Great North Unmanned — ISR & Mission Aviation
Eyes on the North.
Manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for sovereignty, borders, and critical infrastructure — delivered by a certificated Canadian airline operator.
The mission
Persistent watch, airline discipline.
Canada’s coastlines, borders and infrastructure corridors are too vast for point solutions. Great North Unmanned pairs crewed mission aircraft with remotely piloted systems to keep sensors on station longer, in weather that grounds lesser programs — and every flight hour runs under the same safety management system as our scheduled airline operation.
- Sovereignty patrol
- Border surveillance
- Critical-infrastructure overwatch
- Disaster and emergency response
Capability, tiered honestly
What flies today. What stands up next.
Flying today
Crewed ISR & mission support
DASH 8 mission platforms and experienced flight crews, operating year-round under Transport Canada 705 air-carrier authority.
Standing up
Remotely piloted operations
Great North holds a commercial RPAS operating certificate — among the first Canadian 705 carriers licensed for unmanned operations — with crews certificated as drone pilots.
Through partners
Layered effects
Sensor-to-decision integration and unmanned platforms delivered with proven Canadian defence manufacturers.
Who we serve
Partnership
Built with a Canadian defence partner.
Great North Unmanned operates alongside a Canadian defence manufacturer that develops the ISR mission ecosystem and builds its unmanned platforms in Canada. They build the edge; we fly it — crewed and uncrewed — under airline authority.
Put eyes on your mission.
Brief us on the coverage you need. We’ll answer with aircraft, crews, and a plan that holds up in northern weather.