Canada snubs US to buy Australia's Arctic over-the-horizon radar in $1.75B deal
The Globe and Mail—Canada has signed a $1.75 billion deal to purchase Australia's advanced over-the-horizon radar system for Arctic surveillance, bypassing the United States in a deliberate geopolitical signal from Prime Minister Mark Carney. The system provides long-range early-warning detection and will be built on Canadian soil. The deal is Australia's largest-ever defense export contract.
- The Globe and Mail — Canada signed the agreement to deliver an early-warning Arctic radar system
- Associated Press — Australia and Canada sign $1.75B deal to build long-range radar in Canada
- The Independent (UK) — Canada PM Carney explicitly snubbed the US to sign the radar deal with Australia
- news.com.au — Australia's total weapons deal valued at $2.5 billion
- Google News Top — Australia sells Canada advanced radar tech in a record $1.7 billion deal
- Reuters — Australia sells advanced radar to Canada in its largest-ever defense export
- CBC News — Canada finalized a deal to buy Australia's Arctic over-the-horizon radar