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Canada’s
aerospace, maritime and defense industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping aerospace, maritime and defense in Canada. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore Canada’s aerospace, maritime and defense leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore Canada’s aerospace, maritime and defense leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyExplore the live startup set in Radar
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
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A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
72 of 509 tracked companies have open roles.
9 of 509 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 10 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 83.0% of disclosed capital, while 98.2% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow Canada aerospace, maritime and defense has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How Canada aerospace, maritime and defense has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | $61.66K | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | $63.17K | 18 | 1 |
| 2019 | $0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | $0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | $14.65M | 15 | 2 |
| 2022 | $340K | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | $5.49M | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | $0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 5 | 0 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- Defend the Dominion36.8%
- Limestone Boats34.1%
- Canadian Space Agency12.1%
- Other companies17.0%
Funding by stage
14 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in aerospace, maritime and defense company rounds since 2016.
- 01NASA 3 rounds
- 02Georgian 1 rounds
- 03BDC 1 rounds
- 04Garage Capital 1 rounds
- 05Talon Group 1 rounds
- 06U.S. Department of Transportation 1 rounds
- 07Beacon Securities 1 rounds
- 08Argyle Capital 1 rounds
- 09Bessemer Venture Partners 1 rounds
- 010BCI 1 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDLargest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Georgian and Bessemer Venture Partners and others.
Backed by BDC and Garage Capital and others.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts availability
The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.; The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the Canada companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Most-installed apps
8 of these companies (1.6%) publish at least one Android app — 15 apps in all, carrying 117.1K installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| MyCAFforces | 32.2K | — | Tools |
| CAF C&Bforces | 26.6K | — | Finance |
| HR GO RHforces | 18.9K | — | Tools |
| R2MRforces | 17.9K | — | Health & Fitness |
| Respect in the CAFforces | 11.7K | — | Health & Fitness |
| Know My PT6PWC | 6.9K | — | Business |
| NC CRONUSNewcon Optik | 925 | — | Sports |
| NORTAC OrionNORTAC Defence | 775 | — | Maps & Navigation |
| CMR/RMC Saint-Jeanforces | 483 | — | Education |
| Tracking Cargo 3 MobileQSL | 378 | — | Business |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it.
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Defense Agencies | 6 | 107.8K | MyCAF 32.2K | — |
| Defense Contractors | 4 | 896 | NORTAC Orion 775 | — |
| Military Tech | 2 | 819 | Nortac Tactical™ (NTAC) 44 | — |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe Canada aerospace, maritime and defense market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The Canada aerospace, maritime and defense market map
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Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Segment data unavailable
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
PAL Aerospace is set to receive $7.5 million in federal funding to develop made-in-Canada solutions for surveillance, disaster response, and other defence-related missions.
Bombardier has announced the acquisition of Velocity Maintenance Solutions (VMS), a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, headquartered in New Castle, Delaware.
Chorus Aviation Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire Kadex Aero Supply (Kadex)...
Exchange Income Corporation (TSX: EIF) (“EIC” or the “Corporation”) a diversified, acquisition-oriented company focused on opportunities in the Aerospace & Aviation and Manufacturing segments, is pleased to announce that it has acquired MnM Aircraft Component Holdings, Inc. (“MACH 2” or the “Company”) for a purchase price of US$43 million.
Groupe Meloche is about to be purchased by the Quebec investment firm Novacap.
Last month, Davie moved to acquire Texas Shipyards.
KWG Resources Inc. (CSE: CACR) (CSE: CACR.A), which carries on business as The Canadian Chrome Company (“CCC“, “KWG” or the “Company“), announces that it proposes to acquire, in two stages to assure conformity with terms of a shareholders’ agreement, up to 50% of the equity of Newcon International Ltd. (“Newcon”), which carries on business as Newcon Optik, in exchange for CCC Multiple‑Voting Shares to be issued from treasury at a 15% premium to CCC’s current volume weighted average trading price.
