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AIM develops high-power laser systems for countering small uncrewed aircraft. Its Fractl family brings together target tracking, laser engagement, power, cooling and safety functions in a portable system intended for point defence and integration with broader counter-UAS sensors and command systems. Current company material distinguishes Tactical and Civil configurations.
The company has a practical demonstration record alongside its product claims. Fractl:1 Tactical participated in Canada’s 2024 counter-UAS Sandbox and was awarded the C$1 million first-place prize. A separate Australian Defence account documents a 500-metre hard-kill demonstration. Those records provide concrete evidence of development under test conditions, while the current product’s advertised ranges and endurance still need to be tied to the proposed configuration.
AIM describes an Australian headquarters and a major Canadian engineering hub. Its recent agreements concern the next integration and readiness steps: Australia’s Mission Syracuse programme supports enhanced capability and planned ADF command-system integration, while a September 2026 memorandum with DroneShield proposes interoperability with the DroneSentry counter-UAS environment.
A laser effector is one element of a counter-UAS system. Detection and tracking must produce a usable engagement track; power, cooling, atmospheric conditions, line of sight and safety arrangements shape the engagement opportunity. Fractl combines several of these functions locally, while the DroneShield memorandum addresses connections to RF sensing, sensor fusion and command and control. The public agreement sets out an integration direction without fixing a delivered platform or accepted interface baseline.
DND’s 2024 record and the separate Australian demonstration are the most concrete public performance settings. Their distances, targets and outcomes should not be combined with current supplier figures into a single validated specification. Canada’s 2026 Sandbox runs September 14–October 9 and is underway as of September 27. AIM is listed with Fractl, but no completed AIM slot or result is established by that roster.
For a Canadian engagement, the contracting entity also matters. The group’s public record includes an Australian company and several Canadian corporations with distinct roles and recent name changes. The Canadian engineering presence does not itself identify the entity responsible for equipment delivery, product IP or long-term support.
AIM describes Canada as a major engineering hub, and Vancouver recruitment material identifies work involving software, computer vision and sensor fusion. This supports a Canadian engineering presence without establishing a factory, current headcount or production workshare.
The Canadian corporation now named AIM Defence Inc. (1782284-7) was formerly AIM Defence Support Inc. and changed its name on July 2, 2026. The separate corporation 1597352-0, formerly AIM Defence Inc., became AIM Kernel Inc. on July 1. AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. (1802732-3) was incorporated in June 2026. Those names and registrations do not by themselves document a transfer of Fractl IP or an operating manufacturing facility.
The Australian company remains active. The end of its AIM DEFENCE business-name registration in August 2026 should not be interpreted as closure of the company or the Canadian engineering operation.
Vancouver, British Columbia is the published city-level context for AIM Defence. It does not imply a street address or exact facility location.
Open the mapAIM offers a laser-effector option for a layered counter-UAS system, with a Canadian engineering presence and a documented Canadian trial prize. The engineering decision now concerns the exact Fractl configuration and how its tracking, power, safety and engagement functions fit the wider system. The DroneShield memorandum and Mission Syracuse award are material integration and readiness steps, while their delivery and acceptance milestones remain programme-specific.
Interpretation of the public record. Not qualification, endorsement or evidence of buyer interest.
High-power laser counter-uncrewed-aircraft system
Sep 14, 2026
On September 14, 2026, AIM and DroneShield announced a memorandum to pursue Fractl interoperability with DroneSentry, including RF sensing, sensor fusion and command and control, with demonstrations and selected government opportunities planned.
Fractl is marketed in Tactical and Civil configurations, and the Australian export catalogue describes manufactured-to-order supply. Public trials and programme awards support a development and delivery pathway. Current Canadian contracting responsibility, configuration, lead time and support terms should be established for the proposed purchase.
AIM was awarded the C$1 million first-place prize in DND’s 2024 counter-UAS Sandbox. This is separate from the Australian support recorded for manufacturing and capability development.
Australian Intelligent Machines Pty Ltd was awarded an A$564,826 manufacturing-equipment grant on May 23, 2025. Australia’s April 21, 2026 Mission Syracuse announcement identifies A$21.3 million for AIM capability enhancement and readiness work, including planned integration with ADF command and control. The combined A$30 million announced for AIM and SYPAQ is not an AIM-only amount. Syracuse’s proving and demonstration work precedes further programme procurement decisions; the announced award is not evidence that the full amount has been paid or that operational acceptance has occurred.
These are differently scoped Canadian and Australian awards. They do not establish revenue or investment received by a particular Canadian AIM corporation.
The public entity record includes Australian Intelligent Machines Pty Ltd and Canadian AIM Defence Inc., AIM Kernel Inc. and AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. The Canadian entities have distinct corporate histories. The reviewed sources do not establish a complete ownership chain or the allocation of product IP among them.
