Canada to Upgrade Air Force With $2.49 Billion Investment in Weaponizable Drones

Published on January 2, 2024

The Canadian government will make a $2.49 billion investment to acquire state-of-the-art drones for its military, giving itself the capability to strike enemy targets without having personnel over the battlefield. The 11 new drones, MQ-9B SkyGuardians also called Reapers, have the main function of conducting surveillance but can also be fitted with armaments. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have currently no reported drones in its inventory, and the ones previously used could not be weaponized. The SkyGuardians, roughly the size of a fighter jet, will enable the CAF to monitor Canada’s vast territory and lengthy coastline, supporting civilian aid operations such as responding to natural disasters like forest fires and floods, says the Department of National Defence (DND)....

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