In early 2002, Glenn Cowan touched down in Kandahar province as part of the first wave of regular Canadian Army troops deployed to Afghanistan, serving in a U.S.-led brigade combat team.
After joining Canada’s elite special operations unit Joint Task Force 2 in 2003, he spent the next 13 years collaborating with American soldiers on raids, rescues and reconnaissance missions.
“If you’re going to get into a fight with someone, you want the Americans on your side,” said Cowan, founder of ONE9. His Ottawa-based venture capital firm focuses on national security investments.
The same might be said of the gear Canadian troops use, and the industry behind it….