Ottawa signs contract with Canadian firm to make drones for Halifax-class ships

The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Toronto passes under the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge as it returns to Halifax on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

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OTTAWA - The federal government has contracted a Canadian firm to outfit the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class ships with a small fleet of aerial drones.

Ottawa announced it has awarded two contracts to MDA Space for up to six advanced “uncrewed aircraft systems†for the Navy’s patrol frigates.

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