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Mission Area and Use Case
Uncrewed systems and operator tools that extend persistent monitoring with reduced personnel exposure.
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Organizations reviewed for this mission
Mapped technologies
Separately reviewed Public Needs
Released needs connected through this technology
These Public Needs were reviewed separately against technologies on this page. The Mission Area does not create or change the released source.
27 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need7 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released needRead the wider context
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Our assessment
Organizations are ordered by the strongest published assessment on this page, then alphabetically. This is not a ranking or recommendation.
Company
Montreal, Quebec
Volta Space Technologies is a Montreal space-power company developing optical wireless power systems that transmit energy to compact receivers on lunar, orbital, aerial and remote terrestrial platforms.
5 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need4 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need3 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need2 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need2 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released needTechnology reviewed for this mission
Remote recharging could increase persistence for electric uncrewed systems, but the candidate does not claim a demonstrated CAF deployment.
Company
Kitchener, Ontario
XLTool Inc. is a Kitchener advanced-manufacturing company designing and building metal-stamping dies, tooling, fabrications and precision-machined parts.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Precision tooling and machining could support domestic manufacture of parts for autonomous-system supply chains; this is a derived manufacturing fit rather than a documented defence program.
Company
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Canadian marine company providing engineering, marine systems and support services for complex operating environments.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Marine systems engineering offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Edmonton, Alberta
Canadian drone-safety company developing parachute recovery and guided delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described UAV safety and recovery systems offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian defence-technology company developing electronic-warfare and remote-sensing systems, including drone payloads.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Electronic warfare and RF sensing offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Newmarket, Ontario
Canadian advanced-materials company providing protective products, rubber compounds and specialized manufacturing.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Protective materials and manufacturing offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Mirabel, Quebec
Canadian aerospace company supporting aircraft manufacturing, services and space-related industrial activity.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Aerospace manufacturing and services offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Waterloo, Ontario
Canadian aviation-technology company developing drone-operations infrastructure and airspace-management software.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Drone operations and airspace software offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Edmonton, Alberta
Canadian applied-AI company building and deploying machine-learning products for enterprise and public-sector use.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Applied AI and machine learning offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Montreal, Quebec
Canadian quantum-computing company developing superconducting quantum hardware and related software.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Superconducting quantum computing offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canadian automation company developing 4D vision systems for robotic inspection, bin-picking and industrial handling.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described 4D vision for industrial robotics offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Repentigny, Quebec
ApexO is a Repentigny, Quebec developer of precision ballistics software, firing systems, optics and optronic products for tactical shooting and defence-related applications.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Precision-ballistics software and tactical optronics could inform fielded patrol-team equipment workflows; this is a derived capability fit, not a claim about a defence program.
Company
Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian defence company providing engineering, sustainment and advanced technology services.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Defence engineering and sustainment offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Waterloo, Ontario
Canadian cybersecurity and connected-software company providing secure communications, endpoint security and embedded software technology.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Secure communications and embedded software offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax ocean-technology company developing connected gear-tracking and marine-data tools for remote operations.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Connected maritime tracking systems offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian naval architecture and engineering business supporting maritime design, safety and complex vessel programmes.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Naval architecture and maritime engineering offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canadian aerospace company supporting commercial and defence aerospace manufacturing, sustainment and services.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Aerospace manufacturing and sustainment offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
Company
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadian autonomous-marine-systems company developing uncrewed surface-vessel and ocean-data capabilities.
Technology reviewed for this mission
The publicly described Autonomous surface vessels and ocean data offering may be relevant to monitoring or remote-operation use cases; this is a derived mapping for reviewer assessment.
