In Canada a luxury parka maker now sews camouflage jackets, whilst engineers consider battlefield uses for robots originally aimed at the manufacturing industry. As the country moves to lessen its dependence on American military suppliers, local companies are seizing the opportunity to branch out into defense contracting. (AP Video shot by: Kelvin Chan)
\n\nVolatus Aerospace COO Greg Colacitti inspects a heavy lift drone before a test run on July 13, 2026, in Kleinburg, Ontario. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)
\n\nNikhil Malhotra, co-founder of New Frontier Robotics, demonstrates his mobile manipulator robot arm in a lab at the University of Waterloo on July 8, 2026, in Waterloo, Ontario. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)
\n\nWuxly CEO James Yurichuk and garment factory owner Aaron Ly inspect military helmet covers on July 20, 2026, in North York, Ontario. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan) CORRECTION: Family name corrected to Ly, instead of Lyand.
\n\nVolatus Aerospace workers prepare a heavy lift drone for testing on July 13, 2026, in Kleinburg, Ontario. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)
\n\nTORONTO (AP) — As Canada moves to reduce its dependence on American military suppliers, the push is on display inside a Toronto garment factory.
\n\nHunched over sewing machines, two workers rapidly stitch together pieces of camouflage-patterned fabric and…
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