The MAVERICK AVIATION GROUP LLC (Maverick) has declared that it has acquired Maxcraft Avionics Ltd.
Twin Disc announced the successful completion of its $16.5 million acquisition of Kobelt Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a British Columbia-based company specializing in brake, control and steering systems for industrial and marine end markets.
Eurocopter, a subsidiary of the European aeronautical consortium EADS, bought the Canadian group Vector Aerospace for a total of 625 million Canadian dollars (about US $634 million), announced both companies on Monday in a joint statement.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 221 recorded events in the 24-month window.
Leadership moves
10 tracked people moves
Departure Previously Chief Executive Officer
Retirement Previously President of Pratt & Whitney Canada
Appointment President of Pratt & Whitney Canada
Appointment President of Pratt & Whitney Canada
Appointment Executive Vice President, Aircraft Sales and Bombardier Aftermarket Services
Appointment Executive Vice President, Engineering, Product Development and Bombardier Defense
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Business jet
Contract wins
26 recorded customer wins
Customer: vistaAviation
Customer: vista globalAerospace
Customer: Dehavilland Aircraft of CanadaAviation
Customer: de havilland aircraft of canadaAerospace and defence
Customer: scoot
Customer: Sakthi Aircraft Industry Pvt Ltd (SAIPL)Aviation
Workforce actions
1 companies with reported reductions
5,000 rolesfinancial problems
Regulatory events
5 recorded events
approved NCIB purchasesToronto Stock Exchange
approved 2025 NCIB purchasesToronto Stock Exchange
bid renewal approvedToronto Stock Exchange
trading haltedCIRO
Litigation
2 tracked suits
Aircraft engine corrosion leading to crashCivil · Ongoing
Contract dispute over engine pricingCivil · Dismissed
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 36 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier→Velocity Maintenance Solutions | Completed | 2026-02-19 | Not stated in snapshot |
| chorus aviation→Kadexaero ↗ | Announced | 2026-02-15 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Bombardier→Aircraft service centre in Berlin | 2026-02-09 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| Exchange Income Corporation→MnM Aircraft Component Holdings, Inc. | Announced | 2026-02-04 | $43.0M |
| novacap→groupe meloche ↗ | Announced | 2025-11-26 | $40.0M |
| LAT Aerospace→Bombardier ↗ | Rumored | 2025-07-16 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
1,620 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 2,943-posting snapshot covers 47 employers.
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The talent market
1,620 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 2,943-posting snapshot covers 47 employers.
Most advertised job titles
2 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
1,101 postings specify a level.
Median across 304 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Salary by seniority
Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| pratt & whitney canada ↗ | 4,000 |
| Magellan ↗ | 3,500 |
| Seaspan ↗ | 2,300 |
| davie ↗ | 1,000 |
| Diamond Aircraft Industries ↗ | 1,000 |
| pal aerospace ↗ | 900 |
| De Havilland ↗ | 852 |
| Soucy ↗ | 748 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
62 founders and chief executives across 58 companies.
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Founders and leaders
62 founders and chief executives across 58 companies.
Phillip Underwood
Magellan ↗The Open University BS
Scott Hanson
Limestone Boat Company ↗RKH, ex-Rossiter Boats.
Jeremy Leonard
Canada Pump & Power ↗CEO Brazil Pump and Power, Work for All, Mighty Pumps, Ex- Northern Underwater Systems. Royal Roads Military College and University of Alberta BA 1983
Glenn Cowan
VENTUS RESPIRATORS ↗Co-Founder-North Vector Dynamics, Hedgewood Legacy Holdings · Ex-Canadian Armed Forces · Forces armées canadiennes · McGill University BA 2001
Paul Ziadé
North Vector Dynamics ↗Ex-Co-Founder-Applied FluidTech, Think Solutions Engineering · University of Waterloo BASc 2008, ME 2013, University of Toronto PhD 2017
Matthew Kowalczyk
OFG ↗Ex-TOMRA Mining, CommodasUltrasort, ex-Owner Terra Vision, Optel Vision. University of British Columbia BASc 1997.
