Billions Towards Militarization

– an Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar system for “tracking from the Canada-United States border to the Arctic circle;” 

– a Polar Over-the-Horizon Radar system for radar coverage “over and beyond the northernmost approaches to North America;” 

– a network of sensors with classified capabilities, distributed across Northern Canada which the U.S. will be able to use; and 

– completing and augmenting the new state-of-the-art space-based surveillance project announced in Canada’s 2017 defence policy. 

– modernize Canadian Armed Forces’ command, control and communications capabilities and systems; 

– modernize the Canadian Combined Air Operations Centre; 

– renew the Canadian Armed Forces’ high- and low-frequency radio capability; 

– enhance satellite communications in the Arctic through additional funding to complete and augment the polar communications project announced in Canada’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged; 

– procure and install new digital radios and network equipment; 

– work with the United States to expand support for the NORAD Pathfinder initiative, to take advantage of cloud-based computing and machine learning. 

– acquire additional air-to-air refueling aircraft; 

– upgrade Canadian Armed Forces’ infrastructure at four locations in Canada’s North; 

– upgrade fighter infrastructure and NORAD Quick Reaction Alert capabilities at bases across Canada; 

– modernize the Canadian Armed Forces’ air operational training infrastructure.