Selected participant · 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox
Sponsor or operator: Department of National Defence
Organization role. DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox. Selection is not a test result, prize, procurement award or completed evaluation.
Program. The 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox lists selected innovators and their proposed systems for government-supported testing and evaluation.
Challenge Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026
Contributing capability: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system
Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system may help teams working on Sovereign defence capability areas by contributing to detection and situational awareness, autonomous and uncrewed systems, and cyber and digital operations.
The Australian company and the three Canadian corporations are separately identifiable; the name changes do not establish their contractual or IP responsibilities.
Current supplier figures are broader than the conditions documented in the Canadian and Australian demonstrations.
The Australian award supports enhancement and readiness, while the September memorandum sets out future interoperability and demonstration work.
The September 14–October 9 window is underway and Fractl is listed, but the roster does not establish an AIM test date or result.
These records support the organization, its owned capabilities and their reviewed connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Australian Minister for Defence Industry / Australian Government · Apr 21, 2026
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.question
Derived reviewer question: Which Mission Syracuse milestones precede any LAND 156 procurement or entry-into-service decision?
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.context
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.question
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Profile · employee range
Australian Department of Defence · Apr 1, 2025
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.context
Derived decision context: Public labels, mass claims and test-specific performance vary by date and configuration.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The supplier profile lists integrated tracking, targeting, cooling, power and laser-safety subsystems plus remote operation.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
Australian Business Register / Australian Taxation Office
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
ABN49 623 551 388 identifies Australian Intelligent Machines Pty Ltd as active since2018 with main business locationVIC3207. That registry identity alone does not establish the Canadian companies’ parent or contracting chain.
Supports: Profile · ownership
ABN49 623 551 388 identifies Australian Intelligent Machines Pty Ltd as active since2018 with main business locationVIC3207. That registry identity alone does not establish the Canadian companies’ parent or contracting chain.
Department of National Defence / IDEaS, Government of Canada · Jan 20, 2026
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-defence-operating-proof.context
Resolve the exact Canadian incorporated entity before import. The first conversation should therefore separate current offer, development evidence and accepted operational use.
Supports: Profile · description
True North Map derives this executive description for AIM Defence from the official identity and technical records together with Department of National Defence's corroborating evidence.
AIM Defence (supplier product page)
Source type: official organization profile
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.confidence
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
Development contractor · Mission Syracuse 2026
Sponsor or operator: Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator
Organization role. Australia announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence to enhance Fractl capability and combat readiness against individual drones and swarms and facilitate future LAND 156 integration. Production, integration and demonstration precede any later procurement or entry-into-service decision.
Program. Mission Syracuse is a two-stage Australian effort to mature sovereign counter-small-UAS effectors that can complement and integrate with LAND 156's layered system.
Contract CN4235625 · Contract CN4235626
Participant and first-place prize recipient · 2024 Counter-UAS Sandbox
Sponsor or operator: Department of National Defence
Organization role. AIM Defence participated with the defeat-only Fractl:1 Tactical CUAS. DND reports tracking and neutralization to 1.5 kilometres, more than 30 successful engagements and a C$1 million first-place prize; the event does not establish procurement or fielding.
Program. DND's 2024 Counter-UAS Sandbox at CFB Suffield evaluated participating technologies against public counter-UAS challenge criteria.
Started May 27, 2024 · Ended Jun 21, 2024
Challenge Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024
Mission Syracuse development contracts
Apr 21, 2026A$21,300,000
Australia announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse. Two AusTender notices total A$23,500,319.14 including GST and reconcile to the rounded announcement basis; they are not additional funding and do not establish delivery, acceptance or fielding.
Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant
May 23, 2025A$564,826
Australia announced A$564,826 for Australian Intelligent Machines to acquire additive-manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery for counter-UAV production. The Senate Order reports A$621,308.60 including GST; neither value proves installed output, production rate or completed deliveries.
IDEaS Sandbox prize
Dec 10, 2024$1,000,000
DND awarded AIM Defence the C$1 million first-place Diamond in the Rough prize after the 2024 Counter-UAS Sandbox. The prize is not a procurement contract, accepted delivery or fielding record.
Reviewed connections indicate possible relevance based on public evidence. They do not indicate procurement direction, eligibility, endorsement or customer interest.
AIM co-founder Jae Daniel stated during the April 21, 2026 government press conference that the company had grown to about 60 people.
