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The EchoStar XXV satellite is for EchoStar’s subsidiary Dish Network.
DISH facilities must meet Level II (Secret) security clearance requirements.
DISH challenge funding will be provided as a non-repayable contribution across two streams: quantum and uncrewed systems (UxS).
Federal entities are ineligible to apply for DISH challenge funding.
The Department of National Defence provided $29.4 million in funding for Maritime DISH on Nov. 25, 2025 and based the Maritime DISH at COVE in Halifax.
For fiscal year 2027–28, the Department of National Defence allocated DISH funding in the range of approximately $10–15 million depending on scope and scale of scaled operations and programmatic activity.
Up to 50% of DISH challenge funding can be allocated solely to securing and retrofitting physical and digital infrastructure.
The application deadline for the DISH challenge is April 2, 2026 at 2 p.m. EDT.
The DISH challenge contribution will run until the end of March 2028.
The EchoStar XXV direct broadcast satellite is being launched for DISH, a subsidiary of EchoStar.
BOREALIS held its first Defence Innovation Secure Hubs (DISH) industry day last month where quantum and drone technologies dominated the event.
The Department of National Defence allocated $29.4 million to Maritime DISH on Nov. 25, 2025 and Maritime DISH is based at COVE in Halifax.
DISH is an initiative of the Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science (BOREALIS).
The Canadian War Museum hosted the first Industry Day of the Defence Innovation Secure Hubs (DISH) on Jan. 21, 2026.
Maritime DISH will focus on undersea domain awareness, uncrewed and autonomous systems, advanced sensing and surveillance technologies, and AI-enabled maritime analytics.
Presentations at the DISH Industry Day emphasized the growing relevance of uncrewed systems (UxS), specifically counter-drone capabilities, for modern operations and emerging defence challenges.
The DISH Industry Day agenda included an overview of DISH, the first Call for Proposals, and technical briefings on quantum technologies and Drone/Counter-Drone capabilities.
Maritime DISH is designed to provide secure workspaces where trusted partners can develop, test, and validate new technologies.
DISH hubs are intended to focus on quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomous systems, Arctic research, and space.
Presentations at the DISH Industry Day highlighted quantum technologies as a means to improve secure communications and computing for defence modernization.