Western University has partnered with German submarine builder TKMS to join TKMS’s newly launched Canadian Defence and Dual-Use Innovation Ecosystem (CDDE). CDDE is designed to further Canada’s defence capabilities through research by linking universities, Indigenous businesses, and industry partners in Canada, Germany, and Norway. The ecosystem will focus on several areas, including Arctic research, clean technologies, AI, and multi-domain operations. Western VP Research Penny Pexman explained that the partnership would strengthen Canadian sovereignty through growing domestic talent in the defence space, adding that Canada’s research universities “must be part of discussions about Canada’s sovereignty and place in the world.”
