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Canada has signed a landmark 100-year security pact with Ukraine, delivering over $1 billion in emergency military assistance—including Patriot air defense interceptors and F-16 munitions—while joining Europe's FREYJA anti-ballistic missile project. Backed by joint mass drone manufacturing and an extension of Operation UNIFIER through 2029, Ottawa is scaling its domestic defense industrial base and reaching NATO's 2% spending threshold. Discover how Canada’s military buildup is countering Russian missile strategy in Ukraine and challenging Kremlin posture in the Arctic.
⏱️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Canada Signs Historic 100-Year Defense and Drone Pact with Ukraine
03:53 - Operation UNIFIER: Over 49,000 Ukrainian Troops Trained Since 2015
05:24 - Canada Pledges $1B+ Air Defense Package and Patriot Interceptors
09:17 - Canada Joins European "Freyja" Anti-Ballistic Missile Program
11:14 - Fire Point FP-7.x Interceptor & Multi-National Radar Integration
13:04 - US-Canada Trade Friction Drives Independent Defense Strategy
15:18 - Canada Hits 2% NATO Spending & Restructures Divisions for Arctic Defense
16:57 - Kremlin Concerns Over Canadian Arctic Expansion and Far North Deterrence
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Canada has signed a landmark 100-year security pact with Ukraine, delivering over $1 billion in emergency military assistance—including Patriot air defense interceptors and F-16 munitions—while joining Europe's FREYJA anti-ballistic missile project. Backed by joint mass drone manufacturing and an extension of Operation UNIFIER through 2029, Ottawa is scaling its domestic defense industrial base and reaching NATO's 2% spending threshold. Discover how Canada’s military buildup is countering Russian missile strategy in Ukraine and challenging Kremlin posture in the Arctic.
⏱️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Canada Signs Historic 100-Year Defense and Drone Pact with Ukraine
03:53 - Operation UNIFIER: Over 49,000 Ukrainian Troops Trained Since 2015
05:24 - Canada Pledges $1B+ Air Defense Package and Patriot Interceptors
09:17 - Canada Joins European "Freyja" Anti-Ballistic Missile Program
11:14 - Fire Point FP-7.x Interceptor & Multi-National Radar Integration
13:04 - US-Canada Trade Friction Drives Independent Defense Strategy
15:18 - Canada Hits 2% NATO Spending & Restructures Divisions for Arctic Defense
16:57 - Kremlin Concerns Over Canadian Arctic Expansion and Far North Deterrence
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00:01As Russia's forces failed to make progress on the ground and Putin leans more heavily into a missile-based strategy
00:07that seems to be his only real way of doing damage to Ukraine, Canada has been quietly cooking.
00:13A recipe for disaster to be delivered directly to Russia was being prepared, and now the meal is being served.
00:20Canada just did something insane for Ukraine.
00:23Several things, actually, as Canada combined the symbolic with the practical to send a clear message to Russia.
00:29Pacts have been signed, Ukraine's air force has been levelled up,
00:33and Canada, often seen as a military minnow, is evolving into one of the biggest threats that Russia faces.
00:39We'll start with the pact.
00:41On September 10, the news broke that Ukraine and Canada had signed a 100-year pact,
00:46covering everything from trade and investment to critical minerals and energy,
00:50but all underpinned by shared defensive goals and Ukraine's ultimate weapon, drones.
00:55CBC News says that the pact lays all of the foundations for a new partnership that could produce millions of
01:02drones for both countries,
01:03setting up Canada to be prepared for the way war is waged in the 21st century,
01:08while ensuring that Ukraine has more of the weapons that have proven most effective against Russia as the war creeps
01:13closer to moving into 2027.
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01:29Though more details will come in time, the century-long pact has been kicked off with several contracts focusing on
01:35drone development and defence investment already being signed.
01:39Canadians understand in our bones the importance of your struggle.
01:43There is no qualification to our commitment, because your cause, freedom, democracy, sovereignty, is our cause.
01:50Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, declared as he announced the new pact.
