LA PLATA, Maryland — The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is making sovereign launch capability a priority with a multi-year budget to move from a small launcher in 2028 to a domestic medium-lift rocket in the late 2030s, Canadian defense officials said.
DND’s first formal backing of a Canadian domestic launch capability came in the national budget approved by the government’s Cabinet Nov. 17. The budget includes an initial three-year program budgeted at 182.6 million Canadian dollars ($130 million).
Defence Minister . . .
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