Calian, ADGA to develop land training for Canadian Army

Executive Summary

• Calian Group Ltd. and ADGA Group Consultants Inc. have signed a three-year collaborative agreement to develop next-generation integrated land training and simulation solutions for the Canadian Army.
• The partnership aims to align the companies' complementary expertise in engineering, operational understanding, and advanced secure systems to meet the operational demands of the Canadian Army and modern warfare requirements.
• The collaboration supports Canada's defence industrial strategy by strengthening domestic capability, delivering scalable and interoperable training solutions, and enhancing sovereign land capability.

Key Details

• Parties Involved: Calian Group Ltd. and ADGA Group Consultants Inc.
• Agreement Type: Three-year collaboration agreement.
• Objective: Exploration and development of next-generation integrated land training and simulation for the Canadian Army.
• Strategic Alignment: The framework aligns complementary expertise to address accelerating operational demands and the realities of modern warfare.
• Key Technical Contributions:
  • Digitally integrated C5ISRT architectures: Connecting training directly to operational networks (Command, Control, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting).
  • System-agnostic platforms: Architectures designed to operate across multiple platforms, tools, and technologies for flexibility and portability.
  • Advanced synthetic and simulation training environments: Realistic, scalable environments replicating complexity, pace, and uncertainty of modern conflict.
  • Secure digital infrastructure and cyber resilience: Secure-by-design principles to protect sensitive operational data.
  • Operational engineering and program support: Design, integration, sustainment, and scaling of training capabilities.
• Strategic Context: Supports Canada's defence industrial strategy priorities of strengthening domestic capability and accelerating delivery.

Notable Quotes

• Lieutenant General Jean-Marc Lanthier (retired), CEO and President of ADGA Group: "In an era of accelerating, multidomain threats, the readiness of the Canadian Army is non-negotiable... By combining ADGA's depth of engineering and operational understanding with Calian's capabilities in advanced training and secure systems, we are strengthening Canada's ability to deliver comprehensive, technology-enabled training in realistic environments."
• Chris Pogue, President, Defence and Space, Calian: "As leaders in this industry, we have a responsibility to collaborate with the right partners to deliver what the CAF [Canadian Armed Forces] needs today while continuously adapting for the future needs. By working together with ADGA, we can scale secure, integrated training environments that evolve with the modern battlefield and grow alongside the Canadian Armed Forces."