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
The Mission Syracuse transcript distinguishes the funded production, integration and demonstration phase from later procurement and entry into service.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
Australian officials described production, integration and demonstration before any later LAND 156 procurement or entry-into-service decision.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.id
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
Mission Syracuse's explicit demonstration-before-procurement boundary grounds the readiness limit in this final assessment: AIM Defence brings independently observed high-power-laser counter-UAS demonstrations, Canadian trial participation and Australian transition funding into one compact Fractl product family. The public record supports a 500-metre Australian hard kill and DND-reported Canadian engagements to 1.5 kilometres, but not fielding, universal performance, production rate or completed LAND 156 integration. A first conversation should reconcile the legal entity, current configuration, safety and power envelope, Canadian delivery role and evidence required for acceptance in a layered counter-UAS system.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.confidence
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technology readiness level
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
Australian officials state that Mission Syracuse still requires production, integration and demonstration before any later procurement or entry-into-service decision.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
The Australian official Mission Syracuse transcript describes capability proving, production and effects demonstration, followed by an offer to the program of record which decides procurement. A$30 million is the combined SYPAQ and AIM phase, not AIM’s individual award.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
Australian officials state that production, integration and demonstration precede any later procurement or entry into service.
The 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue describes Fractl as designed and manufactured to order.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
The 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue describes Fractl as designed and manufactured to order.
Supports: Profile · description
The supplier profile lists integrated tracking, targeting, cooling, power and laser-safety systems.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
The supplier profile lists integrated tracking, targeting, cooling, power and laser-safety systems.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · commercial availability
The 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue describes Fractl as designed and manufactured to order.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
The supplier profile lists integrated tracking, targeting, cooling, power and laser-safety systems.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · commercial availability
The 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue describes Fractl as designed and manufactured to order.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
The supplier profile describes battery operation for up to 50 shots or continuous operation from direct power.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
The supplier profile describes battery operation for up to 50 shots or continuous operation from direct power.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
The supplier profile lists integrated tracking, targeting, cooling, power and laser-safety systems.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
The supplier profile describes battery operation for up to 50 shots or continuous operation from direct power.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.confidence
DND’s current 2026 participant page lists AIM Defence as a Canadian participant with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser, intended for physical UAS defeat. The listing supplies no AIM-specific test result, prize, accepted delivery or procurement outcome.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.id
DND’s current 2026 participant page lists AIM Defence as a Canadian participant with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser, intended for physical UAS defeat. The listing supplies no AIM-specific test result, prize, accepted delivery or procurement outcome.
Supports: Profile · current activity
DND listed AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox.
Supports: Profile · organization categories
True North Map applies the dual use category to AIM Defence from its documented mandate and source-bounded operating evidence.
Supports: Profile · ownership
Headquartered in Australia with a major engineering hub in Canada
Supports: Profile · dual use posture
Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system has documented civilian or industrial applications and a bounded potential relevance to Canadian defence, security or strategic-infrastructure needs.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-defence-operating-proof.question
True North Map derives a first-conversation question about Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system configuration and accepted outcomes from the documented maturity boundary.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
DND lists AIM Defence and Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.question
Derived reviewer question: What will the Canadian team deliver for the September 2026 Sandbox and which results can be released?
Supports: Profile · current activity as of
The DND 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox participant page is dated July 29, 2026.
Supports: Profile · operating context
DND’s current 2026 participant page lists AIM Defence as a Canadian participant with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser, intended for physical UAS defeat. The listing supplies no AIM-specific test result, prize, accepted delivery or procurement outcome.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.context
DND’s current 2026 participant page lists AIM Defence as a Canadian participant with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser, intended for physical UAS defeat. The listing supplies no AIM-specific test result, prize, accepted delivery or procurement outcome.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.question
DND’s current 2026 participant page lists AIM Defence as a Canadian participant with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser, intended for physical UAS defeat. The listing supplies no AIM-specific test result, prize, accepted delivery or procurement outcome.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
AIM Defence publishes an operating presence in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and its current public record anchors Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system to that Canadian organization.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
DND lists AIM Defence as a Canadian participant in the 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox.
