AirMatrix Awarded Second Federal Contract to Expand Sovereign Counter-UAS and Low-Altitude Airspace Capabilities

DND deployment now underway as AirMatrix expands Canadian and allied airspace capabilities

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 10, 2026 /CNW/ -- AirMatrix Inc., a Canadian dual-use technology company deploying sovereign sensor-fusion and command-and-control infrastructure for low-altitude airspace, today announced that deployment has commenced under its second contract through Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC), supporting the Department of National Defence (DND).

The deployment expands the use of Libra, AirMatrix's hardware-agnostic command-and-control platform, integrating multiple radar and optical systems into a unified operational air picture. The engagement includes multi-radar sensor fusion, persistent tracking, automated camera cueing, AI-assisted visual confirmation and operator decision support.

The contract builds on AirMatrix's completed initial federal deployment with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). Alongside qualification across all five streams of Canada's Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace and technology now being delivered to Ukraine, the engagement marks continued expansion of AirMatrix's sovereign airspace capabilities in Canada and internationally.

"Canada gave us the opportunity to build this capability here, test it here and now expand its deployment with the people responsible for protecting Canadian airspace," said Bashir Khan, Co-Founder and CEO of AirMatrix. "Our objective has always been to deploy technology that can evolve with the airspace around it. That means being sovereign, interoperable and able to incorporate the best technologies from Canada and our allies without becoming dependent on any single sensor, system or hardware vendor."

A Common Command Layer for Complex Airspace

The proliferation of drones and autonomous systems is changing the requirements of low-altitude airspace. Defence organizations, public safety agencies and critical infrastructure operators increasingly need to distinguish authorized activity from potential threats and determine how to respond.

No single sensor provides complete awareness across every environment, geography or threat profile. Libra addresses that challenge by bringing diverse detection technologies into a common command-and-control environment.

The platform integrates radar, radio-frequency detection, electro-optical and infrared systems, acoustic sensing, Remote ID, ADS-B and other data sources. Its fusion engine correlates these inputs into persistent tracks, providing operators with a unified picture for detection, identification, classification and decision support.

The new deployment expands this architecture through integration with existing sensor feeds, electro-optical and infrared capabilities, and multiple radar systems. Libra brings these systems together to support tracking across overlapping radar coverage and automated camera tasking for visual confirmation.

Open APIs and modular interfaces allow customers to introduce new technologies as requirements evolve while maintaining continuity in their command systems and operational workflows.

From Canadian Innovation to Canadian and Allied Capability

AirMatrix's second ISC contract builds on a broader foundation of Canadian investment in domestic airspace technology. Research and development supported by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) has helped the company advance Libra's multi-sensor fusion, automated cueing and visual confirmation capabilities.

AirMatrix has also qualified across all five streams of Canada's Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace: uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems; command, control, communications, data, electronic warfare and cyber; integration, interoperability and engineering services; test, evaluation and training; and innovation and experimentation.

This qualification creates additional procurement pathways for Canadian defence customers to access AirMatrix's capabilities, supporting broader integration and operational requirements.

AirMatrix is also now delivering its technology to Ukraine, extending its Canadian-built sensor-fusion and command-and-control capabilities to support allied airspace awareness and counter-UAS requirements.

"The sensor best suited to a mission today may not be the one best suited three years from now. Sovereignty means retaining the ability to choose, integrate and evolve," said Khan. "Canada has extraordinary technology companies, as do our closest allies. The opportunity is to make those technologies work together and give our institutions and our allies the ability to field capability at the pace circumstances demand."

Sovereign Airspace Infrastructure

AirMatrix describes its approach as Sovereignty as a Service: enabling governments and operators to maintain control over their airspace, data, technology choices and operational architecture while remaining interoperable with allied and commercial systems.

This architecture is inherently dual-use. The same infrastructure that enables defence organizations to detect and understand potential threats supports public safety agencies, airports, critical infrastructure operators and civil authorities managing increasingly complex drone activity.

About AirMatrix

AirMatrix Inc. is a Canadian dual-use technology company deploying sovereign sensor-fusion and command-and-control infrastructure for low-altitude airspace. Its flagship Libra platform provides a hardware-agnostic software layer that integrates diverse sensors and data sources into a unified operating picture for airspace awareness, counter-UAS, public safety and critical infrastructure applications.

AirMatrix also supports unmanned traffic management and civil airspace integration as an FAA-approved service supplier within the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), enabling drone operators to obtain authorization for operations in controlled U.S. airspace near participating airports.

For more information, visit airmatrix.ai.

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