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Canada Expands Defense Cooperation, Keeps Arms Ban, Signs Sonar MoU

5/12/2026

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Canada's Stephen Fuhr announced at SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul that Canada will expand defense cooperation with Turkey.
Officials said the 2019-2024 arms-sales restriction will not be revisited while Ottawa plans talks such as a trade pact and a visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Turkey’s SISAM and Canada’s Kraken Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate the KATFISH sonar into software and cooperate on ammo, drones.

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Canada's Stephen Fuhr announced at SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul that Canada will expand defense cooperation with Turkey.
Officials said the 2019-2024 arms-sales restriction will not be revisited while Ottawa plans talks such as a trade pact and a visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Turkey’s SISAM and Canada’s Kraken Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate the KATFISH sonar into software and cooperate on ammo, drones.