Two of Canada’s leaders in the UAS space have announced that they will begin working together.

QinetiQ Target Systems and Canadian UAVs (CUAVs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that outlines their collaborative efforts to produce the “best of breed” platforms for military and commercial markets.

The focus of the agreement is providing services to clients that require long range, endurance and payload capacity primarily with the Skeldar V200 UAS, Mosquito UHV-T Group 2 UAS and the class 1 UAS Snyper.

The companies say that their partnership is “perfectly placed” to provide direct services for the commercial, civil and military markets in Canada, thanks to QinetiQ and CUAVs having manufacturing and operations facilities in Medicine Hat, Alberta and Calgary, Alberta, respectively, as well as satellite locations across the country.

“We are thrilled to partner with CUAVs,” says Vincent Malley, director of business development at QinetiQ Target Systems.

“CUAVs provide outstanding UAV services and expertise, and we are confident that this partnership will meet and exceed the requirements of our existing and new UAV clients in Canada.”

Sean Greenwood, president and CEO of Canadian UAVs, adds, “Canadian UAVs is delighted to be working closely with QinetiQ Target Systems. We are very excited for the future of unmanned aviation in Canada and we believe this joint offering.