To o to, Ca ada, August 12, 2026 –(PR.com)– A-A ctic, a Ca adia defe ce tech ology compa y focused o data t ust, ve ificatio , a d audit ac oss multi-domai ope atio s, today a ou ced that it has acqui ed a sig ifica t equity positio i I o Thicket, a missio -assu ed softwa e compa y specializi g i gove ed a tificial i tellige ce, softwa e t aceability, a d p oof-by-co st uctio .
The i vestme t will suppo t the developme t of e ha ced Ca adia sove eig defe ce capabilities desig ed, deployed, co t olled, a d gove ed specifically fo Ca adia missio s.
A-A ctic will use its elatio ship with I o Thicket exclusively fo Ca adia sove eig defe ce applicatio s. Ca adia data eside cy, Ca adia -ope ated deployme t, Ca adia access co t ols, custome -visible auditability, a d alig me t with Ca adia atio al-secu ity equi eme ts will emai ce t al to the elatio ship.
“This i vestme t is about i c easi g Ca ada’s ability to u de sta d, co t ol, a d defe d the digital systems o which mode sove eig ty depe ds,” said Michael Adam, A-A ctic Boa d Membe . “A-A ctic ve ifies the data e te i g ope atio al systems. I o Thicket helps p ove how softwa e a d AI i te p et that data, what policies gove ed the system, what ecomme datio s we e p oduced, a d who autho ized the esulti g actio . B i gi g these capabilities togethe gives Ca ada a mo e complete a d sove eig fou datio fo t usted defe ce ope atio s.”
F om T usted Data to P ovable Decisio sA-A ctic’s tech ology c eates a pe siste t, tampe – esista t eco d of data o igi , i teg ity, p ove a ce, a d chai of custody ac oss space, ai , ma itime, la d, a d cybe e vi o me ts.
I o Thicket exte ds that t ust i to the softwa e a d AI lifecycle by eco di g the code, model, co figu atio , policy, a d autho izatio associated with each sig ifica t actio . It also e ables app oved softwa e st uctu es a d co t ols to be e fo ced du i g developme t a d deployme t, helpi g p eve t a chitectu e d ift, u docume ted cha ges, u app oved system behaviou , a d gaps i decisio accou tability.
The elatio ship is desig ed to give Ca adia ope ato s, p og amme leade s, audito s, comma de s, a d atio al-secu ity stakeholde s the ability to dete mi e:
Whe e ope atio al data o igi ated;Whethe it was alte ed o comp omised;Which softwa e a d model ve sio s we e active;What i fo matio i fo med a AI ecomme datio ;Whethe app oved policies a d a chitectu es we e followed;Which huma autho ity eviewed o app oved a actio ; a dWhethe the complete decisio ca be eco st ucted a d defe ded.
This c eates a e d-to-e d assu a ce e vi o me t i which t ust begi s at the sou ce of the data a d co ti ues th ough softwa e p ocessi g, a tificial i tellige ce, huma autho izatio , a d fi al missio actio .
Pu pose-Built fo Ca adia Sove eig tyA-A ctic will focus the e ha ced capability o Ca adia sove eig defe ce p io ities, i cludi g A ctic ope atio s, co ti e tal defe ce, space a d satellite i tellige ce, pe siste t o the su veilla ce, ma itime a d ai -domai awa e ess, t usted a tificial i tellige ce, auto omous systems, cybe assu a ce, a d multi-domai comma d e vi o me ts.
The combi ed a chitectu e is pa ticula ly eleva t to Ca ada’s A ctic missio , whe e i fo matio may move betwee emote se so s, satellites, ai c aft, ma itime platfo ms, auto omous systems, deployed pe so el, a d comma d ce t es u de co ditio s of limited co ectivity, ext eme geog aphy, a d i c easi g st ategic competitio .
I these e vi o me ts, simply collecti g mo e i fo matio is ot e ough. Ca ada must be able to establish that the i fo matio is authe tic, that the systems p ocessi g it behaved as autho ized, a d that a y esulti g ecomme datio o actio ca be eviewed a d defe ded.