Supports: Profile · organization categories
True North Map applies the commercial company category to AIM Defence from its documented mandate and source-bounded operating evidence.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · name
DND names the 2026 Canadian entry Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
DND’s current 2026 participant page lists AIM Defence as a Canadian participant with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser, intended for physical UAS defeat. The listing supplies no AIM-specific test result, prize, accepted delivery or procurement outcome.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
Department of National Defence's public evidence confirms a company-specific project, award, program or operating context, while configuration-specific acceptance and scale remain bounded by the reviewer warning.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
Department of National Defence's public evidence confirms a company-specific project, award, program or operating context, while configuration-specific acceptance and scale remain bounded by the reviewer warning.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · organization participation
Derived identifier kind: challenge.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · organization participation
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · organization participation
Derived lifecycle stage: selected before the scheduled event.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · organization participation
Derived participation type: selected participant.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · organization participation
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · organization participation
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · organization participation
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
Department of National Defence records Agile Electromagnetics program website Url as: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas/element/sandboxes/challenge/counter-uncrewed-aerial-systems-sandbox-2026.html
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
Department of National Defence records Agile Electromagnetics program summary as: The 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox lists selected innovators and their proposed systems for government-supported testing and evaluation.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
National Defence lists North Vector Dynamics, teamed with CMP, as a 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox participant with SHIELD – Scalable Air Defence, described as a scalable kinetic interceptor system. The listing establishes programme selection, not performance results, prizes or operational adoption.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
National Defence lists North Vector Dynamics, teamed with CMP, as a 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox participant with SHIELD – Scalable Air Defence, described as a scalable kinetic interceptor system. The listing establishes programme selection, not performance results, prizes or operational adoption.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
Department of National Defence records Agile Electromagnetics program name as: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
Department of National Defence records Agile Electromagnetics program operator Name as: Department of National Defence
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
National Defence lists North Vector Dynamics, teamed with CMP, as a 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox participant with SHIELD – Scalable Air Defence, described as a scalable kinetic interceptor system. The listing establishes programme selection, not performance results, prizes or operational adoption.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
National Defence lists North Vector Dynamics, teamed with CMP, as a 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox participant with SHIELD – Scalable Air Defence, described as a scalable kinetic interceptor system. The listing establishes programme selection, not performance results, prizes or operational adoption.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
Derived program type: defence innovation test event.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
DND lists AIM Defence from Canada with Fractl C-UAS High Power Laser as a selected participant for the September 14 to October 9, 2026 Sandbox.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
Department of National Defence records Agile Electromagnetics program program Type as: Defence innovation test event
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
National Defence lists North Vector Dynamics, teamed with CMP, as a 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox participant with SHIELD – Scalable Air Defence, described as a scalable kinetic interceptor system. The listing establishes programme selection, not performance results, prizes or operational adoption.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2026 · canonical program
National Defence lists North Vector Dynamics, teamed with CMP, as a 2026 Counter-UAS Sandbox participant with SHIELD – Scalable Air Defence, described as a scalable kinetic interceptor system. The listing establishes programme selection, not performance results, prizes or operational adoption.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
AIM's current corporate site says its team is headquartered in Australia and has a major engineering hub in Canada. The inspected company page does not identify Canadian production capacity, headcount, or Fractl workshare.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.question
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Profile · description
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.id
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
AIM's current corporate site says its team is headquartered in Australia and has a major engineering hub in Canada. The inspected company page does not identify Canadian production capacity, headcount, or Fractl workshare.
Supports: Profile · operating context
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.context
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Profile · description
AIM's current corporate site says its team is headquartered in Australia and has a major engineering hub in Canada. The inspected company page does not identify Canadian production capacity, headcount, or Fractl workshare.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · commercial availability
AIM describes Fractl as combining AI-enabled precision tracking with a high-power fibre laser. Its current page markets Tactical and Civil variants and states 3 km track, >2 km sensor-destruction, >1.5 km hard-kill, <120 kg, 50 shots per charge and <US$0.90 per shot; the top-level performance statement specifies line of sight, targets travelling over 100 km/h and engagement in under five seconds. These are current supplier claims without disclosed test protocol, variant-to-metric mapping, power/weather/target conditions or uniform acceptance rating. Do not merge them with Fractl:1 sandbox ranges or separate Australian test configurations.
Source type: official company product
Supports: Profile · commercial status
AIM Defence currently presents Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system as part of its public commercial offering.
Supports: Profile · website url
https://www.aimdefence.com/en-ca is the canonical official website used by AIM Defence.
Supports: Profile · dual use posture
AIM's current product surface names Tactical and Civil Fractl variants without publishing separate current Civil specifications or customer outcomes.
Supports: Profile · profileData.portfolioScope
AIM Defence's documented portfolio in this dossier is bounded to Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system and the source-backed functions listed below.
Supports: Profile · primary location.countrycode
AIM Defence publishes a Canadian operating presence, represented by country code CA.
Supports: Profile · entity kind
True North Map classifies AIM Defence as a company from its documented legal or institutional role.
Supports: Profile · profileData.portfolioScope
AIM's current official product surface presents Fractl as a high-power-laser counter-UAS family with Tactical and Civil variants.
Supports: Profile · primary location.city
AIM Defence publishes Vancouver as its Canadian operating city.
Supports: Profile · operating context
AIM Defence operates from Vancouver, British Columbia, with a public mandate centred on Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system; public sources do not establish every customer, configuration or operational outcome.
Supports: Profile · name
AIM Defence is the public name used by the organization's official website.
Supports: Profile · primary location.latitude
True North Map uses the Vancouver city centroid latitude 49.2827 for a city-level map location.
Supports: Profile · primary location.provinceterritory
AIM Defence publishes British Columbia as its Canadian province or territory.
Supports: Profile · primary location.longitude
True North Map uses the Vancouver city centroid longitude -123.1207 for a city-level map location.
