 Several local companies have benefited from working closely with DRDC and the licensing of DRDC technologies.The Palliser Region is also home to the Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems, a research, development, testing, evaluation and commercialization centre aimed at accelerating the growth in the sector.Due to its natural gas reserves, the Palliser Region is able to supply a large portion of Alberta’s raw resources to produce petrochemicals and specialty chemicals used in the production of plastics, antifreeze, film, fibers and other products.