01:55Carney also declared that a key part of this pact is that Canada will build up its industrial capacity to
02:00the point where it can build millions of drones within the next couple of years.
02:04That would be a major upgrade, underpinned by Ukraine's help.
02:08Right now, Canada has 2,000 drones in its military inventory, but it's investing heavily, having already committed $50 million
02:15to increase its drone numbers.
02:17And with Ukraine as a partner, Canada will only get stronger.
02:21In fact, a partnership between Canada's General Dynamics Mission Systems Canada and Ukraine's Greentech Harvest was announced on the same
02:29day as the pact.
02:30Surely, the first of many.
02:32There are echoes of a similar pact that the UK signed with Ukraine here.
02:36In January 2025, the UK formed its own 100-year partnership with Ukraine, with defence being the first and most
02:43important of nine pillars that include economic cooperation, science, tech, innovation, and even countering foreign intelligence and disinformation.
02:52What we're seeing with both of these deals is Ukraine integrating more deeply into the Western world while also sending
02:58a clear message to Putin.
03:00The UK and Canada are both major powers that have officially declared that they expect to see Ukraine alive and
03:06kicking a century from now.
03:08In other words, these pact say that Russia is going to lose.
03:12And that symbolic message is almost as powerful as the very tangible results that these deals are designed to produce.
03:18Now, returning to the new deal between Canada and Ukraine, it isn't the beginning of support provided to Ukraine by
03:25Canada.
03:25It's an extension of an already impressive lineup of military aid and support services that Canada has been using to
03:32give Ukraine a much-needed boost.
03:34On the investment front, Canada has committed $4.5 million in military assistance to Ukraine since Putin launched his invasion
03:42in February 2022.
03:44That number is about to rise significantly, but we'll be getting to that in a few minutes.
03:49Donations have run the gamut from air defence and artillery to field equipment and even individual meal packs, highlighting Canada
03:56as a key partner to Ukraine long before the 100-year pact was signed.
04:01That partnership is exemplified by Operation Unifier.
04:05Established way back in 2015 at the request of Ukraine, with that request coming in the wake of Putin's illegal
04:11annexation of Crimea, Operation Unifier was expanded significantly in 2022 and has now been extended to run as a programme
04:19through 2029.
04:20That's big for Ukraine, as this operation gives it access to untold amounts of expertise via direct connection to the
04:27Canadian military.
04:28Under this operation, Canada provides military training to Ukraine and works with the country on capacity building and improving the
04:35professionalism of its armed forces.
04:38The operation has been successful.
04:40Since it was launched, Canada has trained more than 49,000 members of Ukraine's military, along with opening doors for
04:4616,000 of those armed forces' members to complete training in various European locations since Putin launched his invasion.
04:53Such training covers basic and advanced military skills, along with combat engineering and medical and leadership training.
05:00The point we're making here is that Canada was already a strong partner to Ukraine.
05:06With the 100-year pact, that partnership has levelled up, establishing Canada as a key threat to Russia.
05:12And nowhere is that threat clearer than in a series of announcements that Canada made in the build-up to
05:17the pact reveal.
05:18You see, the 100-year pact is great for Ukraine's future, and it carries immense symbolic importance.
05:24But Ukraine needs tangible help right now.
05:27Canada recognises that fact, and it's delivered.
05:30How?
05:31With a bumper aid package and the promise to contribute to a programme that looks set to make Ukraine's air
05:36force unstoppable.
05:38Canada has already put its money, where its deal is by pledging more than $1 billion to support Ukraine's air
05:43defences.
05:44The package is perfectly timed. With winter approaching, Russia has been intensifying its aerial assaults and is now targeting Ukraine's
05:52energy infrastructure once again.
05:54Putin's plan is clear. He wants to terrorise Ukrainians by shutting off their access to heat and power using Russia's
06:00ballistic missiles.
06:02Canada's new package offers immediate aid to help with that problem, along with a promise to contribute to a key
06:07air defence platform that's currently under development in Ukraine and Europe.
