DND Approves DDI Supply Arrangement with Spiri

Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) has approved a supply arrangement with Spiri Robotics under all five streams of its new Drone Defence Initiative (DDI) marketplace. The DDI is intended to fast track the development and supply of uncrewed autonomous systems to the Canadian Armed Forces. Organizations like Spiri that have supply arrangements through the DDI are eligible to bid on calls for proposal through the initiative.