{"id":605108,"date":"2026-04-15T06:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605108\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:28:10","slug":"ai-in-the-skies-canada-cant-afford-slow-procurement-process-any-longer-say-experts-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605108\/","title":{"rendered":"AI in the skies: Canada can\u2019t afford slow procurement process any longer, say experts &#8211; The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    Historically, Canada is &#8216;too risk-averse, and we&#8217;re too slow at contracting,&#8217; says Alex Salt of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.                <\/p>\n<p>                <img width=\"1198\" height=\"598\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6L8A3047_2.t699c9d81.m2048.xMGMxHVWP-e1776107418848.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"1198\" data-eio-rheight=\"598\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6L8A3047_2.t699c9d81.m2048.xMGMxHVWP-e1776107418848.jpg.webp\" srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6L8A3047_2.t699c9d81.m2048.xMGMxHVWP-e1776107418848.jpg.webp 1198w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6L8A3047_2.t699c9d81.m2048.xMGMxHVWP-e1776107418848-300x150.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6L8A3047_2.t699c9d81.m2048.xMGMxHVWP-e1776107418848-1024x511.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6L8A3047_2.t699c9d81.m2048.xMGMxHVWP-e1776107418848-768x383.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6L8A3047_2.t699c9d81.m2048.xMGMxHVWP-e1776107418848-600x299.jpg.webp 600w\"\/>                     Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon announced a combined investment of $14.5-million on April 1 for Kepler Communications and Dishon Limited to help these firms scale up their production and engineering efforts related to aerospace.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade                                <\/p>\n<p>A high-tech transformation is underway in the aviation and aerospace industries through the adoption of artificial intelligence, and the largest challenge for Canada could be implementing a faster procurement system, which has been a historical weak spot for this country, ac&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.<a id=\"subLinkStoryPage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/get-a-subscription\" style=\"float: left; 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