06:11The $1 billion in military aid is part of a wider series of agreements valued at more than $2 billion,
06:18Ukraineform reports.
06:19A chunk of this cash, amounting to about $40 million, is being provided to support a new veterans fund that
06:26Ukraine has developed.
06:27However, the bulk is going to something that helps the war effort right now.
06:31Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, explained this when speaking to journalists in Canada following a meeting with Kani.
06:38Overall, the agreements reached today are substantial, more than $2 billion.
06:43The government package is worth than $1 million for our defence.
06:46This primarily includes air defences, Patriot missiles, ammunitions for F-16s and the co-production of drones between our countries,
06:54Zelenskyy announced.
06:55The delivery of Patriot missiles is the big news in this announcement.
06:59Zelenskyy did a reveal how many Patriot missiles Ukraine will be receiving from Canada, or when.
07:05But Ukraine needs those missiles.
07:07By mid-August, several outlets, including The Guardian and CNN, were reporting that Ukraine had practically run out of Patriot
07:14missiles.
07:14The former highlighted why that was such a problem, as it dubbed Patriot missiles as a godsend for Ukraine due
07:21to their ability to track and destroy Russian ballistic missiles when they're in flight.
07:25With stockpiles diminishing to almost nothing, Ukraine's rate of ballistic missile interception has also plummeted.
07:31But once Ukraine was taking out about 70% of Russia's ballistics before they ever touched the ground, now the
07:37interception rate of ballistic missiles is closer to zero.
07:40Interceptions were already on the wane before supplies ran out.
07:44July saw Ukraine intercept just 29 out of 195 ballistic missiles it faced, the University of Portsmouth reports.
07:52And Russia is betting heavily on ballistic missiles being its route to victory in Ukraine.
07:57It's currently working on tests for a new type of ballistic missile with an 800-kilometer range.
08:02And the commander of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces, Robert Brovdy, says that Russia is working toward being able to launch
08:08200 ballistic missiles in a single strike.
08:11To say this is a problem would be an understatement.
08:14Canada's announcement that it will be delivering Patriot missiles to Ukraine has come at the perfect time.
08:20It also comes at around the same time as news broke that Ukraine has signed contracts for 1,000 Patriot
08:25missiles per the country's defense minister, Yevheni Kamara.
08:29Those missiles won't arrive in Ukraine immediately.
08:32Production and delivery will take time, making it key that Ukraine receives Patriot interceptors from its allies' stockpiles ahead of
08:39the winter.
08:40Canada has recognized this conundrum and made a commitment.
08:43Again, we don't know how many missiles or when those missiles will arrive in Ukraine, but if they can contribute
08:49to the roughly 300, breaking down to 100 per month,
08:53that international relations insights and analysis says that Ukraine needs to survive the winter aerial assault, they'll make a massive
09:00difference.
09:00But speaking of making a massive difference, something else was announced during the meeting between Zelensky and Karny that will
09:06have a frightening impact on Russia's ability to wage its aerial war.
09:10The Patriots are a handy stopgap, but the other thing that Canada is doing will help set Ukraine up for
09:16a future where it can handle its own defense against ballistic missiles.
09:20But before we tell you what that is, this is a reminder that you're watching The Military Show.
09:24If you haven't subscribed yet, now's the perfect time to hit the button and enable notifications so you never miss
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09:33We have one word for you. Freya.
09:36No, not the Norse goddess of love and fertility.
09:39Freya is the name of a new ballistic missile air defense system that Ukraine is developing alongside several of its
09:45European partners,
09:46and it's being designed to shoot Russia's ballistic missiles out of the sky.
09:50Now, Canada is bringing some North American flavor to that project.
09:54Zelensky announced that Canada is going to start providing technological assistance related to the development of Freya,
10:00along with everything else that was announced on a bumper September 10 that's going to go down in history as
10:05the day that Canada turned the screw on Russia.
10:08Mark assured me that Canada is ready to join our European Freya anti-ballistic program with its technologies.
10:14This is a necessary and timely step, Zelensky declared following his meeting with Kani.
