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EVIAN-LES-BAINS — Montreal-based Marconi Technologies will be the first Canadian company to be awarded a contract under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) agreement, a European defence procurement program with 150 billion euros in financing at its disposal.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the more than $10-million contract ahead of his first meeting at the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Evian, France on Monday. Marconi will supply made-in-Canada tactical radios for the Polish army, in partnership with Polish-based company Enamor International.
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Deliveries are expected later this year and will continue until 2030.
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SAFE was adopted by the Council of the European Union in May 2025, as the continent attempts to boost its defence industrial and technological capabilities.
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Canada officially joined SAFE in May of this year and is the only non-European country to gain membership in the procurement program.
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The EU is expected to unlock nearly 800 billion euros in spending over the next four years to boost its defence readiness.
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Carney is seeking closer ties with European counterparts, in a bid to rely less on trade with the U.S. On Friday, Carney signed an intelligence sharing agreement with France.
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During his meeting with EU President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, Carney also accepted the EU’s invitation for Canada to co-chair the OceanEye International Alliance, the EU’s ocean observation initiative.
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Carney and von der Leyan, along with President of the European Council António Costa, agreed to remain in close contact. The leaders will meet again at the Canada-EU Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Canada this fall, from October 29 to 30.
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