Canada to review possible sale of its anti-drone system to Russian university

Canada is taking the information about the possible sale of a drone countermeasure system by the Canadian company Skycope Technologies to the Russians "very seriously", and law enforcement and intelligence agencies will conduct an investigation.

Source: Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair at the opening of the Halifax International Security Forum, reported by European Pravda

Quote: "It's a matter that will be ... investigated by our law enforcement and national security intelligence agencies. If there has been a violation of the sanctions that we put in place, there are legal processes that can then be followed."

Details: Blair indicated that he was deeply concerned by reports of alleged sales of sanctioned technology from Canada to Russia, although the situation with Skycope Technologies remains to be checked.

Blair clarified that he could not comment on what procedures might be involved pending an investigation, "but I want to assure you, it’s a matter that we take very seriously".

This refers to the possible sale of a drone countermeasure system by the Canadian company Skycope Technologies to the MIREA Russian Technological University.

On Thursday, the Russian news outlet Agentstvo, which is affiliated with the Russian investigative media outlet Project, reported that MIREA had purchased a SkyEye drone detection radar from Skycope Technologies for 4.5 million roubles (about US$50,000).

MIREA, according to the Russian public procurement website, announced a tender for SkyEye on 11 May and received it on 7 June. Skycope Technologies' products are subject to Canada's sanctions against Russia.

Skycope said the day before that it had not sold its products to Russian customers and believed that the information about the purchase could be fake or that Russia had stolen their technology.

The SkyEye radar detector can detect more than 330 drone models at a distance of up to 35 kilometres in open areas and up to 10 kilometres in urban areas.

Background:

• This is not the first time that Russia is likely to find ways to evade the sanctions imposed on technological imports. Last year, Canada's Tallysman Wireless confirmed that its products were found in Shahed-136 drones used by Russia to attack infrastructure in Ukraine.

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