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As Canada-U.S. relations grow tense, Canada is strengthening its defense industry, and local contractors are seeing booming business.

As Canada-U.S. relations grow tense, Canada is strengthening its defense industry, and local contractors are seeing booming business.

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August 27th, 2026

As Canada-U.S. relations grow tense, Canada is strengthening its defense industry, and local contractors are seeing booming business.

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Canada is trying to reduce its dependence on American military suppliers.

加拿大正在努力减少美国军事供应商的依赖

A clothing factory in Toronto is making helmet covers for the military.

多伦多一家服装工厂正在为军方生产头盔罩

This factory is one of many Canadian companies that work on defense contracts.

这家工厂众多涉足国防承包的加拿大公司之一

As military spending grows quickly, other companies are also developing Arctic sensors, supply drones, and autonomous robots.

随着军费开支激增其他公司也在开发北极传感器补给无人机自主机器人

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to make the economy more self-sufficient. He wants to deal with tense Canada-U.S. relations.

总理马克·卡尼承诺加强经济自给自足以应对美加关系紧张

This week, the U.S. imposed another round of higher tariffs.

本周美国实施了新一轮关税升级

Canada plans to spend an extra 60 billion Canadian dollars over five years. This money will help its companies join the defense supply chain.

加拿大计划五年内额外拨款600亿加元支持本国企业进入国防供应链

Currently, Canada's yearly defense spending is about 36 to 43 billion Canadian dollars.

目前加拿大年国防开支约为360亿至430亿加元

Professor Philippe Lagassé of Carleton University said that, by Canadian standards, this investment is quite large.

卡尔顿大学教授菲利普·拉加塞表示按加拿大标准这笔投资规模相当可观。

James Yurichuk, founder of Wuxly, said that every defense show sells out. Many new companies are coming in.

Wuxly创始人詹姆斯·尤里丘克每个防务展都售罄大量新公司涌入

Wuxly has supplied 40,000 women's uniforms to Ukraine, and it makes military parkas and tank covers.

Wuxly向乌克兰供应4万套女式制服生产军用派克大衣坦克罩

Carney called for stronger Arctic military power to protect the country's claim to this increasingly contested area.

卡尼呼吁升级北极军事能力维护对这一日益争夺的地区领土主权

The strategic focus is on diversifying supply sources and reducing reliance on American contractors.

战略重点供应来源多样化减少美国承包商依赖

Ottawa has announced buying radar planes from Sweden's Saab and submarines from Germany's ThyssenKrupp, instead of American products.

渥太华已宣布从瑞典萨博购买雷达飞机从德国蒂森克虏伯购买潜艇而非美国产品

Startups are also lining up to take part.

初创企业在排队参与

New Frontier Robotics is making AI-powered robot arms for military and civilian use.

New Frontier Robotics正在开发人工智能驱动的移动机械手机器人,可用于军事民用

Co-founder Nikhil Malhotra says the robots can maintain Arctic infrastructure, keeping operators safe.

联合创始人尼基尔·马尔霍特拉机器人可用于北极基础设施维护避免操作员冒险

Canada's military modernization still faces challenges.

加拿大军事现代化面临挑战

Opposition parties may target Carney's spending plans during the election.

反对党可能在选举中针对卡尼的支出计划

Lagassé said Canadian companies find it hard to compete with American ones. The latter have bigger research budgets.

拉加塞说加拿大公司难以与美国同行竞争因为后者研发预算更大

Canadian firms "will always be slightly on the edge of technological capability."

加拿大企业总是稍微处于技术能力的边缘”。

The drone maker Volatus Aerospace sees new opportunities.

无人机制造商Volatus Aerospace看到了新机会

CEO Glenn Lynch says defense was not a hot topic for Canadian public companies in the past.

首席执行官格伦·林奇过去国防对加拿大上市公司不是热门话题

The company makes drones for civilian and military use. Some models drop medicine to remote communities. Others are attack drones that destroy targets.

该公司为民用和军用生产无人机包括向偏远社区空投药品的型号以及用于摧毁目标的攻击型无人机

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