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Sentinel shield: Wide-area detection for early warning against uncrewed aerial systems │ Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)

June 24, 2026

Value

Up to $1 million per contract in development funding is available for projects that meet the eligibility criteria of the challenge.

Description

The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), in partnership with its defence and security partners, are seeking innovative solutions capable of persistent and timely wide-area detection, recognition, identification, and tracking of Class I and II Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), including emerging designs which do not rely on traditional navigation techniques such as Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) and Radio-Frequency (RF).

This challenge is being supported by the Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science (BOREALIS).

Eligible Applicants

This Call for Proposal (CFP) is open to Canadian Suppliers as defined in Annex A – Call for Proposals (CFP) Definitions.

Eligible Expenses

The focus of this challenge is wide-area detection of UAS around installations such as military bases, radar stations, and other critical military infrastructures. In this situation, there is a need for continuous and persistent monitoring of the space within 10 km of the centre of the locations and ideally further, enabling accurate and timely detection, recognition, identification, and tracking of low Radar Cross Section (RCS) Class I and II UAS threats.

Deadline Date

The deadline to submit proposals is June 24, 2026, at 14:00 EDT.

Contact

Contact Name: BOREALIS

E-mail Address: borealisjointprogramoffice-bureaudeprogrammeintegreborealis@forces.gc.ca

Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/programs/defence-ideas/element/point/challenges/sentinel-shield-wide-area-detection-for-early-warning-against-uncrewed-aerial-systems.html

Industry:

Software/Technology

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Defence

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