From your perspective, what makes this program strategically important for Canada's defence and security posture, particularly in the Arctic and other remote regions?

Yeah, thanks, Steve.

The escape project is actually interesting.

It's been on the books at DND for quite some time.

It's been recognized for a number of years now.

The communications in the north is inherently quite difficult and especially difficult using satellites.

Typically, the Canadian Armed Forces satellite communications architecture infrastructure involves satellites that are the geosynchronous belt, which is, you know, centered, if you will, on the equator out at about 35,000 kilometers.

As military operations become increasingly data-driven, what are defense organizations looking for in a next-generation satellite communications network? And I guess, how does Telesat Lightspeed address those evolving requirements?

From your perspective, what makes this program strategically important, uh, for Canada's defense and security posture, uh, particularly in the Arctic and other remote regions?

Yeah, thanks, Steve.

The, um, the Escape project is actually interesting.

It, it's been on the books at DND for quite some time.

Uh, it's been recognized for a number of years now that communications in the North is, is inherently quite difficult, and especially difficult using satellites.

Typically, the Canadian Armed Forces satellite communications architecture infrastructure involves satellites that are in the geosynchronous belt, which is, you know, s-centered, if you will, on the equator out at about thirty-five thousand kilometers.

You know, they stare down at the same spot on Earth all of the time.

Mm-hmm