Thank you, Mr. Chair, for the question, and good afternoon. Thanks for the opportunity to appear again here with you this afternoon.
In the case of urgent operational requirements, there are a number of specific examples.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, the Canadian Armed Forces identified an emergent need—more than one—that needed to be rapidly addressed and focused their efforts on determining the requirements for an appropriate solution for systems like counter uncrewed aircraft systems and air defence systems, those being two specific examples. Those procurements have already moved through and into the competitive procurement space. We have the bids in hand. They're under evaluation right now, and we would see the delivery of those capabilities and initial operating capabilities by mid-2024.
I would say that, where the Canadian Armed Forces have identified an urgent need, we apply ourselves to that requirement, and I think we can demonstrate that we are able to deliver on that need quite quickly.