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Australia secures biggest-ever defence export deal with Canada

ABC Australia · Jun 22, 2026, 4:56 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Australia's Jindalee Operational Radar Network uses an array of poles and wires.
  • A $2.5 billion deal for Canada to buy a powerful over-the-horizon radar system from Australia has been signed.
  • The radar deal is Australia's most valuable defence export ever, and will be used by Canada to monitor the Arctic.

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Australia's Jindalee Operational Radar Network uses an array of poles and wires. (Supplied: BAE Systems)

A $2.5 billion deal for Canada to buy a powerful over-the-horizon radar system from Australia has been signed.

The radar deal is Australia's most valuable defence export ever, and will be used by Canada to monitor the Arctic.

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