Canada will speed up deployment of a new high-tech radar system to upgrade North American air defences and retrofit military bases to accommodate the new American-made warplane that Ottawa is buying, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced during U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Canada Friday.
The announcements form part of a deepening of economic and defence ties between the United States and Canada laid out in a joint statement during the President’s visit – Mr. Biden’s first trip to this country since he took power in 2021. They build on Canada’s 2022 commitment to help modernize North American Aerospace Defence Command and address the growing threat posed by hypersonic missiles and advanced cruise missile technology developed by Russia and China.
