Candidates selected for Canada’s counter-UAS Sandbox 2024 in Alberta, May-June

The Canadian Department of National Defence has announced the participants selected for the next iteration of the government’s counter-UAS Sandbox, which will take place in Suffield, Alberta, in May and June this year.

Seeking to answer the question “How might we detect and/or defeat micro- and mini-UAS with systems that can be integrated into the broader military command and control system?,” the opportunities for selected innovators include:

• Up to five days of free use of a fully equipped counter-UAS test range, including targets;
• On-site one-on-one continual interaction with Canadian military and police officials and the US government Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate, end-users and science experts;
• Iterative testing and demonstration to improve technology;
• Feedback to customise and adjust test plans on-the-fly;
• Financial prizes for selected Sandbox game-changers;
• Potential post-Sandbox developmental work and funding for selected participants.

Participating companies need to bring advanced prototypes, capable of detecting and defeating micro- and mini-UAS, and their ‘A game’ to beat the host’s Red Team drones.

Selected participants for this round include: