North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCQB: NATQ.F) (FSE: Y33) has joined the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a collaborative initiative aimed at advancing secure, innovative, and resilient solutions for the U.S. defense industrial base. The announcement, made on July 6, 2026, positions the company to participate in research, technical discussions, and collaborative projects focused on strengthening North American industrial-base capabilities.
Membership in the DIBC will allow North Atlantic Titanium to engage in technical collaboration, supply-chain discussions, and potential future critical-mineral opportunities. The company is primarily focused on developing the Everett titanium-vanadium project in Québec, targeting production of high-quality titanium feedstocks with potential value-added vanadium and phosphate coproducts. Titanium, vanadium, and phosphate each have important industrial and strategic applications, particularly in defense and aerospace sectors.
Dwayne Yaretz, CEO and Director of North Atlantic Titanium, stated: "Joining the Defense Industrial Base Consortium reflects North Atlantic Titanium’s commitment to contributing to secure and resilient North American critical-mineral supply chains." The DIBC, established by the U.S. Department of War’s Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution (WIRE) directorate, operates through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) designed to enable rapid research, access to commercial solutions for defense requirements, and innovations from industry, academia, and non-traditional contractors. The consortium is managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI), which facilitates collaboration among members to diversify and expand the defense industrial base.
The DIBC OTA has a 10-year period of performance with no funding ceiling and is overseen by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy’s WIRE directorate. According to ATI, the DIBC aims to enable small and non-traditional businesses to work with government and access research and prototyping teaming opportunities. The consortium enhances WIRE’s mission of addressing defense supply chain issues, developing the industrial workforce, sustaining critical production, commercializing R&D efforts, and rapidly scaling emerging technologies to build a robust, resilient defense industrial base.
North Atlantic Titanium’s involvement comes at a time when securing domestic supply chains for critical minerals has become a national priority. The company also holds a 100-per-cent interest in the Sleeping Giant South gold project in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Québec. Membership in the DIBC does not imply U.S. Government endorsement, project approval, funding, or the award of any contract or agreement.
The company will host a live investor webinar on July 6, 2026 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT, featuring a presentation and audience Q&A. Registration is available at https://bit.ly/NATO-webinar. The webinar, hosted by Radius Research, aims to provide individual investors with in-depth CEO interviews and institutional-level discussion. For more information about North Atlantic Titanium, visit its website at www.natitanium.com.
