Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Project
Project Type
Project New
Objective
To acquire a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) capability capable of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and precision strikes to support Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) domestic and international operations.
Requirements
This project will acquire a medium altitude and armed Remotely Piloted Aircraft System along with associated equipment, weapons, infrastructure and in-service sustainment capability that will support up to three concurrent lines of tasking, domestic or international. This project supports Strong, Secure, Engaged initiatives 50 and 91.
Funding Range
$1 billion to $4.99 billion
Anticipated Timeline (Fiscal Year)
- Options Analysis Phase
- Completed
- Definition Phase
- In Progress
- Start Implementation
- 2023/2024
- Initial Delivery
- 2025/2027
- Final Delivery
- 2028/2030
Defence Capability Areas
- Air
- Missiles, Rockets, Ammunition & Other Munitions
- Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
- Cyber, Electronic And Irregular Warfare
- Joint Support & Sustainment
- Land
- Surveillance & Reconnaissance
- Emerging Technology
- Training and Simulation
Defence Capability Investment Areas
- Aerospace Structures and components
- Air Specific Services
- Air Specific Support Equipment
- Aircraft subsystems
- Avionics
- Fixed Wing Platforms
- In Service Support
- Landing/runway Systems
- Propulsion Systems and components
- Weapons Systems
- Battlespace Situational Awareness Tools
- Data and Bandwidth Management
- Decision Support Tools
- Deployable C4I Systems
- Encryption
- Intelligence Mission Data Support Tools
- Navigation Systems
- Portable Communications Systems
- Satellite Communications Systems
- Electronic Countermeasures
- Information Operations Systems
- Shelter and Support Systems
- Ground Vehicle Integration
- Advanced/Integrated Sensing Systems
- EO/IR Systems
- Fire Control
- Identification Systems (IFF)
- Optical Systems
- Photonics systems
- Radar Systems
- Surveillance & Recce Integration Tools
- Thermal systems
- Tracking systems
- Unmanned and/or Autonomous Systems
- Simulation Equipment
- Simulation Software
- Virtual Training Systems
Key Industrial Capabilities
- Aerospace System and Components
- Cyber Resilience
- Electro-Optical/Infrared Systems
- In Service Support
- Munitions
- Remotely Piloted Systems and Autonomous Technologies
- Space Systems
- Training and Simulation
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