The Canadian Government will be spending $4.9 billion over the next six years to improve the security of continental Canada. This will include an expanded Northern Approaches surveillance system for the Canadian Air Force and NORAD.
SA国际影视传媒淚t will create tremendous opportunity for Canadian industry and will ensure Indigenous-owned businesses benefit from these investments throughout the supply chain,SA国际影视传媒 said Defence Minister Anita Anand on June 20th from the Canadian Armed Forces Base in Trenton, Ontario.
Other defence investments include Arctic command and control information systems, modernized communications, additional air infrastructure and modernized missile systems to deter targets in Canadian airspace.
SA国际影视传媒淒efending CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 Arctic sovereignty requires a commitment to working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners,SA国际影视传媒 said Dan Vandal, Northern Affairs Minister.
SA国际影视传媒淚nuit communities and their knowledge of the land, waters and environment play a central role in affirming and defending CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 North and Arctic, and we will work collaboratively with Inuit through the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee and the Inuit Nunangat Policy,SA国际影视传媒 he added.
This plan to invest further in CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 Arctic military infrastructure was met with a positive reception by its American counterparts.
SA国际影视传媒淚n the face of evolving strategic competition and potential threats to North America across all domains and all axes, investment in domain awareness and enhanced resilient command and control capabilities coupled with cutting edge research and development will strongly position NORAD to detect and understand potential threats faster,SA国际影视传媒 said US Air Force General Glen D. VanHerck, Commander of NORAD.