# Taku at Nunavut: deployment

Canonical ID: `93c06b2c-cc7b-4103-ba88-6d4845f55d02`

During Operation Nanook-Nunalivut (Feb 4 to Apr 18, 2026), [Dominion Dynamics](/companies/dominion-dynamics.md) deployed its AuraNet command-and-control platform with Arctic-hardened sensors, used by Canadian Rangers across the High Arctic to turn scattered communications and data into a single operating picture for mission tracking, planning, and real-time communications. The [Taku](/models/taku.md) counter-UAS base-defense sensor tower was deployed during the final leg. The exercise was self-funded.

## Key facts

- **Deployed system:** AuraNet C2 platform + Arctic-hardened sensors
- **Operation:** Nanook-Nunalivut (Feb 4 to Apr 18, 2026)
- **Operated with:** Canadian Rangers / Canadian Armed Forces
- **Location:** Canadian High Arctic
- **Counter-UAS:** Taku base-defense tower, deployed final leg
- **Funding:** Self-funded exercise

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-06_

- **Slug:** dominion-taku-operation-nanook-2026
- **Status:** ended
- **Model:** [Taku](/models/taku.md) (id: `39f6d2aa-cf4e-44d6-8715-ed29b5567e77`)
- **Company:** [Dominion Dynamics](/companies/dominion-dynamics.md) (id: `5320c763-8ff6-4ee3-8db9-0090806e7526`)
- **Location:** [Nunavut](/locations/canada/nunavut.md) (id: `050335a7-842b-4760-8718-1f77874f8d97`)
- **Operator:** [Dominion Dynamics](/companies/dominion-dynamics.md) (id: `5320c763-8ff6-4ee3-8db9-0090806e7526`)
- **First seen:** 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Dominion Dynamics tests technology during Operation 'Nanook'** · https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/c4isr/dominion-dynamics-tests-technology-during-operation-nanook
2. **Dominion Dynamics raises $139M CAD Series A to scale Arctic surveillance network and drone systems** · https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/dominion-dynamics-raises-139m-cad-series-a-to-scale-arctic-surveillance-network-and-drone-systems-859179965.html

## Common questions

### What is the Taku deployment at Nunavut?

Taku, built by Dominion Dynamics, is recorded as a deployment at Nunavut on the DEPLOY registry. Dominion Dynamics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Taku at Nunavut?

Dominion Dynamics, the manufacturer of Taku, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Taku deployment at Nunavut go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting February 4, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Taku deployment at Nunavut still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.

### Have there been incidents at the Taku deployment at Nunavut?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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