Capability profile

NEXUS Uncrewed Systems Defence Innovation Secure Hub

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.

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Secure uncrewed-systems development and test hub

What it enables

Core features

Secure collaboration and regulated-airspace access at the primary YMX site
Counter-UxS; sensor integration/continental defence; general-purpose UxS; crewed-uncrewed teaming; contested logistics
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 Uncrewed Systems Defence Innovation Secure Hub

What it enables

Core features

Defence and security uses

What sets it apart

Evidence of maturity

What still needs verification

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What it enables

Core features

Defence and security uses

What sets it apart

Evidence of maturity

What still needs verification

Continue from the capability to the wider record

Organizations

Mission and ecosystem paths

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Take the reviewed record into the conversation ahead.