By World BEYOND War, December 24, 2023
The Canadian government just announced that it intends to spend $2.49 billion on its first fleet of armed military drones, a fleet of MQ-9 Reapers.
This week, after Parliament adjourned for the holiday season, the Canadian government quietly released plans to purchase its first fleet of military armed drones for both domestic surveillance and attacks overseas. Government officials are clearly hoping we won’t notice their sneaky announcement.
Canada is already selling drone parts to Israel, including the engines for the IDF’s Heron TP (Eitan) combat drones currently used in Gaza. The last thing we need is for the Canadian military to begin purchasing its own fleet of armed drones to wreak terror around the world.
