WB GROUP, Poland’s largest private defence company, and Hexagon’s Aerospace & Defence Division have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Hexagon’s assured positioning, navigation and timing technologies onto WB GROUP’s unmanned aerial platforms. The agreement was signed at CANSEC in Ottawa, Canada’s premier defence and security exhibition.
The partnership pairs WB GROUP’s combat proven unmanned aerial vehicles and loitering munitions with Hexagon’s GNSS anti-jam and anti-spoofing technology, including the GAJT family of controlled reception pattern antennas, to deliver systems that maintain navigation and timing accuracy in contested, jamming-heavy environments.
Under the agreement, the companies will integrate selected Hexagon anti-jam solutions onto WB GROUP platforms, including the FT-5 and FlyEye unmanned aerial systems, as well as the Warmate 5 loitering munition. WB GROUP will act as platform owner, integrator and prime, with Hexagon as supplier and integration partner.
The companies will demonstrate the integrated systems to Canadian end users, including the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, while pursuing opportunities in global markets. The agreement marks WB GROUP’s first formal step toward establishing an industrial presence in Canada and builds on growing momentum between the two nations.
On 26 May, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty signed a Letter of Intent in Ottawa committing both countries to closer defence industrial cooperation under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme.
The Polish minister identified WB GROUP UAVs as equipment for potential sale to Canada, which has become the first country to gain preferential access to SAFE-financed procurement. The WB GROUP–Hexagon agreement translates this government-level intent into concrete industrial cooperation, creating a joint Polish-Canadian capability for domestic use and export markets.
“Canada is a market where we intend to build, not simply sell. Partnering with Hexagon gives our platforms the assured navigation operators need when satellite signals are under attack, and it lets us develop genuine Polish-Canadian solutions for Canada and the wider world,” said Piotr Wojciechowski, President of WB GROUP.
The cooperation reflects a key lesson from recent conflicts: resilient positioning, navigation and timing increasingly determine whether unmanned systems complete their missions. Both companies will now define technical interfaces, conduct integration testing and plan in-country trials in Canada, with definitive agreements to follow.
WB GROUP is a leading manufacturer of advanced command, communication and integration systems, and one of Europe’s largest producers of unmanned platforms. The company develops, modernises and integrates defence technologies in cooperation with a wide range of partners, translating battlefield experience into operational capability.
Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions. Through its Aerospace & Defence Division, including the NovAtel and Antcom brands, it provides assured positioning, navigation and timing technologies, including the GAJT family of GNSS anti-jam antennas designed to protect against interference, jamming and spoofing.WB GROUP, Poland’s largest private defence company, and Hexagon’s Aerospace & Defence Division have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Hexagon’s assured positioning, navigation and timing technologies onto WB GROUP’s unmanned aerial platforms. The agreement was signed at CANSEC in Ottawa, Canada’s premier defence and security exhibition.
The partnership pairs WB GROUP’s combat proven unmanned aerial vehicles and loitering munitions with Hexagon’s GNSS anti-jam and anti-spoofing technology, including the GAJT family of controlled reception pattern antennas, to deliver systems that maintain navigation and timing accuracy in contested, jamming-heavy environments.
Under the agreement, the companies will integrate selected Hexagon anti-jam solutions onto WB GROUP platforms, including the FT-5 and FlyEye unmanned aerial systems, as well as the Warmate 5 loitering munition. WB GROUP will act as platform owner, integrator and prime, with Hexagon as supplier and integration partner.
The companies will demonstrate the integrated systems to Canadian end users, including the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, while pursuing opportunities in global markets. The agreement marks WB GROUP’s first formal step toward establishing an industrial presence in Canada and builds on growing momentum between the two nations.
On 26 May, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty signed a Letter of Intent in Ottawa committing both countries to closer defence industrial cooperation under the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme.
The Polish minister identified WB GROUP UAVs as equipment for potential sale to Canada, which has become the first country to gain preferential access to SAFE-financed procurement. The WB GROUP–Hexagon agreement translates this government-level intent into concrete industrial cooperation, creating a joint Polish-Canadian capability for domestic use and export markets.
“Canada is a market where we intend to build, not simply sell. Partnering with Hexagon gives our platforms the assured navigation operators need when satellite signals are under attack, and it lets us develop genuine Polish-Canadian solutions for Canada and the wider world,” said Piotr Wojciechowski, President of WB GROUP.
The cooperation reflects a key lesson from recent conflicts: resilient positioning, navigation and timing increasingly determine whether unmanned systems complete their missions. Both companies will now define technical interfaces, conduct integration testing and plan in-country trials in Canada, with definitive agreements to follow.
WB GROUP is a leading manufacturer of advanced command, communication and integration systems, and one of Europe’s largest producers of unmanned platforms. The company develops, modernises and integrates defence technologies in cooperation with a wide range of partners, translating battlefield experience into operational capability.
Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions. Through its Aerospace & Defence Division, including the NovAtel and Antcom brands, it provides assured positioning, navigation and timing technologies, including the GAJT family of GNSS anti-jam antennas designed to protect against interference, jamming and spoofing.
