49North awards contract to Airborne Sensing Lab for Canadian CQ‑9B Guardian RPAS project
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49North announced on 15 October 2026 in Ottawa that it has awarded a contract to Airborne Sensing Lab (ASL) to provide a high‑quality airborne data‑collection platform for the RPAS project.
ASL is a consortium led by TerraSense Analytics in collaboration with the University of British Columbia STAR initiative and KF Aerospace, and the award is part of 49North's $78.2 million RPAS contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The contract supports Team SkyGuardian Canada, which includes GA‑ASI, CAE and L3Harris WESCAM, and aims to deliver 11 CQ‑9B Guardian aircraft – based on the MQ‑9B platform – to the Royal Canadian Air Force by 2028.