Canada's defense industry

[canadianpride]

How many Canadian owned and operated defense companies do we have? Off the top of my head Para Ordnance( i am not sure if its a defense company per se) , Bombardier and what else?What "Canadian" companies  are playing critical roles in design and development of new defense technologies and further more, which companies are winning lucrative contracts with the CF or other world militaries? Thanks...... btw I am happy to come across this forum!  bouncing around between Ontario and the States its nice to have a place to  keep up to date about the CF

 

[Navalsnpr]

Armament Technology Incorporated

They specialize in professional-grade weapon sighting systems, including Thermal Weapon Sights, Optical Weapon Sights, and OEM Mounting solutions

 

[Allen]

Just off the top of my head, the major ones would be:

Diemaco (small arms)
CAE (simulators)
Macdonald Dettwiler (electronic systems, primarily naval & space)
GDLS Canada (US - owned - formerly GM Defence Canada - designs & builds armoured vehicles)
All of the above have sold to foreign militaries to some extent, GD probably being the most succesful in the export market.

There is also MIL Davie & Halifax shipyards (Cdn-owned), & Victoria shipyard (US-owned), although they have built exclusively for Canada AFAIK.

 

[the 48th regulator]

Diemaco (small arms)

Recently purchased by Colt and has become Colt Canada Corporation,

http://www.colt.com/mil/news.asp

dileas

tess

 

[foerestedwarrior]

Elcan-Optical sites

 

[Kat Stevens]

Medi-Eng (sp?) in Ottawa.  Big producers of bomb suits and ordnance location equip.  Riot control gear too.

CHIMO,  Kat

 

[aesop081]

Medi-Eng (sp?) in Ottawa.   Big producers of bomb suits and ordnance location equip.   Riot control gear too.

CHIMO,   Kat

MED-ENG, Tomahawk Hatcher works for those guys  ;D

 

[Kat Stevens]

That's the only reason I knew they even existed... ;D

CHIMO,  Kat

 

[canadianpride]

elcan is owned by raython usa, i was looking for canadian owned and operated 

 

[John L]

Greetings

    Check out a site called the Canadian Defence Industries Association, www.cdia.ca.