# Volatus Delivers NATO Drones from Mirabel

Volatus Aerospace completed delivery of an initial approximately C$4.5 million tranche of unmanned aircraft for an unnamed NATO customer’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance training system. The customer has begun exercising a second tranche and placed additional orders under an agreement with potential value of up to C$9 million, with optional ordering available through the end of 2027. Volatus has opened a 53,000-square-foot manufacturing and integration facility in Mirabel, Québec, and says it is qualified across all five segments of Canada’s Defence Drone Initiative. The signals describe follow-on activity and production capacity, but no open solicitation, specific award timetable, or procurement contact.

- The initial delivery demonstrates execution on an ISR training-systems requirement; the agreement’s potential value is **up to C$9 million**, subject to customer options and further orders.
- Procurement teams and industry suppliers can treat Volatus’s Mirabel facility and reported qualification across the Defence Drone Initiative’s five segments as relevant indicators of Canadian production capacity. The signals do not identify a current solicitation or a route to bid.
- Optional ordering runs through **December 31, 2027 (448 days from October 9, 2026)**. The separate U.S. commercial opportunity for Volatus’s heavy-lift FB3 depends on a pending FAA exemption decision.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Government Entities
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Canada's Defence Drone Initiative
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

### Vendors
- Volatus Aerospace (awardee)
- Volatus Aerospace US Corp. (exemption applicant)

### Sources
- [Volatus Aerospace Turns a Mirabel Factory and a GPS-Free Autopilot Into a Bid for Defence Relevance](https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/unternehmensnachrichten/volatus-aerospace-turns-a-mirabel-factory-and-a-gps-free-autopilot-into-a/70261453) - AD HOC NEWS
- [Volatus Aerospace's NATO Client Moves on Second Tranche as Québec Plant Reaches Full Production](https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/unternehmensnachrichten/volatus-aerospace-s-nato-client-moves-on-second-tranche-as-quebec-plant/70269336) - AD HOC NEWS
- [Volatus Aerospace Ships First NATO Drone Batch as FAA Decision Looms](https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/unternehmensnachrichten/volatus-aerospace-ships-first-nato-drone-batch-as-faa-decision-looms/70257035) - AD HOC NEWS