Designs, certifies and installs special-mission modifications on fixed-wing aircraft and develops its own airborne C4ISR mission-system software, and operates contracted surveillance and air-ambulance flights.
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Designs, certifies and installs special-mission modifications on fixed-wing aircraft and develops its own airborne C4ISR mission-system software, and operates contracted surveillance and air-ambulance flights.
Head office at St. John's International Airport, Hangar 1, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. palaerospace.com
States it is "a proud member of Exchange Income Corporation TSX:EIF". PAL Aerospace is a wholly-owned subsidiary and is not itself listed; the ticker belongs to its Canadian parent. palaerospace.com
Received a $7,500,000 ACOA Regional Defence Investment Initiative repayable contribution in March 2026 to commercialize a new missionized aircraft solution for maritime and northern surveillance. canada.ca
Signed a contract with Air Greenland in July 2026 to modify two DHC-8-200 aircraft for maritime domain awareness, including mission systems, software and training. Value not disclosed. palaerospace.com
Exchange Income Corporation and SkyAlyne announced in July 2026 an agreement to enter into a contract of approximately $750 million CAD for the CT-142Q Citadel programme. Not yet finalised. palaerospace.com
Develops its own AIMS-ISR and AIMS-C4 airborne mission-system software through subsidiary Cartenav, and states solutions are installed in over 60 countries. palaerospace.com
Its registered office is its parent's Winnipeg address, while its operating head office is Hangar 1 at St. John's International Airport. Both Canadian, so the province follows the operating base. ised-isde.canada.ca
Products PAL Aerospace publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Airborne mission system
Airborne integrated mission system software for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, developed through its Cartenav subsidiary. Handles mission management and sensor and data fusion aboard surveillance aircraft. Commercially available.
Learn moreAirborne mission system
Ground-based common operating picture platform that brings multi-intelligence data streams into a single view for decision-makers on the ground. It is ground software, not airborne.
Learn more SourceAircraft modification
Design and certification of aircraft modifications, supplied as supplemental type certificates and manufacturing kits, converting standard airframes into maritime patrol and search-and-rescue aircraft.
SourceHow PAL Aerospace says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
Advanced aerospace design, engineering and certification, plus C4ISR software integration, for defence, public safety and civil customers.
Contracted special-mission flight operations and data management; the company reports over 350,000 special-mission flight hours.
In-service support, technical services and training solutions for the platforms and mission systems it fields.
Publicly announced partnerships.
Executed contract, July 2026, to modify two DHC-8-200 aircraft for maritime domain awareness, including mission-systems integration, software, training and maintenance. Value not disclosed.
Agreement to enter into a contract, announced July 2026, for the RCAF CT-142Q Citadel programme at approximately $750 million CAD. Not executed; finalisation anticipated.
Validated a search-and-rescue drop capability with its Dash-8 fleet, January 2026.
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Regional Defence Investment Initiative, ACOA - conditionally repayable contribution, agreement 228454 dated 2026-03-03
Business Scale-up and Productivity, ACOA (export opportunities in Australia and the South Pacific) - conditionally repayable contribution, agreement 226812
Atlantic Innovation Fund II, ACOA (Dash 8-300 multi-role modification) - agreement 209767, amended down from $5,000,000 in January 2019
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