NEXUS is the Espace Aéro-led UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub consortium operating primarily from YMX in Mirabel. DND’s two-year establishment programme supports development, testing, validation and integration across five operational use cases.
Technical detail
Core features
Secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access at the primary YMX site
CAD 29.6 million over two years to establish the consortium-led hub
DISH maturation objective spans TRLs 4–9 and is not a facility readiness rating
NEXUS
UxS DISH
Regulated airspace
Counter-UxS
Human-machine teaming
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Uncrewed-system testing and integration
Operational-user and industry collaboration
Prototype maturation and demonstration
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Government-selected establishment programme announced July 14, 2026; access and project-specific readiness remain separate.
Commercial availability
Participation and facility access require programme arrangements; inspected public pages do not publish full booking terms or fees.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 2 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.
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · core features
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · name
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · add child
NEXUS operates primarily from YMX as a secure uncrewed-systems development, testing, validation, and integration hub with regulated-airspace access and five stated defence use cases spanning counter-UxS, sensing, general-purpose systems, teaming, and contested logistics.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · capability type
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · summary
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · core features
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · maturity
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · core features
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
National Defence selected an Espace Aéro-led consortium for $29.6 million over two years to establish the UxS Defence Innovation Secure Hub. NEXUS will operate primarily at YMX in Mirabel with secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access. Its five use cases are counter-UxS, sensor integration/continental defence, general-purpose UxS, crewed-uncrewed teaming and contested logistics. The programme aims to mature technologies across TRLs 4–9; this range is not YMX’s own achieved TRL or a supplier procurement award.
ADM presents YMX Innovation as an 18,000 m² aerospace R&D and pre-commercialization hub at Mirabel. Its seven platforms cover advanced air mobility, defence, energy, industry 4.0/5.0, airport operations, logistics and talent. The page describes restricted-access land, airport logistics and adaptable experimentation infrastructure; vertiport/UTM and energy configurations are possibilities, not confirmed installed systems or blanket security certification.
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