Ottawa has awarded two initial contracts worth $66 million to supply up to six class 2 drones to the Canadian Navy in order to boost its reconnaissance and targeting operations.
The contracts were awarded to Toronto-based MDA Space Ltd. and are expected to contribute $18 million to Canada’s annual GDP and create or maintain 145 jobs per year over the next 20 years, according to an Aug. 5 news release from the Department of National Defence (DND).
