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Canada’s Defence Sandbox Awards $1 Million for Drone-Killers

By Drooid · Oct 17, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Canada’s National Defence held the fourth Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft Sandbox at Suffield, offering a $1 million prize.
Companies from Canada, Australia, Finland and the United States demonstrated drone-countering methods to observers from six allied militaries.
Ukrainian Army Maj. Sergiy Kuzyara urged Canada to become ‘number one in drones’ against Russia, citing frontline expertise.
New counter-drone weapons, including Colt Canada’s proximity-fuse shotgun round and North Vector’s small missile, each killed a target drone.

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Canada’s National Defence held the fourth Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft Sandbox at Suffield, offering a $1 million prize.
Companies from Canada, Australia, Finland and the United States demonstrated drone-countering methods to observers from six allied militaries.
Ukrainian Army Maj. Sergiy Kuzyara urged Canada to become ‘number one in drones’ against Russia, citing frontline expertise.
New counter-drone weapons, including Colt Canada’s proximity-fuse shotgun round and North Vector’s small missile, each killed a target drone.