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Company
Ottawa, Ontario
What they offer: Tactical-edge ISR data conditioning and interoperability software
TACTIQL is an Ottawa-based, veteran-founded Canadian defence software company developing FULCRUM, a tactical-edge platform that conditions, validates, standardizes, enriches and distributes ISR video and metadata from crewed and uncrewed sensors.
Last reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Decision snapshot
TACTIQL provides tactical-edge data assurance at the sensor-to-command boundary: FULCRUM conditions, enriches and translates ISR video and metadata across connected and disconnected deployments. Canadian Army testing of predecessor KILO, NATO exercise demonstrations and two partner pathways make it worth examining for edge processing, uncrewed-sensor integration and coalition command-and-control interoperability. A first conversation should verify the current configuration, standards conformance, DJINN scope, security and accreditation boundaries, and evidence of deployed use.
See all reviewed connectionsMission area
TACTIQL may support Arctic domain awareness by helping operators integrate, protect, interpret, communicate, or rehearse decisions from distributed public-source sensor and mission data in remote environments.
Released Defence need
FULCRUM may help teams working on Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations by contributing to autonomous and uncrewed systems, resilient communications and command, and land operations.
Organization context
TACTIQL operates at the sensor-to-command data boundary. Its current FULCRUM software conditions and translates ISR video and metadata for tactical-edge and command-and-control use, while government evidence anchors Canadian Army validation to predecessor KILO and NATO records anchor current FULCRUM exercise demonstrations rather than fielded adoption.
Federal records identify Tactiql Inc., business number 731056107, in Ottawa, Ontario, and the current CanadaBuys supplier record uses 593 Rowers Way, Ottawa. TACTIQL describes a fully virtual team using co-working spaces; no dedicated Canadian manufacturing site or complete office footprint was found.
Recent activity
Dated Aug 21, 2026
CanadaBuys records TACTIQL's competitively awarded DJINN research-and-development contract CW2434077 at a current total of C$2,518,250.20, with its latest amendment dated August 21, 2026 and expiry on December 23, 2026. The notice does not disclose technical scope, deliverables, acceptance or deployment, so this dossier does not assign DJINN to FULCRUM.
Source: Calian announces first VENTURES defence partnership with TACTIQL (opens in a new tab)Reviewed assessment
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Contributing capability
FULCRUM
TACTIQL may support Arctic domain awareness by helping operators integrate, protect, interpret, communicate, or rehearse decisions from distributed public-source sensor and mission data in remote environments.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Open Mission areaContributing capability
FULCRUM
Contributing capability
FULCRUM
FULCRUM may help teams working on Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations by contributing to autonomous and uncrewed systems, resilient communications and command, and land operations.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Open Defence needReviewed connections indicate possible relevance based on public evidence. They do not indicate procurement direction, eligibility, endorsement or customer interest.
A closer look at the products, services, operating features, and documented applications that shape the organization’s role.
Tactical-edge ISR data conditioning and interoperability software
What it enables
FULCRUM conditions, validates, standardizes, enriches and distributes ISR sensor data at the tactical edge, translating video and metadata among formats used by command, control and intelligence systems across connected and disconnected deployments.
Public record
Dated participation, delivery roles, partnerships, and disclosed funding provide the operating context behind the profile.
Cohort member and Phase 2 company · 2025 NATO DIANA cohort
Sponsor or operator: NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic
Organization role. DND independently named TACTIQL in the 2025 Canadian cohort and NATO DIANA later selected it for Phase 2. FULCRUM appeared in NATO exercises, but programme participation is not customer acceptance or operational adoption.
Program. NATO DIANA's 2025 accelerator supports selected dual-use companies through funding, test-centre access and adoption activity; selection does not establish procurement, fielding or technical certification.
Other 2025 Phase 2
Prepare the conversation
Which current FULCRUM configuration inherits the functions and deployment architectures validated during the Canadian Army's KILO test?
ISED anchors operational validation and follow-on integration work to KILO, while the current product is FULCRUM and no first-party migration record proves every version is equivalent.
Which current release has independently verified conformance for MISB ST 0601, STANAG 4609, Cursor-on-Target and Variable Message Format?
TACTIQL and its NATO-hosted profile describe these interfaces, but no public conformance certificate, interface-control document or accepted benchmark was located.
What capability, deliverables and acceptance gates are covered by DJINN contract CW2434077, and does any part relate to FULCRUM?
CanadaBuys publishes the contract title, current value, dates and parties but not technical scope, delivery, acceptance, deployment or product relationship.
Which FULCRUM configurations, security boundaries, support terms and public deployment evidence can be shared with a prospective Canadian user?