Robert Bellisle
QSL ↗Qsl La Reussite Sur Mesure Tailor Made Success, ex-Qsl, ex-Arcelormittal, London Business School
Ray Castelli
Weatherhaven ↗Ex-CEO Naikun Wind Development, Quadrem, Alcan Aluminum. Simon Fraser University BBA 1989
Randall Bogoje
Sunwest Aviation ↗The Mindful Lemon, California State University-Northridge
Girvan Patterson
Plaintree ↗CEO GaN Systems, Director e-djuster Ex-Founder Orcatech.
Bruno Even
Airbus ↗CEO Airbus Helicopters. Ecole Polytechnique 1987
Jean-Charles Raillat
Dcm Aero ↗Groupe Dcm, ex-Groupe Mecachrome
Education networks
4 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
0 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
31,471 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
31,471 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Canada · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 4,947 |
| 2021Q3 | 5,655 |
| 2021Q4 | 4,484 |
| 2022Q1 | 5,782 |
| 2022Q2 | 5,140 |
| 2022Q3 | 5,249 |
| 2022Q4 | 5,389 |
| 2023Q1 | 6,257 |
| 2023Q2 | 6,130 |
| 2023Q3 | 6,549 |
| 2023Q4 | 5,738 |
| 2024Q1 | 7,695 |
| 2024Q2 | 8,711 |
| 2024Q3 | 6,593 |
| 2024Q4 | 7,701 |
| 2025Q1 | 10,558 |
| 2025Q2 | 7,479 |
| 2025Q3 | 8,026 |
| 2025Q4 | 5,842 |
| 2026Q1 | 8,826 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
232 recorded company events across 13 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Canada · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Canada
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| artemis program | 421 | 19 | 2116% |
| regional air routes | 290 | 199 | 46% |
| cross-border air travel | 263 | 164 | 60% |
| free trade deals | 223 | 87 | 156% |
| lunar rovers | 205 | 63 | 225% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 190 | 51 | 273% |
| flight disruption payments | 185 | 65 | 185% |
| bilateral trade | 168 | 43 | 291% |
| national security strategy | 167 | 54 | 209% |
| airline consolidation | 163 | 54 | 202% |
| aircraft emergency procedures | 139 | 315 | -56% |
| aircraft wreckage | 96 | 162 | -41% |
| nautical disaster | 48 | 149 | -68% |
| tanker incident | 21 | 121 | -83% |
| hurricane mitigation | 17 | 115 | -85% |
Event and signal lenses
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Canada
Regulatory Risk
32,426 classified articlesflight safety measures, safety compliance aviation, satellite telecommunication
43.0% critical · 36.5% positiveFunding Momentum
7,809 classified articlessatellite telecommunication, geostationary satellites, satellite telemetry
37.6% critical · 47.1% positiveGrowth
16,070 classified articlesinternational flights, logistics update, overseas air routes
25.0% critical · 52.3% positiveAerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage across Canada. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Aerospace, Maritime and Defense research is working on
3,937 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
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What Aerospace, Maritime and Defense research is working on
3,937 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 2,444 positive · 790 neutral · 703 negative.
