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Canada Secures $2.5B Over‑the‑Horizon Radar Deal With Australia and BAE Systems for Arctic Surveillance

Canada’s federal government signed a $2.5 billion contract with Australia and BAE Systems Australia to deliver an Over‑the‑Horizon Radar (OTHR) in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, with construction beginning July 1 and first unit expected operational by December 2029. A second polar OTHR will be built at a classified site in Canada’s Far North by 2032. The project adds roughly $290 million annually to GDP and creates about 2,270 Canadian jobs each year through 2033.

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