"Ultimately, what will be paramount is for the DND to translate this testing and interest into concrete orders to acquire a variety of counterdrones systems. Only then will Canada be ready to protect soldiers from the imminent threat posed by drones." Translation: This is meaningless until DND operationalizes new capabilities. Facta non verba.

Let's not forget that Canada continues to offer strategic value to our allies. But also all the more reason to maintain and expand our ability to produce ships on time, and on budget - no small feat.

Do you think Liberal or Conservative voters believe we have no choice but to spend more on defence? Feelings about Canadian defence spending are...complicated... Leaders from all parties must explain not just why investing in defence is vital, but also what sacrifices we must collectively make for the defence of the realm, our alliances, and our democratic values.

Water is wet, ice is cold. How much longer can we keep this tech on hold?

"The Short Range Reconnaissance program remains the [US] Army’s only small-drone program of record. It has ordered 936 quadcopters from fiscal year 2023 through 2026, according to Army budget documents." Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket.

Hype Train, now boarding! Software may be eating the world, but hardware still wins wars. Fortunes will be made by those able to securely produce this needed hardware (and those who fund them).

You know what's cooler than drones? Cheap missiles.

The science fiction we grew up on is already here – and it's time to embrace it.

Investing in defence is about MUCH more than widgets and quick exits. It turns out that a strong industrial base = a strong defence industrial base. True economic security and prosperity will be achieved when the public and private sectors, across allied nations, align to incentivize and fund tomorrow's industrial base, today.

Canada doesn’t need nuclear subs. We need to fully catalyze and integrate our world-class AI, quantum, and materials science tech sectors into the 21st-century defence industrial base. Every political party in Canada should support our immediate entrance.

We may be taking our sweet time pivoting to the Arctic, but our adversaries are not. It’s time to double down on Fortress North America.

DND procuring society-altering technology at the bleeding edge should keep anyone awake at night! To be fair, AI is more likely to significantly impact planning, logistics, and decision support before it ushers in killer robots. But killer robots remain the trickiest aspect of AI, and maybe the coolest.