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Canada, Australia Formalize Deal for Arctic over-the-Horizon Radar System
The first phase will create early-warning coverage over the Arctic and is expected to support about 2,300 Canadian jobs annually, officials said.
- On Monday, Canada's Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr signed a $2.5-billion agreement in Canberra with Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles for an Arctic over-the-horizon radar system.
- This deal represents the first phase of a $6-billion investment in the Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar project, a key component of Canada's $38.6-billion plan to modernize the North American Aerospace Defense Command over 20 years.
- BAE Systems Australia will provide the technology, with transmission and receiving sites located in Southern Ontario, including the City of Kawartha Lakes and Clearview Township.
- Expected to be operational by 2029, the project will contribute nearly $290-million annually to Canada's gross domestic product and create roughly 2,270 jobs annually between 2026 and 2033.
- Canada also plans to deploy a separate Polar Over-the-Horizon Radar network deep within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, though locations for those additional sites remain classified.
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Ottawa has committed more than $6 billion to the development of this new system.
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Australia and Canada are moving closer together in the defence sector. On Monday, June 22, the two countries signed a contract worth 1.5 billion euros: Canberra sells an advanced defence radar system in Ottawa. A rapprochement that is also due to a desire to diversify.
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