[Verse 1]
North Strong and Free drops twenty twenty-four
Eighty-one-point-eight billion knocks upon our door
Five years mapped, defence contracts brewing
Allied expectations, industry pursuing
CANSEC floors buzz with future handshakes
Every booth displays what sovereignty makes
[Chorus]
Four keys unlock the castle gates
Policy budget NATO waits
Plus conference halls where deals create
Read these pillars, calculate
Four keys unlock the castle gates
DIS readiness never hesitates
[Verse 2]
NATO's Production Action Plan demands align
Canada's strategy weaves through every line
Arctic sovereignty meets allied needs
While southern partners plant procurement seeds
Defence Industrial Strategy charts the course
Between domestic muscle and allied force
[Chorus]
Four keys unlock the castle gates
Policy budget NATO waits
Plus conference halls where deals create
Read these pillars, calculate
Four keys unlock the castle gates
DIS readiness never hesitates
[Bridge]
Exhibitor badges tell tomorrow's tale
Thales beside MacDonald, contracts set sail
From sensors arctic-hardened to cyber shields
Each handshake promises what partnership yields
[Verse 3]
Budget twenty-five speaks capability gaps
While CANSEC whispers fill industrial maps
Defence procurement cycles intertwine
With NATO benchmarks, two percent divine
Read between the keynotes and the trade show floors
Where national interests meet corporate doors
[Final Chorus]
Four keys unlock the castle gates
Policy budget NATO waits
Plus conference halls where deals create
Master these pillars, dominate
Four keys unlock the castle gates
Your DIS future never waits
[Outro]
From Ottawa's halls to exhibition spaces
Four readings guide through all the places
Where defence and industry converge as one
The strategic game has just begun