Canada is prioritizing integrated air and missile defense as it rebuilds its continental defenses, with South Korea’s “exceptional” industrial base emerging as a potential partner in supplying systems Ottawa needs, the commander of Canada’s Armed Forces told Korea Pro.

Gen. Jennie Carignan, Canada’s chief of the defense staff, made the remarks three months after Ottawa selected Germany’s TKMS over South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean as the preferred bidder for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, a procurement program worth up to 60 billion Canadian dollars ($44 billion).

The decision has pushed Seoul to look beyondnaval exports. South Korea also