Supports: Profile · profileData.publicContact.contactPageUrl
https://www.aimdefence.com/en-ca is the public identity or contact route used for AIM Defence.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
Point defence of personnel and critical assets
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
High-power laser hard-kill engagement
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
Countering micro and mini UAS This bounded statement is retained for reviewer verification.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
True North Map applies the directed-energy tag from AIM Defence's documented capability functions.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · name
Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
Point defence of personnel and critical assets
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
AI-enabled precision target tracking
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
Countering micro and mini UAS This bounded statement is retained for reviewer verification.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
True North Map applies the counter-uas tag from AIM Defence's documented capability functions.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · commercial availability
AIM Defence currently presents Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system through its official public capability surface.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
Combines AI-enabled precision tracking with a compact high-power fibre laser to detect, track and defeat small uncrewed aircraft.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · capability type
Source-bounded strategic technology capability
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · commercial availability
AIM markets Tactical and Civil Fractl variants on its current official product surface.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technicaldomainslugs
True North Map maps Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system to sensing and isr from its documented technology functions.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · name
Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
True North Map applies the directed-energy tag from AIM Defence's documented capability functions.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
True North Map maps Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system to sensing and isr from its documented technology functions.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
High-power laser hard-kill engagement
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
AI-enabled precision target tracking
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
Point defence of personnel and critical assets
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
AIM Defence currently presents Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system through its official public capability surface.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
Combines AI-enabled precision tracking with a compact high-power fibre laser to detect, track and defeat small uncrewed aircraft.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
True North Map applies the counter-uas tag from AIM Defence's documented capability functions.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
Countering micro and mini UAS This bounded statement is retained for reviewer verification.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → Sovereign defence capability areas
Source-bounded strategic technology capability
DroneShield Ltd (partner announcement) · Sep 14, 2026
Source type: official company news
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.question
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · operating context
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · current activity as of
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · current activity
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.context
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.confidence
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.id
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Profile · description
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · commercial availability
On 14 September 2026 DroneShield announced a memorandum of understanding with AIM Defence to make Fractl interoperable with DroneShield's DroneSentry platform, with a common environment intended to coordinate RF sensing, AI software, sensor fusion, command-and-control and directed energy. The announcement says initial engagement is to explore opportunities with selected military/government users and AIM describes future demos and interoperability work. Partner-announced work and intended architecture; no delivered integration, named end user, order, qualification, acceptance or deployment result is established by this release.
Australian Department of Defence · Jun 17, 2024
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.question
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.id
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
Australian Defence's observed 500-metre hard kill grounds the demonstrated-performance portion of this final assessment: AIM Defence brings independently observed high-power-laser counter-UAS demonstrations, Canadian trial participation and Australian transition funding into one compact Fractl product family. The public record supports a 500-metre Australian hard kill and DND-reported Canadian engagements to 1.5 kilometres, but not fielding, universal performance, production rate or completed LAND 156 integration. A first conversation should reconcile the legal entity, current configuration, safety and power envelope, Canadian delivery role and evidence required for acceptance in a layered counter-UAS system.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Australian Defence states that power supply constrains laser strength and describes remote operation through a handheld console.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.context
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Profile · description
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.confidence
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · capability type
Derived capability type: high-power laser counter-uncrewed-aircraft system.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
Australian Defence reports that a soldier operated the deployable Fractl prototype through a handheld console.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
Australian Defence reports that a soldier operated the deployable Fractl prototype through a handheld console.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
Australian Defence describes Fractl as a point-defence directed-energy weapon operated remotely by a soldier.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
Australian Defence reports that a soldier operated the deployable Fractl prototype through a handheld console.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · capability type
Derived capability type: high-power laser counter-uncrewed-aircraft system.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
Australian Defence observed a deployable Fractl prototype hard-kill a drone at 500 metres in May 2024.
Australian Minister for Defence Industry / Australian Government · Apr 21, 2026
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · description
Australia announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse in April 2026 to enhance Fractl capability and readiness, with ASCA facilitating ADF control-system integration under LAND 156. This is the announced award, not cash received, revenue, accepted delivery or operational fielding.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
Australia announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse in April 2026 to enhance Fractl capability and readiness, with ASCA facilitating ADF control-system integration under LAND 156. This is the announced award, not cash received, revenue, accepted delivery or operational fielding.
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
Australia announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse in April 2026 to enhance Fractl capability and readiness, with ASCA facilitating ADF control-system integration under LAND 156. This is the announced award, not cash received, revenue, accepted delivery or operational fielding.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.mission-syracuse-delivery-gate.context
Derived decision context: The award funds capability, combat readiness and future integration, not completed procurement or fielding.
