ThinkOn and AVSS give Canadian public safety and defence a sovereign alternative to hyperscaler-hosted TAK. AVSS, Canada, Drone Technology, Dual Use August 2026 New integration lets agencies deploy or migrate Team Awareness Kit entirely within Canada - no foreign hyperscaler required Ottawa, Ontario - August 9th, 2026 - Think On, Inc. (ThinkOn), a Canadian-owned sovereign cloud provider, and AVSS - Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions Inc. (AVSS), today announced a partnership that removes the last reason Canadian police services and defence organizations have had to run Team Awareness Kit (TAK) on a foreign hyperscale cloud: their integration puts TAK, and the drone data feeding it, entirely on sovereign Canadian infrastructure. The integration streams telemetry and video from MAVLink-compatible drones directly into TAK's common operating picture and out to TAK-enabled devices, including ATAK, exactly as agencies already expect. The difference is where it runs: the TAK server sits on ThinkOn's Canadian cloud platform rather than a foreign hyperscaler, so nothing about the experience changes for field teams - only where the data lives. Most TAK deployments today run on hyperscale platforms because that is the default environment those providers make available. TAK gets offered up as a reference example of what can be built on their infrastructure, and the agency is left to design, build and maintain everything around it. That leaves sensitive location, video and operational data sitting on infrastructure outside Canadian jurisdiction. ThinkOn and AVSS built this integration specifically to close that gap: the same TAK capability, the same interoperability, but hosted entirely within Canada, under Canadian ownership and control. For agencies already running TAK on a hyperscaler, that means a direct path to a sovereign environment without retraining field teams or changing day-to-day workflow. For agencies that haven't deployed TAK yet, it means starting sovereign from day one instead of defaulting to a foreign cloud simply because that's what's been readily available - with the added benefit of faster, better-coordinated response for the communities they serve. "Agencies have never had to choose between best-in-class technology and knowing exactly where their data lives - they just haven't had a sovereign option for TAK until now," said Craig McLellan, CEO of ThinkOn. "Together with AVSS, we're giving Canadian police and defence organizations a proven TAK capability running entirely on Canadian sovereign infrastructure, built by two Canadian companies who understand what public safety agencies actually need." "Drones only make a difference in an emergency if the right people can see what the drone sees, the moment it matters," said Josh Ogden, CEO of AVSS. "This partnership with ThinkOn closes that gap on a platform Canadian agencies can trust completely." About ThinkOn ThinkOn is a global, channel-first cloud service provider headquartered in Toronto that has spent over a decade helping organizations process, protect, and preserve their data. Sovereign-certified and government-cleared now for 8+ years, with more Canadian data under management than any other sovereign provider, ThinkOn is backed by 200+ global partners, and operates across Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Australia, and the Caribbean. Learn more at thinkon.com. About AVSS: AVSS is a Canadian aerospace technology company that designs, engineers, and manufactures advanced drone components, safety systems, and integrated solutions. Since its founding in 2017, AVSS has developed and manufactured all of its products in Canada while building a globally recognized portfolio of Canadian intellectual property. Today, AVSS's products are operated in more than 35 countries, making the company the largest Canadian exporter of drone components and solutions. Serving commercial, public safety, military, and government customers worldwide, AVSS continues to demonstrate that Canadian innovation can successfully compete in global aerospace markets. AVSS's drone products are used worldwide and can be purchased from more than 70 distribution partners. In 2020, AVSS expanded its product offerings with guided and unguided delivery systems. The delivery systems enable critical resupply when landing a drone, helicopter, or small airplane is not an option. In 2025, AVSS announced its newest innovation, the Precision Avalanche Management System (PAMS), for the proactive management and mitigation of avalanches. In 2026, AVSS introduced the Flying Beehive product line, which allows for air-launched FPV and its further expansion in drone components with motors, ESC, cameras, and ground control stations.

ThinkOn expands Data Protection portfolio with Backup Services powered by Commvault Cloud. New service delivers secure, automated backup and recovery across hybrid and SaaS environments. Toronto, Ontario - March 11, 2026 - ThinkOn today announced the launch of Backup Services powered by Commvault Cloud, designed to address the growing need for resilient, ransomware-resistant backup in hybrid and SaaS environments. This new service expands ThinkOn's Data Protection portfolio with enterprise-grade backup that reduces risk, accelerates recovery, and strengthens cyber resilience. ThinkOn Backup Services powered by Commvault Cloud provide fast, secure, and automated backup for virtual machines, private clouds, and databases - delivered on ThinkOn's ultra-resilient infrastructure and SaaS backups on Microsoft Azure. Customers can choose self-managed or fully managed options to align with their operational needs. "We added Backup Services powered by Commvault Cloud to address the increasing frequency of ransomware attacks and growing customer demand for simplified, end-to-end backup," said Bik Dutta, Vice President, Product Management at ThinkOn. "It gives partners and their customers confidence that critical data is protected and recoverable, with flexible deployment, immutable storage, and centralized management - all delivered on our resilient cloud infrastructure." Key benefits include scalable storage with built-in ransomware defense, flexible deployment models, a centralized management portal, and predictable pricing through a single invoice. The service integrates seamlessly with ThinkOn's broader solutions, including archiving, disaster recovery, and critical compute. For further information (press only) contact: Kelsey Ingram Chief of Staff | Office of the CEO Office: 647-874-4184 | Mobile: 647-771-0852 Email: [email protected] About ThinkOn Think On, Inc. is a channel-only cloud service provider with a global data center footprint dedicated to solving complex data problems through a portfolio of creative, turnkey infrastructure and data management solutions. Fast, flexible, scalable, highly secure, and cost-effective, ThinkOn solutions feature predictable pricing with no hidden fees. Its channel-only distribution model empowers value-added resellers and managed service providers to meet the data needs of businesses in the commercial enterprise and public sectors across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. ThinkOn builds its services on industry-leading technology platforms engineered to make data more resilient, secure, actionable, and searchable. Connect on Social