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Canada Finalizes $2.5-Billion Deal With Australia for Arctic Radar to Guard the North
Ottawa signed a landmark agreement with Canberra and BAE Systems Australia to build an over-the-horizon radar network in southern Ontario, adapting Australian technology to watch the Arctic skies for NORAD
Published: July 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has locked in a $2.5-billion agreement with Australia and BAE Systems Australia to purchase an Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar system, a major step in modernizing continental defence. Canada's Secretary of State for Defence Procurement signed the deal in Canberra with Australia's deputy prime minister and defence minister, adapting Australia's long-range Jindalee radar technology for northern surveillance.
The new stations will be built in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario and are expected to be operational by 2029, forming part of a broader push to strengthen North American Aerospace Defense Command capabilities against aircraft and missile threats approaching from the Far North. A second, more remote radar array planned for the high Arctic archipelago is still in earlier stages, with its exact location kept classified.
Officials on both sides framed the agreement as proof that trusted allies can share advanced defence technology while building domestic industrial capacity, with construction expected to support thousands of jobs in Canada over the coming years. Some opposition critics say the pace of delivery still needs to accelerate given the scale of the security challenge in the North.
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