- Missile365 papers
- Missile defense327 papers
- Ballistic missile211 papers
- Electronic warfare190 papers
- Aeronautics158 papers
- Computer security140 papers
- Nuclear weapon135 papers
- China90 papers
Landmark: A communications jamming taxonomy
- Missile73 papers
- Missile defense60 papers
- Ballistic missile52 papers
- Nuclear weapon33 papers
- Aeronautics32 papers
- Electronic warfare29 papers
- Radar17 papers
- China16 papers
Landmark: Project HARP
- Electronic warfare709 papers
- Radar538 papers
- Missile318 papers
- Jamming289 papers
- Missile defense159 papers
- Radar jamming and deception108 papers
- Ballistic missile91 papers
- SIGNAL90 papers
Landmark: Reconfigurable planar filters
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- IEMI Threats for Information Security: Remote Command Injection on Modern Smartphones103 citations
- Toward Convolutional Neural Networks on Pulse Repetition Interval Modulation Recognition90 citations
- Jamming Bandits—A Novel Learning Method for Optimal Jamming90 citations
- Systems-of-Systems Analysis of Ballistic Missile Defense Architecture Effectiveness Through Surrogate Modeling and Simulation75 citations
- Attention-Based Radar PRI Modulation Recognition With Recurrent Neural Networks68 citations
Common problems researchers identify
915 papers · 7 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Missile Defense Strategy Challenges
195 papers21.3% of this theme group
Researchers highlight strategic and technical issues surrounding missile and aeronautics defense programs.
Missile (157) · Missile defense (150) · Aeronautics (76) · Strategic Defense Initiative (33)
American Missile Defense
US Missile Defense Strategy
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 130.8 |
| 2023 | 121.0 |
| 2024 | 93.4 |
| 2025 | 89.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Ballistic Missile Defense Effectiveness
144 papers15.7% of this theme group
Papers examine the performance, organization, and policy gaps of ballistic missile defense systems.
Ballistic missile (139) · Missile defense (93) · Missile (92) · Aeronautics (49)
Ballistic Missile Defence – Technology, Effectiveness and Organization – Key Issues
Ballistic Missile Defenses and U.S. National Security
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 103.4 |
| 2023 | 93.6 |
| 2024 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 72.2 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Nuclear Deterrence and Missile Politics
142 papers15.5% of this theme group
Works discuss how missile defenses intersect with nuclear arms control, Cold‑War dynamics, and diplomatic negotiations.
Nuclear weapon (85) · Politics (30) · Cold war (20) · Negotiation (20)
A New Cold War? Missile Defenses, Nuclear Arms Reductions, and Cyber War
Doors of perception: national security politics, threat perceptions, and North Korea's pursuit of a credible deterrent
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1106.3 |
| 2023 | 1063.1 |
| 2024 | 602.9 |
| 2025 | 490.1 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Radar and Electronic Countermeasure Risks
136 papers14.9% of this theme group
Studies identify vulnerabilities in radar, jamming, and electronic warfare equipment for military aircraft.
Radar (43) · Electronic warfare (89) · Jamming (22) · Electronic countermeasure (13)
Future military mobile radio communication systems from electronic warfare perspective
EMI/EMC effects on EW receiver systems of Military aircraft
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 186.2 |
| 2023 | 176.8 |
| 2024 | 168.5 |
| 2025 | 196.4 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Cyber‑Electronic Warfare Convergence
129 papers14.1% of this theme group
Analyses explore the blending of information, computer, and electronic warfare threats to network‑centric systems.
Electronic warfare (96) · Information warfare (31) · Computer security (67) · Cyberwarfare (22)
CONVERGENCE BETWEEN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SUPPORT MEASURES
ANALYSIS OF APPROACHES OF IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE MEANS ON THE NETWORK–CENTRIC CONTROL SYSTEM
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 237.6 |
| 2023 | 245.1 |
| 2024 | 180.1 |
| 2025 | 129.2 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Space‑Based and High‑Speed Defense Awareness
97 papers10.6% of this theme group
Research points to situational‑awareness gaps in space, drone, and high‑velocity air‑defense operations.
Space (12) · Drone (9) · Crew (5) · Situation awareness (7)
Research on Target Assignment Development of Air Defense and Anti-Missile Tactical Command and Control System
Reflections on defense systems in the background of high-speed flight
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | 14.0 |
| 2025 | 31.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07Geopolitical Implications of Missile Defense
72 papers7.9% of this theme group
Papers assess how missile defense postures affect security dynamics with China and regional actors.
