During the CANSEC 2026 trade fair in Ottawa, organized by CADSI and scheduled for May 27–28, WB Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Aerospace & Defence division of the Swedish company Hexagon AB.
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The MoU concerns the integration of Hexagon’s positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technology with WB Group’s unmanned aerial platforms. The partnership combines WB Group’s combat-proven unmanned aircraft and loitering munitions with Hexagon’s GNSS technology, which protects against jamming and spoofing, including the NovAtel / Veripos GAJT family of antennas, or GPS Anti-Jam Technology / GNSS Anti-Jam Technology, to deliver systems that maintain navigation and timing accuracy in the difficult, interference-heavy conditions that define today’s battlefield.
Under the agreement, the two entities will integrate selected Hexagon anti-jam solutions with WB Group platforms, including the FT-5 and FlyEye unmanned aerial systems and the Warmate 5 loitering munition. WB Group will act as platform owner, integrator and prime contractor, while Hexagon will serve as supplier and integration partner.
The entities will then present the integrated systems to Canadian end users, including the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, and will jointly pursue opportunities in export markets. The agreement is WB Group’s first formal step toward an industrial presence in Canada and directly builds on the momentum between the two countries.
This is especially relevant because, on May 26, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Canadian Minister of National Defence David McGuinty signed a letter of intent in Ottawa committing the two countries to closer defense industrial cooperation under the EU’s SAFE loan program, or Security Action for Europe. The Polish defense minister identified WB Group unmanned aircraft as equipment intended for sale to Canada, which became the first country to obtain preferential access to public procurement financed under the SAFE program.
The agreement between WB Group and Hexagon translates this government-level intent into concrete industrial cooperation, creating joint Polish-Canadian opportunities for Ottawa and export customers.
“Canada is a market where we intend to build, not just sell. The partnership with Hexagon gives our platforms the assurance that operators need for navigation when satellite signals are attacked, while also allowing us to develop genuine Polish-Canadian solutions for Canada and the world,” said Piotr Wojciechowski, president of WB Group.
The cooperation responds to one of the clearest lessons of recent conflict: resilience in positioning, navigation and timing increasingly determines whether an unmanned system can complete its mission. The two companies will now define technical interfaces, conduct integration tests and plan trials in Canada, before final agreements are concluded.
Hexagon is a Swedish leader in digital reality solutions. Through its Aerospace & Defence division, including the NovAtel brand, founded in Canada in 2007, and Antcom of the United States, Hexagon is a leader in PNT systems, including the GAJT family of antennas, which protect against interference, jamming and spoofing.
“@WBGroup_PL, Poland’s largest private defence company, and @HexagonAB’s Aerospace & Defence Division have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement was signed at #CANSEC
in Ottawa, Canada’s premier defence and security exhibition” by @arabiandefence.… pic.twitter.com/6xgYetLXAe— WB GROUP (@WBGroup_PL) June 5, 2026