Canada, Australia Formalize Deal for Arctic over-the-Horizon Radar System
The deal begins delivery of a radar system that Canada says will improve early warning for air and maritime threats in the North.
- 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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Australia and Canada sign a $1.75B deal to build long-range radar in C
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Canada signed a $1.75 billion export agreement on Monday to build an Australian-designed long-range radar system in Canada. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Canadian Secretary of State (Defense Procurement) Stephen Fuhr signed the first phase of a pact to provide early warning radar coverage from the Canada-United States border into the Arctic. “What this really means is that Australia and …
Australia has signed a contract with Canada to sell its sophisticated trans-horizon defence radar system for nearly $2.5 billion.
Australia lands record A$1.7bil Arctic radar deal with Canada
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles (right) and Canada’s Defence Procurement Secretary Stephen Fuhr shake hands after signing the landmark deal. (EPA Images pic) SYDNEY: Australia said on Monday it will sell advanced radar technology capable of detecting long-range missiles to Canada under a A$2.5 billion (US$1.75 billion) agreement, the country’s largest-ever defence export deal. The agreement is Australia’s first overseas sale of the ra…
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