North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCQB: NATQ.F) (FSE: Y33) announced that it will attend the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Accelerator 2026 (DIBX) event in Philadelphia from August 25-27. The event, themed “Revolutionizing Defense Investment,” focuses on supply chain resilience, manufacturing capacity, and includes a live $25 million pitch competition.
The company is a member of the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a collaborative initiative aimed at advancing secure, innovative, and resilient solutions for the defense industrial base. Membership allows North Atlantic Titanium to engage directly with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy (OASW(IBP)) during the event. OASW(IBP) will host networking sessions designed to strengthen collaboration, accelerate innovation, and expand connections across the defense industrial base.
The primary focus of DIBX 2026 includes fueling the “Arsenal of Freedom” by rebuilding and expanding the defense industrial base, procuring industry-driven solutions that meet warfighter needs with speed and agility, and strengthening collaboration by removing barriers to build a more robust and resilient industrial base.
Dwayne Yaretz, CEO and Director of North Atlantic Titanium, stated: “Attending the Defense Industrial Base Accelerator (DIBX) reflects North Atlantic Titanium’s commitment to contributing to secure resilient North American critical-mineral supply chains. Titanium, vanadium, and phosphate each have important industrial and strategic applications, and the Company looks forward to presenting opportunity for technical collaboration, supply-chain discussions, and potential future critical-mineral opportunities.”
The DIBC was established by the U.S. Department of War’s Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution (WIRE) directorate to enable rapid research and access to commercial solutions for defense requirements. It is managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI), which aims to diversify and expand the defense industrial base, enabling small and non-traditional businesses to work with government and access research and prototyping opportunities.
Membership in the DIBC does not imply U.S. Government endorsement, project approval, funding, or the award of any contract or agreement.
North Atlantic Titanium is 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. The company also holds a 100-per-cent interest in the Sleeping Giant South gold project in the Abitibi greenstone belt.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.natitanium.com.
