Canada to spend $4.9B to upgrade NORAD defense systems to face "new threats" | FULL

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Published on Jun 22, 2022
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand unveiled major details of a new $4.9-billion plan to upgrade Canadaâ€™s NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) continental defence systems amid what she described as â€œnew threatsâ€ from autocratic regimes and new weapons being developed by other countries.

The $4.9 billion will be spent over the coming six years, but the funding is part of a longer-term plan that will see the government spend $40 billion over the next 20 years to beef up continental defence.

â€œMore than six decades ago, against the backdrop of the Cold War and the threat of a Soviet-era air attack, Canada and the United States established the worldâ€™s only binational military command,â€ Anand said, describing a â€œpressing needâ€ to respond to threats like hypersonic and cruise missiles.

She spoke with reporters from CFB Trenton to make the announcement on Monday, but the details of specific spending commitments were not provided to media. Anand said the precise breakdown of how the money will be spent is being finalized, and said it will focus on five specific areas.

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