I think I'll start. I'm not sure if General Pelletier or General Huddleston will have anything to add.
If I understand the question correctly, part of the NORAD modernization plan is to enhance the amount of funding that has been allocated for the replacement system for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, which was actually just launched fairly recently. This is an effort to look ahead and make sure that we're doing everything we can to minimize gaps in capability for the Canadian Armed Forces to start thinking about and planning out those replacement capabilities for when the RADARSAT Constellation Mission reaches the end of its useful life.
For the replacement, we're looking to do something a little bit different, which is for the successor to the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, a government-owned capability for which the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces are principal clients or beneficiaries. The replacement would be a DND/CAF-owned asset, and this is to make up for the increased demand that we have for earth-based observation, not only for the Arctic but also for other missions around the world, and also to account for security requirements as well and the necessity for DND/CAF to have the ability to share information at higher classification levels than is necessary for other government departments.
Thanks, Mr. Chair.