Jeffrey Kohler, vice president of international business development at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said Canadian involvement in the development of or support for the U.S. missile defense system could generate additional work for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense program, Defense News reported Sunday.
David Pugliese writes the company is the GMD systemâs prime contractor.
âWithin the context of NORAD Next, I can see that as a great opportunity,â said Kohler, referring to the initiative that seeks to provide direction for the cross-border alliance in the next decade.
According to Defense News, Canadian lawmakers are mulling a June 16 senate committee report pushing the country to be a part of its neighborâs ballistic missile defense efforts.
Authors of the 33-page report suggest becoming direct or indirect partners in the initiative as a way to respond to evolving threats.
The report indicated several options, such as contributing research on ballistic missiles technology, providing X-band radar site locations or helping building surveillance missions in the Arctic via new systems and technology.