North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCQB: NATQ.F) (FSE: Y33) announced its membership in the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a collaborative initiative aimed at advancing secure and resilient solutions for the defense industrial base. This move underscores the company's commitment to bolstering North American critical-mineral supply chains, particularly for titanium, vanadium, and phosphate—materials with significant industrial and strategic applications.
The DIBC is managed by Advanced Technology International (ATI) and operates under an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) established by the U.S. Department of War's Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution (WIRE) directorate. The consortium enables rapid research, access to commercial solutions for defense requirements, and innovations from industry, academia, and non-traditional contractors. Members focus on identifying, developing, and testing cutting-edge capabilities at the speed of innovation.
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 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 consortium aims to diversify and expand the defense industrial base, enabling small and non-traditional businesses to work with government and access research and prototyping teaming opportunities. The initiative 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.
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-percent 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 contract award.
In conjunction with the announcement, North Atlantic Titanium will host a live investor webinar on July 6, 2026, at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT, featuring a presentation and audience Q&A. The event, hosted by Radius Research and led by former top-ranked sell-side analyst Martin Gagel, provides individual investors access to in-depth CEO interviews and institutional-level discussion. Registration is available at https://bit.ly/NATO-webinar.
For more information, visit the company's website at www.natitanium.com.