10:20This announcement also came in the immediate wake of Zelensky holding a joint meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garstora,
10:27which saw both hold discussions with the heads of defense companies involved in the Freya project.
10:32That meeting helped to establish a framework for what governmental leaders need to do at their levels to bring Freya
10:38to life.
10:38As with so many of Canada's announcements, the details are still to be revealed.
10:42But the important point is that Canada is going to be contributing to a Europe-wide program that is already
10:48well underway.
10:49Freya isn't some far-off concept. It's actually far closer to completion than you might think.
10:54What we know so far is that the deadline for developing Freya was tight and ambitious from the very start.
11:00The system is intended to be a ground-based missile interceptor, similar to the Patriot,
11:06and it's being worked on by several major European defense companies.
11:09Saab and Leonardo are among them, as is Ukraine's fire point, which has been key in helping Ukraine develop its
11:15long-range drone capabilities,
11:17and now seems to have taken the lead on developing the ballistic missile technology that Ukraine needs to make Freya
11:23viable.
11:24The Freya system will be capable of firing an interceptor missile named the FP7.X, which is being designed as
11:31a low-cost alternative to the Patriot.
11:33A single Patriot missile carries a price tag of up to $4 million, with an entire Patriot battery costing around
11:39$1 billion.
11:41According to Firepoint co-founder Denise Stielerman, the goal with Freya is to drive the cost of a missile interceptor
11:47down to $1 million,
11:49creating a cost-effective system that's just as effective as the Patriot against Russia's ballistic missiles.
11:54Freya was progressing nicely, even before Canada came on board.
11:59Back in June, Firepoint carried out a test of the FP7.X, which Firepoint declared as extremely important.
12:06Footage of the test was published, showing the Ukrainian missile hurtling into the air, suggesting a successful test.
12:12As Irina Turek, who is the chief technical officer at Firepoint, put it,
12:16However unrealistic and ambitious this goal may sound today, we're making every possible and impossible effort to ensure that it
12:22becomes a reality as quickly as possible,
12:25and that Ukraine can protect its own skies independently.
12:28According to Zelensky, the path is now clear for Ukraine to reach key technical milestones in the Freya project through
12:34the rest of 2026 and into 2027.
12:37Ukraine's president seems confident. He believes that Freya will be up and running at some point in 2027, as all
12:44of the aspects of the system are moving into place.
12:47Detection radars are being provided by Saab, Tales and Hensholt, as Sweden, Germany and France come together.
12:54Illumination radars from Leonardo and Wiebel bring Denmark and Italy into the picture.
12:58And the command module for the system comes courtesy of Norway's Kongsberg.
13:02This is a true European collaborative effort, with Ukraine developing the mobile launcher and interceptor missile itself, the latter of
13:09which has a projected speed of up to Mach 5.8.
13:12It's into this developing ecosystem that Canada moves.
13:16Though it's unclear what technologies Canada can contribute beyond what's already being put in place for Freya,
13:21this marks another of Ukraine's partners getting directly involved in the development of a key ballistic missile interception system.
13:28For Canada, this could also represent an opportunity to avoid reliance on US-made air defense systems like the Patriot,
13:35which is timely and important.
13:37Tensions are brewing between the US and Canada.
13:40The two are locked in a trade war, sparked by US President Donald Trump claiming that the US has been
13:45ripped off for 50 years by Canada,
13:47as he considers pulling out of the three-way North American trade pact that includes Canada and Mexico.
13:52Trump negotiated that pact during his first term, but now seems to consider it a problem.
13:57Trump has also regularly insulted both Canada and Carney, leading journalists to talk about Carney's combative tone during a press
14:03conference at the end of August.
14:05At that press conference, a journalist made reference to the sombre tone in the room, asking,
14:10Why does it feel like today Mark Carney is going to war?
14:14Carney took a moment, then responded,
14:16We were attacked. You're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked.
14:20That came in the wake of Trump signing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America,
14:26amidst tariffs being threatened on both sides following the breakdown of a new trade deal.
