Reaction Dynamics (RDX) is one of two Canadian companies to make it to Phase 2 of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA).
In the first phase 73 companies from 20 countries from over 2600 entries were selected including seven Canadian companies. In Phase 2, 15 companies from 10 countries were selected including RDX.
The other Canadian company selected was TACTIQL and their FULCRUM Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance product.
NATO said that each company will receive “€300,000 in non-dilutive funding, as well as continued access to NATO test centres, and tailored support to accelerate adoption.”
In a post on LinkedIn RDX said, “Our solution — ultra-responsive launch serving the reconstitution and replenishment of critical space-based assets — was selected under the DIANA Challenge Call Area of Critical Infrastructure.”
RDX said that in Phase 2 they will continue validating “our hybrid propulsion technology, and advancing Canada’s sovereign and responsive access to space — allied-ready, a deterrence from adversarial interference.”
James Appathurai, Managing Director of NATO DIANA said “DIANA is NATO’s innovation engine. We are finding the most innovative technologies from the market; we are helping these talented innovators fine-tune their technologies and grow their businesses; and we are connecting the companies to end users so that NATO defence ministries can adopt new technologies at the speed of relevance, including through DIANA’s Rapid Adoption Service.”
“Phase 2 is a pivotal stage in our Accelerator Programme, and I congratulate these companies for making and taking this next step.”
One other company selected is a pure play space company, DeltaOrbit from Germany. They are developing a new type of ignition system for in-space engines.