Eyeing hypersonic threat, Canada nears ‘robust’ NORAD investment

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Eyeing hypersonic threat, Canada nears ‘robust’ NORAD investment
By Joe Gould
Apr 28, 04:31 PM
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand, right, speaks during a news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following their meeting at the Pentagon on April 28, 2022. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

WASHINGTON ― Canada’s defense minister said Thursday she’s close to offering a “robust” plan to modernize continental defenses under North American Aerospace Defense Command, something the U.S. wants in response to the complex hypersonic missile threat.

“I have been entrusted to lead Canada’s efforts to strengthen continental defense and to deliver a robust plan on modernize NORAD, in collaboration with our American allies. And we will have more to say on this in the short term,” Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said after meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon.

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