Thales Canada, a global leader in advanced defence and digital technologies announced a partnership agreement with Cohere to provide agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) for naval and maritime in-service support services.
This partnership combines Thales leadership in naval and maritime in-service support in Canada as well as Thales’ AI incubator, cortAIx, with Cohere’s expertise in large language models and AI-powered applications, enabling the rapid delivery of advanced capabilities to the Canadian Armed Forces. It will also accelerate the development and secure deployment of agentic AI tools to enhance intelligence and operational decision-making across projects slated to launch this year. This collaboration further exemplifies Thales’ support of the Canadian Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy through partnership with a homegrown global leader to deliver a sovereign solution for in-service support.
“Thales is committed to delivering value to our customers, with a focus on flexibility, speed and mission effectiveness,” said Ian Krepps, CEO, Thales Canada. “Partnering with Cohere enables us to rapidly deploy new, sovereign AI-powered capabilities for our customers, including the Canadian Armed Forces. This partnership reflects our commitment to providing our customers with agile, future-ready Canadian AI solutions that deliver value, capability and unlock new capacity.”
“This partnership with Thales Canada marks a strategic leap in responsibly deploying AI for national defence,” said Ivan Zhang, Co-founder, Cohere. “Together, we’re bringing secure, sovereign AI solutions to Canada’s maritime forces that analyze complex naval environments in real time. Our agentic systems will deliver actionable intelligence at operational speed, directly enhancing mission readiness while strengthening Canada’s position as a global leader in AI adoption.”