Geography
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Public sources
21
Last reviewed
Sep 2, 2026
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Oct 16, 2024
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TACTIQL may support autonomous patrol and monitoring by improving the ingestion, assurance, fusion, analysis, or communication of data from crewed and uncrewed sensing platforms.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Contributing capability
FULCRUM
TACTIQL may support edge data processing through cited deployable compute, data conditioning, inference, visualization, communications, or training workflows used close to operational users.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Open Mission areaEvidence strength: ModerateLast reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Operating context
Maturity
ISED records Canadian Army testing and operational validation of predecessor KILO from August 2023 to February 2024 plus a later Additional Sale for integration work. FULCRUM was independently observed in a NATO REPMUS 2025 demonstration, but public evidence does not establish exact KILO-to-FULCRUM configuration equivalence, fleet fielding or accepted operational performance.
Availability
FULCRUM is TACTIQL's current public product and predecessor KILO remains listed in the federal Pathway to Commercialization. Public sources do not disclose standard configurations, pricing, licensing, lead times, security accreditation or independently confirmed procurement availability.
Decision-useful features
Documented applications. Airborne and ground ISR processing · Crewed and uncrewed sensor-data integration · Tactical-edge data assurance and processing, exploitation and dissemination · Coalition command, control and intelligence interoperability · Remote and austere sensor-data distribution
Testing contract recipient · KILO testing contract CW2325725
Sponsor or operator: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Organization role. The Canadian Army tested KILO from August 2023 through February 2024. ISED reports operational validation and a later Additional Sale for integration into in-service hardware and architectures; these records do not prove current FULCRUM fielding.
Program. The Testing Stream connects eligible Canadian innovations with federal departments for bounded testing; Matched status alone means tentative test-plan development rather than completed testing.
Started Aug 14, 2023 · Ended Feb 2, 2024
Contract CW2325725 · Notice WS4001912488
Defence-co-development-partnership
Calian Group
Calian publicly announced a partnership with TACTIQL to co-develop and commercialize a sovereign ISR solution using complementary defence and data-assurance capabilities.
Geospatial-and-isr-collaboration-mou
Kongsberg Geospatial and TACTIQL signed a September 2025 MOU to pursue defence and commercial opportunities combining geospatial visualization with sensor-data conditioning and interoperability. The MOU does not establish a delivered joint system, sale or operational integration.
NRC IRAP contribution for KILO 1.0
$100,000
NRC IRAP agreement 991628 records a C$100,000 contribution to Tactiql Inc. for KILO 1.0 from July 4, 2022 to January 31, 2023. The assistance record is not product acceptance, revenue or proof of deployment.
NRC IRAP contribution for KILO 2.0
$500,000
NRC IRAP agreement 1016664 records a C$500,000 contribution to Tactiql Inc. for KILO 2.0 from April 1, 2024 to September 29, 2025. It funds development and does not prove customer acceptance, operational deployment or outcome.
CanExport SMEs market-development contribution
$49,500
Federal agreement 1041372 records C$49,500 for TACTIQL market-development activity from April 1, 2026 to February 15, 2027. The contribution is not proof of export sales, product performance, customer acceptance or deployment.
The current product and commercialization listing are public, while pricing, licensing, accreditation, customer acceptance, lead times and independently confirmed fielding remain unavailable.
Source type. innovation program
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The proposed question and context are a True North Map assessment derived from the documented product-lineage, standards, contract-scope and deployment gaps. This evidence maps specifically to after.3.question.
TACTIQL
Source type. official company product
Supports. Profile · profileData.portfolioScope · Profile · reviewed questions.tactiql-first-conversation.context · Profile · description · Profile · profileData.publicContact.contactPageUrl · Profile · profileData.publicContact · Profile · editorial profile version · Profile · canadian footprint · Profile · current activity · Profile · reviewed questions.tactiql-first-conversation.question · Profile · profileData.publicContact.publicEmail · Profile · operating context · Profile · profileData.publicContact.publicPhone · FULCRUM · summary · FULCRUM · name · FULCRUM · technical tags · FULCRUM · core features · FULCRUM · capability type · FULCRUM · technicaldomainslugs · FULCRUM · defence applications · FULCRUM → Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations
TACTIQL's current site presents FULCRUM, while KILO remains a historical federal product name and DJINN lacks disclosed technical scope. This evidence maps specifically to after.
Canadian Army Today
Source type. reputable industry publication
Supports. Profile · ownership
Independent reporting and TACTIQL's team page support the veteran-founded Canadian identity, while the absence of current shareholder detail is retained. This evidence maps specifically to after.
