Parléview planned and delivered a high-security demonstration event at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown that brought Ukrainian Sappers directly into dialogue with Canadian Armed Forces engineers, innovators, and defence stakeholders. The event created a rare opportunity to ground emerging minefield-breaching technologies in real-world battlefield experience drawn from ongoing operations in Ukraine.

Working in close coordination with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and CAF partners, Parléview supported an environment where frontline knowledge could directly inform innovation. Ukrainian Sappers and members of the Ukrainian National Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit shared firsthand insights into the realities of minefield breaching under combat conditions—where operations are complicated by booby traps, drone-dropped explosives, and unexploded ordnance layered across vast terrain.

​

Parléview led the full installation and logistics delivery of the demonstration site, transforming an active training area into a secure, purpose-built testing and engagement environment. This included the deployment of mobile office units for each of the seven participating teams; a 40’ x 60’ clear-span tent to host VIP speaking engagements, feeding areas, and live demonstrations; fully serviced mobile washrooms; and supporting infrastructure. A 200 m x 100 m test lane was constructed to replicate real-world breaching conditions, incorporating razor wire, dragon’s teeth obstacles, multiple ditches, and more than 50 buried inert mine ordinates. Given the complexity and risk profile of the site, Parléview coordinated extreme safety protocols in close collaboration with CAF, DRDC, and EOD specialists, ensuring controlled access, strict movement procedures, and continuous safety oversight throughout all activities.

​

Together with Canadian innovators, CAF engineers, and international partners, members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian National Police EOD Department assessed multiple technologies funded through the IDEaS Safer Passage during minefield breaching operations challenge. Two solutions—a detection system and a foam-based mine deactivation mechanism—generated significant interest, with Ukrainian Sappers electing to bring samples of the foam technology back to Ukraine for live field testing.

​

Beyond the demonstration itself, Parléview supported a structured knowledge-exchange program, including technical briefings delivered by Ukrainian Sappers to CAF engineers and students. These sessions reinforced the need for agile, scalable, and soldier-centred innovation, informed by lessons learned in high-intensity conflict. The delegation also participated in site visits and training observations, with insights already influencing Canadian Explosive Ordnance Disposal training activities.

Through precise planning, security coordination, and operational delivery, Parléview translated urgent frontline experience into a controlled, impactful demonstration—advancing defence innovation outcomes while strengthening international partnerships.