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Czechoslovak Group (CSG) invested in Calgary based North Vector Dynamics, maker of the CM 70 SPEAR counter drone interceptor. Deal value is undisclosed; NVD's company valuation tops USD 90 million.
Czech defense conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has taken a strategic equity stake in Calgary-based North Vector Dynamics (NVD), a small Canadian firm building air-defense interceptors, counter-drone missiles, and hypersonic prototypes. The investment was made through CSG's Tech Horizons fund, set up with venture capital firm Presto Ventures, and is its first European investment in NVD.
CSG did not disclose the deal value or the size of the stake. NVD's company valuation now surpasses USD 90 million, a figure CSG highlighted in its release via Finanznachrichten. On a USD 90 million-plus base, a hypersonic and air-defense claim is ambitious rather than established, and no third-party procurement or technical assessment is on the record.
NVD's flagship is the CM-70 SPEAR, a roughly 2-3 kg laser- and AI-guided interceptor designed to shoot down FPV drones, commercial UAVs, and loitering munitions such as the Shahed or Lancet, with reported speeds above 1,000 km/h and a range around 3.5 km, per Defence Blog. Weight figures vary across sources (2 kg / 2.5 kg / 3 kg / 6.6 lb) and are not reconciled.
CSG CEO Michal Strnad framed the deal as a long-term partnership, citing CSG's manufacturing base, integration capacity, and "extensive international commercial network" across Ukraine, NATO, and partner nations. The Ukraine-network line is company-stated PR phrasing and is exactly the kind of claim export-control and sanctions screens parse. The deal value, NVD's stage, and the hypersonic and AI-enabled claims remain unverified by independent reporting.