North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCQB: NATQ.F) (FSE: Y33) has joined the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a collaborative initiative focused on advancing secure, innovative, and resilient solutions for the defense industrial base. The announcement, made on July 6, 2026, positions the company to participate in research, technical discussions, and collaborative projects aimed at strengthening North American industrial-base capabilities.
Membership in the DIBC allows North Atlantic Titanium to engage with the U.S. Department of War’s Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution (WIRE) directorate, which established the DIBC Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to enable rapid research, access to commercial solutions for defense requirements, and innovations from industry, academia, and non-traditional contractors. The DIBC OTA has a 10-year period of performance with no funding ceiling, providing a long-term framework for collaboration.
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. Titanium, vanadium, and phosphate each have important industrial and strategic applications, and the Company looks forward to participating in technical collaboration, supply-chain discussions, and potential future critical-mineral opportunities.”
The DIBC is managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI), which serves as the consortium manager. According to ATI, the DIBC aims to diversify and expand the defense industrial base and enable small and non-traditional businesses to work with government and access research and prototyping teaming opportunities. The DIBC OTA enhances WIRE’s mission of addressing defense supply chain issues, developing the industrial workforce, sustaining critical production, commercializing Research and Development (R&D) efforts, and rapidly scaling emerging technologies to build a robust, resilient defense industrial base.
This membership is significant as it aligns with broader efforts to secure critical mineral supply chains, which have been identified as essential for national security. Titanium is critical for aerospace and defense applications, vanadium is used in steel alloys and energy storage, and phosphate is vital for fertilizers and other industrial uses. By joining the DIBC, North Atlantic Titanium positions itself at the forefront of efforts to reduce dependence on foreign sources for these strategic materials.
The Company also announced a live investor webinar to be held on Monday, July 6th at 4PM ET / 1PM PT, hosted by Radius Research. The event will include a presentation and audience Q&A, providing individual investors with in-depth access to CEO interviews and institutional-level discussion. Registration is available at https://bit.ly/NATO-webinar.
North Atlantic Titanium is focused on developing the Everett titanium-vanadium project in Québec, targeting the 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.
Membership in the DIBC does not imply U.S. Government endorsement, project approval, funding, or the award of any contract or agreement. This news release contains forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them.