14:30So, there's an element of you scratch our backs and we'll scratch yours to Canada's involvement in Freya.
14:36Canada wants to decouple its defences from the US as these tensions brew, and this is the one way to
14:41do it.
14:42For Ukraine, any technological help from a partner, especially one investing so heavily in air defence procurement as Canada,
14:49can help bring Freya to life faster.
14:51Russia won't care about the politics that are behind Canada's latest moves.
14:55What the Kremlin will worry about is that what Canada has just done is established itself as an even greater
15:00threat to Russia than it was before.
15:02That's because what we're seeing in all of these moves is that Canada is establishing itself as a stronger military
15:08power.
15:09And that means it's becoming more of a threat to Russia's ambitions, not just in Ukraine, but in a key
15:14territory that's emerging as the 21st century's key battleground.
15:18The Arctic.
15:19Canada's pact with Ukraine, aid package and involvement in Freya come on the back of a military build-up that's
15:25accelerated in 2026.
15:26Canada has finally started spending enough on its defence to reach the 2% of gross domestic product spending that
15:33NATO offers as a guideline to all of its members.
15:36Canada has also started restructuring its armed forces, with September 10 also bringing with it the news that Canada has
15:42created its first division solely dedicated to defending Canadian territory.
15:47The 1st Canadian division will be Canada's principal manoeuvre force for large-scale combat operations, whether overseas or in Canada.
15:55And the 2nd Canadian division will serve as the army's primary force for domestic operations.
16:00The BBC also reports that Canada reached its highest number of military recruits in three decades in May.
16:06That boosted recruitment has been accompanied by a slightly slower rate of attrition in terms of people leaving the Canadian
16:12armed forces.
16:12None of this is good news for Russia and its Arctic ambitions.
16:16The Kremlin doesn't want to see Canada getting stronger.
16:192026 has seen Canada deploy ships, aircraft, vehicles and soldiers in operations across the Arctic and Northern Territories,
16:27which its government says are designed to detect, deter and, if required, defend against threats.
16:32Translation?
16:33We're getting ready for Russia.
16:34Highlights of these enhanced efforts include an Arctic patrol involving 1,300 service members in April, showcasing that Canada is
16:43now actively monitoring its northern regions.
16:45That exercise involved members of the Canadian Rangers using snowmobiles to travel a 5,200-kilometre route across the Arctic
16:52that's not been attempted in 80 years, the BBC reports.
16:56The mission was a success.
16:58Canada is getting better at dealing with Arctic conditions.
17:01Russia has had plenty to say about all of this.
17:04On September 4, CBC reported that Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov said,
17:10Such military activity in the far north poses a direct threat to Russia's security.
17:15It also increases the risk of incidents that could trigger an armed confrontation with potentially disastrous consequences.
17:22There's a good rule of thumb to keep in mind when we hear things like this come out of Putin's
17:26mouthpieces.
17:27If threats are being made, then Russia is worried about something that a potential enemy is doing.
17:32That's what we see with Canada now.
17:34Russia doesn't like what it sees coming out of the Great White North.
17:38A resurgent Canada is building its military strength and actively working alongside Ukraine.
17:43In Ukraine, this is going to manifest in better air defences and whatever else comes as a result of the
17:48100-year pact.
17:49But in the Arctic, Canada's resurgence presents a deeper problem for Putin.
17:54He wants the Arctic to be controlled by Russia.
17:57Canada is standing up and saying no.
17:59A threat is emerging against the Kremlin.
18:02And as Canada's Arctic presence grows, it's doing insane things for Ukraine that will counter Russia's ballistic missile strategy once
18:09and for all.
18:10Ukraine will be delighted to see yet another of its allies stepping up to the plate against Russia here.
18:15Not that Canada is the only one.
18:17Sweden, which we already know is directly involved in the Freya project, has also provided Ukraine with something important.
18:24The ASC 890 is now flying in Ukraine and the strategic radar capabilities it offers are causing issues for the
18:31Russian Air Force.
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