A Montreal defence technology firm has secured the first contract awarded to a Canadian company under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe programme. Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed the deal at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Évian, France, on Monday. Marconi Technologies will supply ORION tactical radios to Poland’s Cyber Command under a contract worth more than C$10 million.
Carney made the announcement at a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa. “The first concrete example,” he said. “There will be many more.” Marconi and Polish company Enamor International will share delivery responsibilities, with shipments beginning later this year and completing by 2030. The deal benefits nearly 100 Canadian suppliers.
SAFE pools €150 billion in EU lending to finance joint military procurement at preferential rates — the first pillar of Europe’s broader €800 billion Readiness 2030 rearmament push to reduce the continent’s military dependence on the United States.
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EU member states signed off on Canada’s entry in December 2025, granting it unique standing as the only non-European country with access to SAFE procurement. The European Parliament completed formal ratification in May 2026.
The Marconi contract is the first tangible return on that membership. SAFE procurement generally requires at least 65% EU-origin components — Canada, as a partner nation, operates under a separately negotiated bilateral framework. Priority capability areas under the programme include missiles, ammunition, artillery, drones, cyber warfare systems, and air defence.
Carney has spent the past week building European defense ties across the continent — including a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, where he announced a new Canada-France defense security of information agreement.
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