China (59) · Missile defense (45) · Beijing (8) · Peninsula (9)
North Korea, missile defense, and U.S.-China security dilemma
On the Spatial Characteristics of US′ Missile Defense and Its Impact on China′s Security
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9544.1 |
| 2023 | 9560.9 |
| 2024 | 9637.5 |
| 2025 | 9547.2 |
Cautions
162 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Proliferation Concerns for Ballistic Missiles
61 papers37.7% of this theme group
Authors caution that missile defense technologies may encourage further ballistic missile spread.
Missile defense (49) · Ballistic missile (42) · Missile (45) · Aeronautics (28)
Ballistic Missile Proliferation
Ballistic Missile Defense Technologies
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 103.4 |
| 2023 | 93.6 |
| 2024 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 72.2 |
Cautions · 02Deterrence Stability and Nuclear Forces
48 papers29.6% of this theme group
Works warn that missile defenses could destabilize deterrence, especially regarding China’s nuclear arsenal.
Nuclear weapon (25) · Deterrence theory (11) · Missile (21) · China (9)
Chinese nuclear forces, 2016
Managing escalation: missile defence, strategy and US alliances
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 138.7 |
| 2023 | 126.3 |
| 2024 | 80.2 |
| 2025 | 97.5 |
Cautions · 03Electronic Warfare Against Emerging Platforms
38 papers23.5% of this theme group
Studies advise careful development of EW tactics for drones and advanced telecommunications systems.
Electronic warfare (25) · Adversary (9) · Telecommunications (5) · Drone (5)
Multifunction Maritime Radar and RF Systems—Technology Challenges and Areas of Development
Full-Duplex Radio – Increasing the Spectral Efficiency for Military Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 281.4 |
| 2023 | 268.1 |
| 2024 | 212.8 |
| 2025 | 136.2 |
Cautions · 04Radar Jamming and Deception Limits
15 papers9.3% of this theme group
Research highlights technical constraints and unintended effects of radar jamming and deception methods.
Jamming (8) · Radar (9) · Radar jamming and deception (4) · Interference (4)
Experimental Simulation of Retrodirective Cross-Eye Jamming
Noise jamming of a FM band commensal radar
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 179.1 |
| 2023 | 167.8 |
| 2024 | 158.1 |
| 2025 | 181.4 |
Opportunities
1,649 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Network‑Centric Electronic Warfare Innovation
359 papers21.8% of this theme group
Papers propose new cyber‑enabled tactics and decision‑making tools for battlefield electronic warfare.
Electronic warfare (230) · Computer security (66) · Information warfare (24) · Network-centric warfare (34)
Using combat simulations to determine tactical responses to new technologies on the battlefield
A Real time Decision Making Method of Electronic Warfare Based on the Protection of Key Points
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 237.6 |
| 2023 | 245.1 |
| 2024 | 180.1 |
| 2025 | 129.2 |
Opportunities · 02Advanced Missile Guidance and Defense Modeling
320 papers19.4% of this theme group
Works present optimized algorithms and simulations for missile interception and guidance systems.
Missile (263) · Missile defense (147) · Ballistic missile (93) · Missile guidance (73)
Modeling and Parameter Optimization of Anti-Missile System Combat Network
Mathematical Modeling of Ballistic Missile Defense
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 103.4 |
| 2023 | 93.6 |
| 2024 | 61.5 |
| 2025 | 72.2 |
Opportunities · 03Adaptive Radar Waveform Design
251 papers15.2% of this theme group
Research develops flexible radar signal designs to improve performance in contested electronic environments.
Radar (208) · Electronic warfare (230) · Waveform (22) · Pulse repetition frequency (16)
Radar Signal Deinterleaving in Electronic Warfare Systems: A Combined Approach
Performance analysis and design of radar signal waveforms in modern electronic warfare environment
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 66.8 |
| 2023 | 67.8 |
| 2024 | 62.4 |
| 2025 | 72.1 |
Opportunities · 04Wideband RF Technologies for Warfare
240 papers14.6% of this theme group
Studies explore broadband radio‑frequency components and photonic receivers to enhance electronic warfare capabilities.
