Left to right: Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State for Defence Procurement; Dan Goldberg, CEO of Telesat; Joel Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement; Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA Space; David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence. Credit: Government of Canada

TAMPA, Fla. — Canada has contracted satellite operator Telesat and manufacturer MDA Space to explore options for a multibillion-dollar military communications network to support the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic.

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Jason Rainbow writes about satellite telecom, finance and commercial markets for SpaceNews. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. Previously, he was Group Editor-in-Chief for Finance Information Group,...