Mr. Chair, I'll take this one.
Absolutely, replacing the north warning system with a more advanced technological system as soon as possible is a really key priority as reflected in the Joint Statement on NORAD Modernization by Canada and the U.S. that I mentioned.
More recently, PSPC awarded a contract on behalf of DND and CAF to Nasittuq Corporation. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing that correctly. It is an Inuit-owned company and it will maintain the current north warning system for an initial period of seven years. That contract was valued at $592 million.
The intent is to continue to maintain the current north warning system until that new technology is in place. We anticipate that a layered system of systems will be required, rather than kind of a radar-for-radar replacement. These details will be available soon, once the minister has announced the plans for NORAD modernization in more detail.