National Research Council Canada · Apr 1, 2024
Source type. award or contract
Supports. Profile · canadian footprint · Profile · disclosed financing summary · NRC IRAP contribution for KILO 2.0 funding event
Federal assistance and procurement records support Tactiql Inc.'s Ottawa identity; TACTIQL's team page supports the virtual-work boundary. This evidence maps specifically to after.
TACTIQL
Source type. official organization profile
Supports. Profile · profileData.operatingModel
TACTIQL's team page supports the fully virtual team and co-working-space operating model without a current headcount claim. This evidence maps specifically to after.
Calian
Source type. official company news
Supports. Profile · current activity · Profile · operating context · Profile · profileData.currentActivity · defence-co-development-partnership relationship
The cited current official or durable public record supports the activity, program, partnership, test, contract, or funding context summarized for TACTIQL.
Public Services and Procurement Canada · Aug 21, 2026
Source type. award or contract
Supports. Profile · current activity · Profile · current activity as of
CanadaBuys supports the dated DJINN contract value and amendment while withholding technical scope and product attribution. This evidence maps specifically to after.
Kongsberg Geospatial · Sep 10, 2025
Source type. official company news
Supports. Profile · dual use posture · geospatial-and-isr-collaboration-mou relationship
The Kongsberg MOU supports the proposed defence and commercial pathway, with the non-delivery boundary preserved. This evidence maps specifically to after.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Jul 16, 2026
Source type. government service page
Supports. Profile · commercial status · FULCRUM · commercial availability
The current product page and federal Pathway listing support an active public offer while leaving pricing, licensing, lead time and accepted customer use unresolved. This evidence maps specifically to after.
Google Patents · Jun 18, 2025
Source type. official report
Supports. Profile · profileData.intellectualProperty
The patent publication lists Tactiql Inc. and the motion-imagery metadata method while preserving the application-not-grant boundary. This evidence maps specifically to after.
NATO DIANA
Source type. accelerator cohort directory
Supports. FULCRUM · technical tags · FULCRUM · core features
TACTIQL's current product page supports this capability leaf, with government, NATO and secondary sources used where maturity or lineage needs corroboration. This evidence maps specifically to after.technicalTags.8.
NATO DIANA · Sep 4, 2025
Source type. accelerator cohort directory
Supports. NATO DIANA 2025 Accelerator · organization participation · NATO DIANA 2025 Accelerator · canonical program
DND and NATO DIANA independently support the 2025 cohort and Phase 2 selection while the candidate excludes procurement and adoption claims. This evidence maps specifically to value.participation.externalIdentifiers.0.kind.
Public Services and Procurement Canada · Aug 14, 2023
Source type. award or contract
Supports. Innovative Solutions Canada Testing Stream · organization participation
ISED and CanadaBuys support the proposed KILO Testing Stream participation, dates, identifier and post-test integration boundary. This evidence maps specifically to value.participation.externalIdentifiers.1.value.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Jul 13, 2026
Source type. innovation program
Supports. Innovative Solutions Canada Testing Stream · canonical program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada records Agile Electromagnetics program operator Name as: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
CanadaBuys · Jun 18, 2026
Source type. award or contract
Supports. Innovative Solutions Canada Testing Stream · canonical program
CanadaBuys records Agile Electromagnetics program website Url as: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en/testing-stream-government
CanadaBuys · Feb 13, 2026
Source type. award or contract
Supports. Innovative Solutions Canada Testing Stream · canonical program
CanadaBuys records CW2438157 / WS5336023296 as a competitive Testing Stream contract awarded to OSCP on February 13, 2026 for CAD 1,322,694.50 through February 12, 2027.
National Research Council Canada · Jul 4, 2022
Source type. award or contract
Supports. NRC IRAP contribution for KILO 1.0 funding event
The official NRC IRAP record supports the KILO 1.0 contribution, amount and bounded project purpose. This evidence maps specifically to value.disclosedSummary.
National Research Council Canada · Apr 1, 2026
Source type. award or contract
Supports. CanExport SMEs market-development contribution funding event
The official federal record supports the CanExport amount and market-development purpose without implying product validation or sales. This evidence maps specifically to value.amountValue.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Source type. official policy
Supports. FULCRUM → Arctic Domain Awareness
TACTIQL's current product page supports this capability leaf, with government, NATO and secondary sources used where maturity or lineage needs corroboration. This evidence maps specifically to after.missionMatches.0.alignmentSummary.
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service · Sep 25, 2025
Source type. official report
Supports. FULCRUM → Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
TACTIQL's current product page supports this capability leaf, with government, NATO and secondary sources used where maturity or lineage needs corroboration. This evidence maps specifically to after.missionMatches.1.alignmentSummary.
NATO · Jul 1, 2026
Source type. government policy
Supports. FULCRUM → Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations
Enhancing the combat effectiveness of large land formations
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