Bandwidth (50) · Radio frequency (42) · Wideband (42) · Electronic engineering (51)
An RF scanning receiver based on photonics for electronic warfare applications
PA Thermal Management and Packaging: Wideband PA and Packaging, History, and Recent Advances: Part 2
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 7.9 |
| 2025 | 6.3 |
Opportunities · 05Machine‑Learning Radar Signal Identification
189 papers11.5% of this theme group
Papers demonstrate AI‑driven methods for recognizing radar emitters and modulation patterns.
Radar (142) · SIGNAL (40) · Pattern recognition (22) · Modulation (19)
Radar Emitter Identification Based on Novel Time-Frequency Spectrum and Convolutional Neural Network
Radar signal recognition using Wavelet Transform and Machine Learning
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 54.8 |
| 2023 | 55.9 |
| 2024 | 48.1 |
| 2025 | 50.2 |
Opportunities · 06Anti‑Jamming Radar Fusion Techniques
158 papers9.6% of this theme group
Research introduces signal‑fusion algorithms to differentiate targets from deceptive jamming across radar networks.
Jamming (150) · Radar jamming and deception (86) · Radar (102) · Digital radio frequency memory (25)
Signal Fusion-Based Algorithms to Discriminate Between Radar Targets and Deception Jamming in Distributed Multiple-Radar Architectures
Study on anti-jamming frequency selection in radar netting
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 179.1 |
| 2023 | 167.8 |
| 2024 | 158.1 |
| 2025 | 181.4 |
Opportunities · 07Simulation of Electronic Attack Scenarios
132 papers8.0% of this theme group
Works provide modeling tools to evaluate radar and communication resilience under electronic warfare assaults.
Jamming (122) · Electronic countermeasure (47) · Electronic warfare (97) · Radar jamming and deception (25)
Modeling and Simulation for the Investigation of Radar Responses to Electronic Attacks in Electronic Warfare Environments
Analysis of Anti-Jamming Effectiveness Evaluation of a Communication System in Electromagnetic War
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 172.7 |
| 2023 | 164.3 |
| 2024 | 158.5 |
| 2025 | 184.2 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 29.6% | 37.5% |
| Descriptive | 24.6% | 17.7% |
| Problem-identifying | 18.7% | 9.4% |
| Breakthrough | 14.0% | 25.9% |
| Critical | 5.6% | 1.0% |
| Cautionary | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Comparative | 3.0% | 3.9% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceCONVERGENCE BETWEEN SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SUPPORT MEASURES | 51 | 1.36% | 12 (23.5%) | 1.36% |
| Safety & misuseConflicts of the 21st century based on multidimensional warfare – “hybrid warfare”, disinformation and manipulation | 10 | 0.27% | 3 (30.0%) | 0.27% |
| Bias & fairnessDetection-Discrimination Method for Multiple Repeater False Targets Based on Radar Polarization Echoes | 4 | 0.11% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.11% |
| Concentration of compute powerDesign of a Miniaturized Log Periodic Dipole Antenna Using a T-loaded Structure with Dual-Polarization for Electronic Wa | 2 | 0.05% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.05% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainSearching for the “smoking gun” of the miscarried 2019 Nenoksa nuclear cruise missile test: a null result | 1 | 0.03% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.03% |
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

Ottawa
26 companies22.0% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $15.2M disclosed funding
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Toronto
21 companies17.8% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Montreal
18 companies15.3% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Vancouver
17 companies14.4% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Mississauga
16 companies13.6% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $1.6M disclosed funding
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Calgary
9 companies7.6% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Victoria
6 companies5.1% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Kelowna
5 companies4.2% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
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No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
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Company ecosystem snapshot: 2 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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