Dominion Dynamics and TENCORE partner to manufacture uncrewed ground vehicles in Canada for Ukraine, adding Canadian autonomy stack

AuraNet, Dominion's Arctic-hardened autonomy stack, will serve as the onboard intelligence layer for TENCORE's TerMIT, with companies targeting 2027 production

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 13, 2026 /CNW/ --  Dominion Dynamics, an Ottawa-based defence technology company, and TENCORE, a Ukrainian leader in defence technologies, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to manufacture TENCORE's TerMIT uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) in Canada and integrate AuraNet, Dominion's autonomy stack for pan-domain command and control.

The partnership will support the deployment and continued development of AuraNet for Ukraine's front lines. It will also create high-skilled jobs in Canada and strengthen Canada's sovereign defence technology base.

The MoU follows a joint declaration on defence cooperation that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed in September. Both nations committed to manufacturing thousands of battle-tested drones and uncrewed systems in the next two years, with one-third earmarked for Ukraine's defence.

"When Prime Minister Carney and President Zelenskyy committed our countries to build together, they gave industry a mission. Canada has the workforce and the suppliers to build at scale. This agreement is how two companies start turning that commitment into vehicles, and we intend to move fast," said Eliot Pence, founder and CEO of Dominion Dynamics.

The companies signed the agreement at the Canada Pavilion during the AUSA 2026 defence conference in Washington, DC. Nadia Theodore, Canada's Deputy Ambassador to the United States, attended the signing ceremony.

Dominion plans to manufacture TerMIT in Canadian facilities with initial production targeted for 2027. A TENCORE team will lead the initial technology transfer and train technicians in Canada to build its UGV. Since 2024, TENCORE has delivered more than 5,000 UGVs to Ukrainian military units.

TENCORE co-founder Roman Tkachenko said the pace of the war has reshaped how his company operates.

"The biggest lesson from Ukraine is speed," said Tkachenko. "Battlefield requirements change in weeks, so production, operational feedback and engineering have to run as a loop: build, deploy, learn, change, scale. Canada gives us the manufacturing base, suppliers and reliable power to run that loop alongside allies who need these vehicles."

Dominion also aims to develop an Arctic-hardened TerMIT for Canadian operations and for export to NATO allies. The companies will continue to work toward definitive agreements.

ABOUT DOMINION DYNAMICS

Dominion Dynamics is an Ottawa-based defence technology company building the autonomy, sensing and command and control systems needed to secure Canada and its allies in the world's most demanding environments. Founded in 2025, Dominion is developing a sovereign autonomy stack for the Arctic and has deployed its technology with the Canadian Armed Forces across the High North. Our mission is to strengthen Canadian sovereignty while delivering capabilities that advance NATO security globally. defendthedominion.com 

ABOUT TENCORE LLC

TENCORE LLC is a Ukrainian company engaged in the design, development, manufacture and life-cycle management of unmanned ground vehicle platforms, including its TerMIT platforms, and integrated robotic solutions. Forged through operation in the most demanding contemporary defence environments, TENCORE combines combat-proven engineering with substantial domestic production capacity, a mature and resilient supply chain, and deep knowledge of the Ukrainian regulatory, procurement and defence-industrial landscape. TENCORE is expanding, bringing together complementary platforms from other manufacturers to build an integrated UGV ecosystem. This expansion aims to deliver turnkey solutions tailored to a broad range of land domain operations. tencore.com.ua

SOURCE Dominion Dynamics

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