Landing Zones Canada Receives PrairiesCan Investment

Federal minister Eleanor Olszewski announced on March 2 that PrairiesCan will provide a repayable investment of just over $1.1 million under the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative to Landing Zones Canada, based in Medicine Hat. The funding will enhance the company's GITPO high-altitude drone’s AI-enabled autonomous return-to-base capability, potentially replacing single-use radiosondes and supporting domestic defence supply-chain resilience while helping sustain about 12 jobs.