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Sentinel R&D

AviationDefenceHamilton, ON

Designs and manufactures modular, payload-agnostic fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft built with automated composites, configurable for reconnaissance, loitering strike, electronic warfare and counter-UAS roles.

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About

Company site: sentinelrd.com

Designs and manufactures modular, payload-agnostic fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft built with automated composites, configurable for reconnaissance, loitering strike, electronic warfare and counter-UAS roles.

  • Formed a 50-50 joint venture, Airlogix-Sentinel, with Ukraine's Airlogix in May 2026 to build reconnaissance drones in Canada. Value not disclosed. betakit.com

  • Its drones are bought by the Canadian Commercial Corporation and donated to Ukraine - a procurement relationship rather than a grant. No value is disclosed for Sentinel's share. betakit.com

  • The ReKam 3.2 is specified at 25 kg maximum takeoff weight, 3.2 m wingspan, 500+ km range and 5+ hours endurance, and is listed as active. sentinelrd.com

  • Registered in Ontario as Sentinel Research and Development Inc., active, incorporated 2024-02-14. Its own site gives only "Facility in Ontario, Canada" with no street address. ised-isde.canada.ca

  • Its own site gives no city, only "Facility in Ontario, Canada". Hamilton comes from trade press; the registry gives a Toronto registered office. Founded 2023, incorporated 2024-02-14. betakit.com

Products & Services

Company site: sentinelrd.com

Products Sentinel R&D publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

ReKam 3.2

Fixed-wing UAS

Modular fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft, 25 kg maximum takeoff weight, 3.2 m wingspan, 100 km/h cruise, 500+ km range, 5+ hours endurance and 6-13 kg payload. Listed as active.

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ReKam 5.0

Fixed-wing UAS

Larger fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft, 35 kg maximum takeoff weight, 5 m wingspan, 800+ km range, 8+ hours endurance and 6-20 kg payload. Listed as in advanced testing.

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ReKam Ascent and Echo

Fixed-wing UAS

A 35 kg VTOL variant and a 55 kg 350 km/h variant, both listed as arriving in 2026.

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Partnerships

Publicly announced partnerships.

Airlogix

Executed 50-50 joint venture, Airlogix-Sentinel, formalised from a government-to-government agreement, announced May 2026.

Canadian Commercial Corporation

Customer, not a partner: the CCC purchases the drones and components and donates them to Ukraine. No value disclosed for Sentinel.

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