Supports: Profile · description
The Australian government awarded AIM Defence A$21.3 million to enhance Fractl capability and combat readiness and facilitate future control-system integration.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
Australia announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse in April 2026 to enhance Fractl capability and readiness, with ASCA facilitating ADF control-system integration under LAND 156. This is the announced award, not cash received, revenue, accepted delivery or operational fielding.
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
The Australian government announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse on April 21, 2026.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
Australia announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse in April 2026 to enhance Fractl capability and readiness, with ASCA facilitating ADF control-system integration under LAND 156. This is the announced award, not cash received, revenue, accepted delivery or operational fielding.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
Derived lifecycle stage: contracted for further development, production, integration and demonstration.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
Derived participation type: development contractor under Mission Syracuse.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
The Australian government announced the AIM Defence Mission Syracuse award on April 21, 2026.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
The April 2026 announcement identifies AIM Defence in the Mission Syracuse 2026 investment cohort.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
Australia announced A$21.3 million to enhance Fractl capability and combat readiness and facilitate future LAND 156 integration.
Supports: Mission Syracuse development contracts funding event
The Australian government announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse on April 21, 2026.
Supports: Mission Syracuse development contracts funding event
Derived funding-event type: Mission Syracuse development contracts.
Supports: Mission Syracuse development contracts funding event
The Australian government announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse on April 21, 2026.
Supports: Mission Syracuse development contracts funding event
The Australian government announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse on April 21, 2026.
Supports: Mission Syracuse development contracts funding event
The Australian government announced A$21.3 million for AIM Defence under Mission Syracuse on April 21, 2026.
Corporations Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.confidence
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.question
Derived reviewer question: Which AIM entity contracts, employs the Canadian team and holds Fractl product IP for a Canadian opportunity?
Supports: Profile · ownership
Corporations Canada identifies current AIM Defence Inc. as active corporation 1782284-7, renamed from AIM Defence Support Inc. on July 2, 2026.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.question
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Supports: Profile · ownership
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
Corporations Canada records current AIM Defence Inc. 1782284-7 with a Vancouver registered office.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.id
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.context
Canadian corporation1782284-7 changed from AIM Defence Support Inc. to AIM Defence Inc. onJuly2,2026. It is a different legal number from1597352-0. Names do not establish cross-border ownership or transfers of IP, assets or contracts.
Department of National Defence · Dec 10, 2024
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
DND's 2024 Canadian trial, the Australian 500-metre test and Mission Syracuse collectively ground this final assessment: AIM Defence brings independently observed high-power-laser counter-UAS demonstrations, Canadian trial participation and Australian transition funding into one compact Fractl product family. The public record supports a 500-metre Australian hard kill and DND-reported Canadian engagements to 1.5 kilometres, but not fielding, universal performance, production rate or completed LAND 156 integration. A first conversation should reconcile the legal entity, current configuration, safety and power envelope, Canadian delivery role and evidence required for acceptance in a layered counter-UAS system.
Supports: Profile · commercial status
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · defence posture
DND records AIM Defence's 2024 Sandbox participation, performance and C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.question
Derived reviewer question: Which current Fractl configuration, mass, range, power source and safety case should an evaluator use?
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.id
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
DND awarded AIM Defence the C$1 million first-place Diamond in the Rough prize after the 2024 Counter-UAS Sandbox.
Supports: Profile · description
DND identifies AIM Defence's Fractl:1 Tactical CUAS as a defeat-only high-power-laser counter-UAS participant and records its 2024 trial results.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.question
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.confidence
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · executive relevance summary
Source location: executiveRelevanceSummary
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · operating context
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.fractl-configuration-baseline.context
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Profile · description
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: counter-uas.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: high-power-laser.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: directed-energy.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: counter-uas.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technology readiness level
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technicaldomainslugs
Derived existing technical-domain classification: sensing and ISR, retained without creating a new taxonomy relationship.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: directed-energy.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technicaldomainslugs
Derived existing technical-domain classification: sensing and ISR, retained without creating a new taxonomy relationship.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: precision-tracking.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: precision-tracking.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
DND reports Fractl:1 tracked and neutralized drones at up to 1.5 kilometres and engaged more than 30 drones in the 2024 Sandbox.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · technical tags
Derived technical taxonomy tag for the documented Fractl function: high-power-laser.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
DND evaluated Fractl:1 for physical defeat of small uncrewed aircraft during the 2024 Counter-UAS Sandbox.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
Derived capability summary: Fractl combines precision tracking and a high-power laser for remotely operated physical defeat, with trial results that remain specific to configuration and conditions.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · maturity
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
DND records Fractl:1 Tactical as a defeat-only entry using ultra-compact high-power laser and AI tracking. Its participant description says quadcopters at one-kilometre ranges; DND's winner summary says the system engaged >30 drones and reached up to 1.5 km during the May 27-June 21, 2024 Suffield exercise, for which AIM won C$1 million. Configuration- and exercise-specific government report. The award is an IDEaS sandbox prize, not evidence of a purchase contract, accepted delivery, in-service status or universal Fractl engagement range.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · core features
DND reports precision tracking and laser neutralization by the Fractl:1 Tactical CUAS configuration.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
Derived lifecycle stage: completed.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
Derived identifier kind: challenge.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · organization participation
Derived participation type: participant and first-place prize recipient.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · canonical program
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · canonical program
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · canonical program
Derived program type: defence innovation test event.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · canonical program
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 · canonical program
DND records AIM Defence's Fractl:1 participation from May 27 to June 21, 2024, its reported trial results and the C$1 million first-place prize.
