resilient processing and decision support near operational users.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Sentinel describes Star Forge as an integrated deployable ecosystem combining edge manufacturing and secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power systems, and UAS/counter-UAS protection. These are configurable integration functions, without published configuration-level acceptance results.
Supports: Defence need · Sovereign defence capability areas
Sentinel calls Star Forge its flagship deployable defence ecosystem and says it combines edge manufacturing, secure digital stockpiles, modular enclosures, power, and UAS or counter-UAS protection.
Sentinel announced on September 16, 2026 that its StarForge consortium is supported by a $10 million Lockheed Martin ITB contribution connected to the Canadian HIMARS acquisition. The release describes no equity transfer or repayment; University of Alberta supplies research/testing/IP expertise and Skunk Works Calgary supplies VCSi C2, mission software and sensor fusion. This is consortium development support, not an accepted equipment delivery.
Supports: Defence need · Sovereign defence capability areas
Canada needs secure strategic autonomy and reliable access to capabilities that are critical to defending its sovereignty and meeting allied commitments, while reducing exposure to foreign supply-chain and intellectual-property dependencies.
Supports: Defence need · Sovereign defence capability areas
Reviewer synthesis of the public end state: Canada can build, sustain or control priority aerospace, ammunition, digital, in-service support, sensor, space, specialized manufacturing, training and uncrewed capabilities through domestic strength, trusted partnerships and sovereign access.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
Sentinel announced on September 16, 2026 that its StarForge consortium is supported by a $10 million Lockheed Martin ITB contribution connected to the Canadian HIMARS acquisition. The release describes no equity transfer or repayment; University of Alberta supplies research/testing/IP expertise and Skunk Works Calgary supplies VCSi C2, mission software and sensor fusion. This is consortium development support, not an accepted equipment delivery.
Supports: Capability · core features
Sentinel announced on September 16, 2026 that its StarForge consortium is supported by a $10 million Lockheed Martin ITB contribution connected to the Canadian HIMARS acquisition. The release describes no equity transfer or repayment; University of Alberta supplies research/testing/IP expertise and Skunk Works Calgary supplies VCSi C2, mission software and sensor fusion. This is consortium development support, not an accepted equipment delivery.
Supports: Capability · core features
Sentinel announced on September 16, 2026 that its StarForge consortium is supported by a $10 million Lockheed Martin ITB contribution connected to the Canadian HIMARS acquisition. The release describes no equity transfer or repayment; University of Alberta supplies research/testing/IP expertise and Skunk Works Calgary supplies VCSi C2, mission software and sensor fusion. This is consortium development support, not an accepted equipment delivery.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Sentinel announced on September 16, 2026 that its StarForge consortium is supported by a $10 million Lockheed Martin ITB contribution connected to the Canadian HIMARS acquisition. The release describes no equity transfer or repayment; University of Alberta supplies research/testing/IP expertise and Skunk Works Calgary supplies VCSi C2, mission software and sensor fusion. This is consortium development support, not an accepted equipment delivery.