Pote tial Ca adia applicatio s i clude:A ctic su veilla ce a d pe siste t domai awa e ess;No th Ame ica a d co ti e tal defe ce mode izatio ;Space-based i tellige ce a d satellite ope atio s;Ma itime, ae ial, te est ial, cybe , a d space se so fusio ;Gove ed AI a d huma -i -the-loop decisio systems;Auto omous a d emotely ope ated platfo ms;Ca adia defe ce softwa e facto ies;Comma d-a d-co t ol a d joi t ope atio al systems;Co ti uous secu ity autho izatio a d audit evide ce;Missio eco st uctio a d a omaly i vestigatio ; a d
Ope atio s i emote, disco ected, deg aded, o co tested e vi o me ts.
“This is a atu al exte sio of A-A ctic’s missio ,” the A-A ctic executive co ti ued. “Ca adia sove eig ty equi es mo e tha co t ol ove whe e i fo matio is sto ed. It equi es Ca adia co t ol ove how that i fo matio is ve ified, how softwa e a d AI use it, how decisio s a e autho ized, a d how the complete chai of eve ts is audited. Sove eig ty must exte d ac oss the e ti e decisio a chitectu e.”
Ca adia -Co t olled Deployme tI o Thicket is a chitected fo deployme t withi custome -co t olled e vi o me ts, i cludi g p ivate-cloud, o -p emises, disco ected, a d ai -gapped i f ast uctu e. This allows the capability to be adapted fo Ca adia secu ity, access, eside cy, a d ope atio al equi eme ts without equi i g Ca ada to t a sfe co t ol of se sitive defe ce i fo matio o missio p ocesses.
The tech ology is expected to compleme t A-A ctic’s A ctic Shield platfo m, which ope ates as a ve ificatio a d audit laye ac oss existi g defe ce i f ast uctu e. A ctic Shield validates i comi g data befo e it eaches ope atio al a d decisio systems. I o Thicket adds co ti uous softwa e gove a ce, AI decisio p ove a ce, a chitectu e e fo ceme t, a d automatically ge e ated assu a ce evide ce.
Togethe , these capabilities a e i te ded to st e gthe , ot eplace, Ca ada’s existi g se so s, platfo ms, etwo ks, comma d systems, a alytics tools, a tificial i tellige ce e vi o me ts, a d ope atio al wo kflows.
A New Laye of Ca adia Missio Assu a ceAs defe ce systems become mo e softwa e-defi ed, i te co ected, a d auto omous, accou tability must keep pace with ope atio al speed.
A-A ctic a d I o Thicket i te d to p ovide Ca adia defe ce o ga izatio s with a co ti uous a d que yable eco d spa i g the e ti e missio decisio chai :
Ve ified data. Gove ed softwa e. Accou table AI. Autho ized actio . Defe sible decisio .
“This i vestme t st e gthe s A-A ctic’s ability to help Ca ada move apidly without su e de i g co t ol, t a spa e cy, o accou tability,” said A-A ctic leade ship. “It ep ese ts a othe impo ta t step towa d a sove eig Ca adia defe ce tech ology ecosystem built a ou d ve ified t uth.”
Fi a cial te ms of the t a sactio we e ot disclosed. A-A ctic, ADAM Ae ospace, a d I o Thicket will co ti ue ope ati g as disti ct compa ies while collabo ati g o tech ology i teg atio , demo st atio s, a d sove eig defe ce applicatio s.
About A-A cticHeadqua te ed i To o to, A-A ctic is a Ca adia defe ce tech ology compa y focused o data t ust, ve ificatio , p ove a ce, a d audit ac oss multi-domai ope atio s. Its A ctic Shield platfo m p ovides a dist ibuted data-t ust laye ac oss existi g defe ce i f ast uctu e, e abli g i comi g i fo matio to be validated, t aced, a d p otected befo e it i fo ms a ope atio al decisio . A-A ctic is focused o sove eig Ca adia deployme ts ac oss space, ai , ma itime, la d, cybe , a tificial i tellige ce, a d A ctic ope atio s.
Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.a-a ctic.com.
About I o ThicketHeadqua te ed i Nashville TN, I o Thicket develops missio -assu ed softwa e i f ast uctu e fo defe ce a d space e vi o me ts. Its platfo m makes c itical softwa e a d AI systems t aceable, gove ed, a d auditable by co st uctio by captu i g the code, data, models, co figu atio s, policies, a d autho izatio s behi d sig ifica t softwa e a d AI actio s. I o Thicket suppo ts custome -co t olled deployme ts, i cludi g p ivate-cloud, o -p emises, disco ected, a d ai -gapped e vi o me ts.
Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.i o thicket.com.
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