Supports: IDEaS Sandbox prize funding event
DND announced on December 10, 2024 that AIM Defence received the C$1 million first-place Diamond in the Rough Sandbox prize.
Supports: IDEaS Sandbox prize funding event
Derived funding-event type: IDEaS Sandbox prize.
Supports: IDEaS Sandbox prize funding event
DND announced on December 10, 2024 that AIM Defence received the C$1 million first-place Diamond in the Rough Sandbox prize.
Supports: IDEaS Sandbox prize funding event
DND announced on December 10, 2024 that AIM Defence received the C$1 million first-place Diamond in the Rough Sandbox prize.
Supports: IDEaS Sandbox prize funding event
DND announced on December 10, 2024 that AIM Defence received the C$1 million first-place Diamond in the Rough Sandbox prize.
Australian Business Register / Australian Taxation Office
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.context
Derived decision context: Current Australian and Canadian records establish related identities but not the cross-border ownership and contracting chain.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
ABR business-name history records AIM DEFENCE endingAugust9,2026 while Australian Intelligent Machines Pty Ltd remains active. Ending a business-name registration is not company closure; public brand pages still use AIM Defence.
Supports: Profile · ownership
The Australian Business Register identifies Australian Intelligent Machines Pty Ltd as the active Australian legal entity and says the AIM DEFENCE business name ended August 9, 2026.
Australian Defence Ministers · May 23, 2025
Source type: award or contract
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
The Australian government announced A$564,826 for Australian Intelligent Machines to acquire counter-UAV manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery.
Supports: Profile · disclosed financing summary
The Australian government announced A$564,826 for Australian Intelligent Machines to acquire counter-UAV manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery.
Supports: Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant funding event
The Australian government announced A$564,826 for Australian Intelligent Machines to acquire additive-manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery.
Supports: Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant funding event
The Australian government announced A$564,826 for Australian Intelligent Machines to acquire additive-manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery.
Supports: Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant funding event
The Australian government announced A$564,826 for Australian Intelligent Machines to acquire additive-manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery.
Supports: Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant funding event
Derived funding-event type: Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant.
Supports: Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant funding event
The Australian government announced A$564,826 for Australian Intelligent Machines to acquire additive-manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery.
Corporations Canada
Source type: government service page
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.id
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.confidence
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Supports: Profile · ownership
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.context
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.question
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Supports: Profile · ownership
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
Corporations Canada identifies AIM Advanced Manufacturing Inc. as a June 2026 corporation sharing the Vancouver office, directors and controllers.
Department of National Defence / IDEaS, Government of Canada
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.confidence
DND schedules its CUAS Sandbox at CFB Suffield for September 14–October 9, 2026. Selected teams attend their own two-to-five-day slots. As of September 27 the event window is underway; the schedule does not establish AIM attendance or results.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.id
DND schedules its CUAS Sandbox at CFB Suffield for September 14–October 9, 2026. Selected teams attend their own two-to-five-day slots. As of September 27 the event window is underway; the schedule does not establish AIM attendance or results.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.context
DND schedules its CUAS Sandbox at CFB Suffield for September 14–October 9, 2026. Selected teams attend their own two-to-five-day slots. As of September 27 the event window is underway; the schedule does not establish AIM attendance or results.
Supports: Profile · operating context
DND schedules its CUAS Sandbox at CFB Suffield for September 14–October 9, 2026. Selected teams attend their own two-to-five-day slots. As of September 27 the event window is underway; the schedule does not establish AIM attendance or results.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.question
DND schedules its CUAS Sandbox at CFB Suffield for September 14–October 9, 2026. Selected teams attend their own two-to-five-day slots. As of September 27 the event window is underway; the schedule does not establish AIM attendance or results.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · summary
DND schedules its CUAS Sandbox at CFB Suffield for September 14–October 9, 2026. Selected teams attend their own two-to-five-day slots. As of September 27 the event window is underway; the schedule does not establish AIM attendance or results.
Corporations Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · ownership
Canadian corporation1597352-0 changed from AIM Defence Inc. to AIM Kernel Inc. onJuly1,2026. The current brand and Canadian legal names must be distinguished; this record does not establish cross-border parentage or a production site.
