Mr. John Wall reports

QNX AND TKMS COLLABORATE TO BRING CANADIAN SOFTWARE INNOVATION TO GLOBAL NAVAL DEFENCE PROGRAMS

QNX, a division of BlackBerry Ltd., has arranged a collaboration with TKMS, one of the world's leading naval defence companies, for strategic collaboration in support of Canada's submarine program. As part of the deal, TKMS will adopt QNX's trusted foundational software across its next-generation naval platforms, supporting secure, resilient embedded systems for allied nations. The collaboration also reflects a broader industry shift toward software-defined defence platforms that deliver improved long-term adaptability and reliability.

The future of maritime technology relies on global collaboration

Modern naval platforms are increasingly built around modular, software-defined architectures that enable continuous upgrades and compliance with evolving safety and security requirements. By working with TKMS, QNX is further extending its trusted real-time operating system into maritime and defence environments, where safety-certified, deterministic behaviour is mission critical. Together, they are demonstrating how leading Canadian and German technology companies can support future defence platforms while enabling interoperability across allied systems and supply chains to achieve shared goals.

"As naval platforms become more software defined, establishing a reliable and secure foundation is essential to delivering complex naval platforms across multiple long-term programs," said Dr. Jeronimo Dzaack, senior vice-president, OceanX, at TKMS. "By adopting QNX's general embedded development platform, we are able to take advantage of a precertified, scalable platform that helps reduce development risk, streamline our go-to-market time frames and support innovation within future-ready naval architectures."

Converting Canadian innovation into global demand

Headquartered in Germany, TKMS draws on decades of expertise from Europe's defence industrial base. Its collaboration with Canadian partners aligns with Canada's recently announced Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), which prioritizes strengthening sovereign capabilities, converting Canadian innovation into global demand, and expanding the export of trusted defence technologies to allies and partners. The government of Canada formally launched its Defence Industrial Strategy last month at BlackBerry's headquarters, highlighting the strategic importance of Canadian software in advancing national and allied defence priorities.

As Canada advances key naval modernization initiatives, including the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), QNX and TKMS are positioned to contribute expertise aligned with objectives by providing software foundations designed for high-assurance maritime platforms operating in complex, multidomain environments.

The role of software in advanced maritime platforms

"Defence platforms today are increasingly defined by the software that underpins their safety, security and operational effectiveness," said John Wall, president of QNX. "By combining QNX's proven software with TKMS's naval expertise, we show how trusted, safety-certified software built in Canada can scale globally and support the evolving needs of allied naval defence programs."

QNX provides a trusted, safety-certified software foundation for mission-critical environments where reliability and security are paramount. QNX delivers high-assurance embedded software already deployed at scale across automotive, defence, industrial control and critical infrastructure applications. By working with TKMS, QNX is further extending this foundation into maritime and defence domains that demand rigorous certification and long life-cycle support.

About BlackBerry Ltd.

BlackBerry provides enterprises and governments the intelligent software and services that power the world. Based in Waterloo, Ont., the company's high-performance foundational software enables major automakers and industrial giants alike to unlock transformative applications, drive new revenue streams and launch innovative business models, all without sacrificing safety, security and reliability. With a deep heritage in secure communications, BlackBerry delivers operational resiliency with a comprehensive, highly secure and extensively certified portfolio for mobile fortification, mission-critical communications and critical events management.

About QNX

QNX, a division of BlackBerry, enhances the human experience and amplifies technology-driven industries, providing a trusted foundation for software-defined businesses to thrive. The business leads the way in delivering safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, solutions and development tools, along with support and services delivered by trusted embedded software experts. QNX technology has been deployed in the world's most critical embedded systems, including more than 275 million vehicles on the road today. QNX software is trusted across industries including automotive, medical devices, industrial controls, robotics, commercial vehicles, rail, and aerospace and defence. Founded in 1980, QNX is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.