Calian Group mobilizes $100M for Canada’s C5ISRT defense capabilities

Calian Group (CLNFF) announces a strategic initiative to help accelerate the development and deployment of sovereign C5ISRT capabilities through Calian VENTURES. As Canada places increasing priority on sovereign defence capability, operational readiness and long-term resilience, Calian will advance technology collaboration and mobilize funding to accelerate capability development across Canada. Funding will be drawn from multiple sources, including capital investment from VENTURES, co-development of new intellectual property from Calian alongside multiple Canadian small to mid-size enterprise, contributions from regional investment agencies, and federal programs. The first initiative will establish a national, sea-to-sea-to-sea network of regional development labs to accelerate the testing, validation and scaling of defence technologies developed through VENTURES. These labs will convene small and medium-sized enterprises, the Canadian Armed Forces, NATO, government, academia, and industry partners to advance innovative, interoperable solutions from concept to operational capability.