Supports: Profile · ownership
Corporations Canada records that the prior AIM Defence Inc. became AIM Kernel Inc. on July 1, 2026 and remains active.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Canadian corporation1597352-0 changed from AIM Defence Inc. to AIM Kernel Inc. onJuly1,2026. The current brand and Canadian legal names must be distinguished; this record does not establish cross-border parentage or a production site.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.question
Canadian corporation1597352-0 changed from AIM Defence Inc. to AIM Kernel Inc. onJuly1,2026. The current brand and Canadian legal names must be distinguished; this record does not establish cross-border parentage or a production site.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.id
Canadian corporation1597352-0 changed from AIM Defence Inc. to AIM Kernel Inc. onJuly1,2026. The current brand and Canadian legal names must be distinguished; this record does not establish cross-border parentage or a production site.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.context
Canadian corporation1597352-0 changed from AIM Defence Inc. to AIM Kernel Inc. onJuly1,2026. The current brand and Canadian legal names must be distinguished; this record does not establish cross-border parentage or a production site.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.aim-group-contracting-entity.confidence
Canadian corporation1597352-0 changed from AIM Defence Inc. to AIM Kernel Inc. onJuly1,2026. The current brand and Canadian legal names must be distinguished; this record does not establish cross-border parentage or a production site.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
Canadian corporation1597352-0 changed from AIM Defence Inc. to AIM Kernel Inc. onJuly1,2026. The current brand and Canadian legal names must be distinguished; this record does not establish cross-border parentage or a production site.
Source type: official organization profile
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
AIM Defence Inc.'s recruiting surface lists Vancouver engineering work in distributed systems, computer vision, sensor fusion and production-ready software.
Supports: Profile · canadian footprint
AIM Defence Inc.'s recruiting surface lists Vancouver engineering work in distributed systems, computer vision, sensor fusion and production-ready software.
Supports: Profile · reviewed questions.canadian-delivery-and-2026-test.context
Derived decision context: Canadian engineering activity and upcoming participation are public, while the exact test configuration, result and production scope are not.
AIM Defence
Source type: official company product
Supports: Profile · profileData.publicContact.contactPageUrl
AIM Defence's dedicated contact page provides the current public web inquiry form and no visible general email or telephone.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Defence and Security Science
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · operating context
ISED's defence-science account independently says AIM and Boeing successfully tested above-the-horizon lasers during the 2024 Suffield Sandbox. It says the tests required air-traffic and space-operations coordination and notes reflection from a target as a laser-system risk; the sandbox supplied varied drone targets/scenarios and expert feedback. Supports trial occurrence and operating/safety context, not a particular AIM range, target defeat count, operational approval or adoption.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Jul 18, 2024
Source type: official report
Supports: Profile · operating context
DRDC's account identifies air-traffic, space-operation, ISS coordination, reflection and laser-safety constraints for above-horizon laser testing.
Australian Department of Defence · May 9, 2025
Source type: innovation program
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
ASCA frames Mission Syracuse effectors as complementary parts of LAND 156's layered detect-track-identify-neutralize system.
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system · defence applications
ASCA frames Mission Syracuse effectors as complementary parts of LAND 156's layered detect-track-identify-neutralize system.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · canonical program
The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator launched and operates Mission Syracuse.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · canonical program
ASCA describes Mission Syracuse as a two-stage effort for sovereign effectors that complement and integrate with LAND 156's layered system.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · canonical program
Australian Defence names the counter-small-UAS development mission Mission Syracuse.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · canonical program
Derived program type: counter-small-UAS development mission.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · canonical program
The Australian Defence release is the official public launch page for Mission Syracuse.
Department of National Defence · Mar 1, 2026
Source type: official policy
Supports: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → 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: Fractl high-power laser counter-UAS system → 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.
Australian Government AusTender · Mar 11, 2026
Source type: award or contract
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
AusTender identifies the first counter-small-UAS contract as CN4235625.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
Derived identifier kind for CN4235625: contract.
Supports: Mission Syracuse development contracts funding event
AusTender CN4235625 records A$11,950,319.14 including GST for counter-small-UAS work.
Australian Government AusTender · Mar 23, 2026
Source type: award or contract
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
Derived identifier kind for CN4235626: contract.
Supports: ASCA Mission Syracuse · organization participation
AusTender identifies the second counter-small-UAS contract as CN4235626.
Supports: Mission Syracuse development contracts funding event
AusTender CN4235626 records A$11,550,000 including GST for counter-small-UAS work.
Australian Department of Defence · Jan 1, 2026
Source type: official report
Supports: Sovereign Industrial Priorities manufacturing grant funding event
The Senate Order records agreement GA442560 at A$621,308.60 including GST for advanced manufacturing and laser-fabrication machinery.
