Canada’s C-UAS Phase 2: integration and long-term support

The government’s award record

Canada’s Department of National Defence says two contracts totaling CAD 169,187,671.90 were awarded to CACI on 7 July 2025; the announcement followed on 9 July. The package includes vehicle integration and up to ten years of in-service support. First integrated delivery was expected in fall 2026, with full operational capability expected in early 2028.[S1]

UXV Searcher insight: support horizon changes what the total means

This is a lifecycle package with more than one contract instrument. The headline amount cannot be treated as a hardware-only purchase, and dividing it by two would not reveal an equal contract size. The source does not state that the instruments have equal values or identical scope.

The support period also should not become a straight-line annual revenue forecast. Up to ten years describes a possible support horizon, while integration and initial delivery occur on a different timetable. A meaningful financial model would need payment milestones and a split between acquisition and support.[S1]

Why the deployment stages matter

The government distinguishes initial integrated delivery from full operational capability. Those are useful separate milestones: receiving the first equipment is not the same as completing the whole program. An event database should retain both forecasts without declaring either achieved because its target period has arrived.

For commercial teams, the package highlights the relevance of vehicle integration, continuing support and local delivery obligations. These categories can inform supplier mapping and partnership research. They are not evidence that any unnamed company has won subcontract work.

The program’s relationship to an earlier phase also requires careful accounting. A new phase can represent additional scope, while later updates may simply report progress on the same contracts. Linking the records by program and phase helps distinguish genuine new demand from repeated descriptions of existing work.

UXV Searcher uses the government amount as a disclosed package commitment, with service duration and planned implementation stages attached. It is not presented as annual Canadian anti-drone spending.[S1]

What remains unverified

The reviewed government release does not disclose equipment quantities or a price breakdown. No subsequent first-delivery or full-operational-capability confirmation was established. The original expectations remain labeled as planned milestones.[S1]