Canadian Arctic Suite of Sensors
(Our North, Strong and Free)

Project Type

Project New

Objective

Canadian sovereignty requires the ability to identify potential submarine intruders into Canada’s waters. This exercise of sovereignty, through efficient surveillance, requires a very clear understanding of the Arctic environment, bathymetry, ice coverage, oceanography and underwater acoustics (e.g., ambient noise, sound speed profiles) and therefor a means of capturing and processing this rapidly changing data is required. In order to accomplish the necessary level of data accumulation, both persistent and semi-persistent surveillance methods are required. A combination of deployment modes are required to accomplish this.

Requirements

CASS will deliver a variety of autonomous sensors, both self-propelled, and stationary, to expand domain awareness coverage, supplement existing environmental data, and modernize hydrographic data.

Funding Range

$500 million to $1 billion

Anticipated Timeline (Fiscal Year)

Start Options Analysis

2026/2027

Start Definition

2032/2033

Start Implementation

2032/2033

Initial Delivery

2035/2036

Final Delivery

2037/2038

Defence Capability Areas

• Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
• Sea
• Surveillance & Reconnaissance
• Emerging Technology
• Training and Simulation

Defence Capability Investment Areas

• Battlespace Situational Awareness Tools
• Business Intelligence & Analytical Tools
• Decision Support Tools
• Intelligence Fusion Tools
• Intelligence Mission Data Support Tools
• Combatant Ships
• Marine Sub-Systems and Platform Management Systems
• Ship Parts and Components
• Sonar and Acoustic Systems
• Advanced/Emerging Technologies
• Emerging/Advanced Training Techniques
• Simulation Equipment
• Simulation Software
• Target Services
• Testing Facilities
• Training Integration Tools
• Training Services
• Training Support Facilities and Equipment
• Virtual Training Systems

Key Industrial Capabilities

• In Service Support
• Sonar and Acoustic Systems

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