From Academia to Defence Tech: Building Sovereign Defence Capability in Canada with Paul Ziadé, North Vector Dynamics

In this episode of the ProtoPod, Jordan sits down with Paul Ziadé, Co-Founder and CEO of North Vector Dynamics, a Canadian aerospace and defense technology company building next-generation capabilities in areas like counter-drone systems, air defense, autonomy and hypersonic technologies.

 

Paul shares his journey from academia into the fast-moving world of defense tech, and offers a candid look at what it takes to build advanced technology in Canada today.

 

Together, Jordan and Paul discuss the urgency of accelerating project timelines, why Canada needs to move faster on innovation, how sovereign defense capability is evolving, and what the future holds for North Vector Dynamics.

 

From research labs to real-world defense challenges, this conversation is about speed, execution and building what matters.