TORONTO - Volatus Aerospace, a Canadian aerial intelligence and unmanned aircraft systems company, has announced plans to establish the Volatus Mirabel Innovation Center and Drone Manufacturing Hub at Montréal–Mirabel International Airport.
The Made-in-Canada initiative will expand sovereign, NATO-aligned drone capacity, supporting the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and allied requirements while strengthening Canada’s industrial and defense resilience. The project aligns with Canadian priorities to rebuild, rearm, and reinvest in domestic capability and secure supply chains.
Located within the Mirabel Innovation Zone, Volatus Aerospace will establish its operations inside a 200,000-square-foot advanced and secure manufacturing facility. With the support of Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), the facility is designed for scalability and efficiency, enabling serial production of Canadian-built drone platforms to meet the growing needs of domestic defense programs and allied markets.
The Mirabel Manufacturing Hub is expected to enable serial production of Volatus’s proprietary drone platforms as well as the licensed manufacture of partner systems to meet NATO-aligned requirements and Canadian end-use needs. The hub will operate through a secure, domestic supply chain with full configuration control, quality assurance, and export compliance under applicable Canadian and allied regulatory frameworks.
In 2025, the Canadian government launched the new Defense Investment Agency to streamline major procurements, pledged $500 million in NATO-aligned support for Ukraine, and advanced multiple RPAS and C-UAS programs, including the Skyranger R70 donation and Halifax-class maritime UAS contracts. With defense spending now targeting 2% of GDP, Canada is signaling sustained demand for Made-in-Canada deployable drone solutions at scale.
