13 jul 2026
Canada to plug surveillance gaps with Aussie over-the-horizon radar
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand The North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ), operated by Canada and the United States, has gaping holes in its airspace radar coverage. Ottawa went some way to filling those gaps when it signed four related agreements in June for a new radar system sourced from Australia. The system is called the Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR), and the deal is worth some US$1.75 billion to Australia. Gordon Frazer Founder and CEO of the Australia-based HF radar technical services company FrazerLab told Defense News Canada’s decision would fill an urgent need.
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand The North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ), operated by Canada and the United States, has gaping holes in its airspace radar coverage. Ottawa went some way to filling those gaps when it signed four related agreements in June for a new radar system sourced from Australia. The system is called the Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR), and the deal is worth some US$1.75 billion to Australia. Gordon Frazer Founder and CEO of the Australia-based HF radar technical services company FrazerLab told Defense News Canada’s decision would fill an urgent need.
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Canada to plug surveillance gaps with Aussie over-the-horizon radar
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