A Record Year
Canada’s Largest Defence Suppliers to the US: FY2025
The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) plays a central, if often overlooked, role in Canada’s defence trade with the US. As a federal crown corporation, it acts as the government-to-government contracting authority through which Canadian firms secure export contracts with foreign states. Defence and aerospace dominate the CCC’s portfolio, and the US Department of War (DOW) is, by a wide margin, its most significant customer.
Under the Defence Production Sharing Agreement between Canada and the US, Canadian military exports to the US valued at more than US$350,000 must be channelled through the CCC. In practice, this makes the corporation a key conduit for much of Canada’s defence sales to the US government.
In fiscal year (FY) 2025 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025), the CCC concluded contracts with the US DOW worth $2.07 billion,* breaking all previous records for annual CCC-brokered defence sales to the US. This staggering number marked a 91.3 per cent increase over FY2024 sales, and a 134 per cent increase over FY2023.
The following are the leading Canadian military suppliers to the US DOW through CCC-brokered contracts in FY2025 by total value of all reported awards. The data is drawn from annual Access to Information and Privacy requests submitted by Project Ploughshares to the CCC, supplemented by government disclosures, US Treasury Department federal spending data, US government announcements, and secondary reporting.
Although the data is received annually through the CCC, many of the contracts represent sub-awards under larger, multi-year US procurement programs that were signed in prior years. As each award may also be modified over the course of its life cycle, this data is time-bound and therefore subject to change at any time.
Top 20 Canadian suppliers of military goods to the US via the CCC (FY2025)
| Supplier | Sum of Contracts |
| General Dynamics OTS – Canada Valleyfield Inc. | $744,576,028 |
| General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada Corporation | $418,494,447 |
| Wescam Inc. | $207,977,018 |
| General Dynamics OTS – Canada Inc | $99,456,614 |
| AirBoss Defense Group Ltd | $58,323,182 |
| CMC Electronics Inc. | $46,912,219 |
| Ultra Electronics TCS Inc. | $40,865,608 |
| Indal Technologies Inc. | $39,434,093 |
| Emergent BioSolutions Canada Inc. | $36,259,967 |
| MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd. | $30,879,685 |
| Rolls-Royce Canada Ltd | $25,950,196 |
| EMS Technologies Canada Ltd. | $24,848,793 |
| Liftking Manufacturing Corp | $24,834,016 |
| Reivax North America Inc. | $24,596,890 |
| Canadian Helicopters Limited | $20,546,052 |
| Standard Aero Limited, Winnipeg | $18,838,376 |
| Patriot Forge Co. | $16,130,452 |
| W.R. Davis Engineering Ltd. | $14,618,941 |
| Coulson Aircrane Ltd. | $13,854,330 |
| J.A. Larue Inc. | $13,721,104 |
- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) – Canada Valleyfield Inc. – $744,576,028
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) is Canada’s largest manufacturer of munitions, producing everything from small-calibre ammunition to tank shells for both domestic use and export markets. The company’s Valleyfield, Quebec facility specializes in the production of propellants that generate the controlled explosive force required to launch these munitions, and has seen a significant increase in artillery-related exports since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
In particular, GD-OTS Valleyfield is a leading supplier of M31 propellants for the 155mm Modular Artillery Charge System. In FY2025, the facility contributed to a major multi-year prime contract valued at $2.43 billion to supply M31 triple-base propellant for 155mm artillery charge systems to the US Department of the Army. This prime contract was originally signed by the CCC in July 2019, with an ordering period ending in July 2026.
The high value of individual awards to GD-OTS Valleyfield under this agreement was a significant driver of the record-breaking total of CCC contracts awarded to the US DOW throughout FY2025.
- General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada – $418,494,447
General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), based in London, Ontario, is a major producer of armoured combat vehicles and is another of several Canadian subsidiaries of the US-based defence giant General Dynamics.
GDLS-C has long produced light armoured vehicles (LAVs), 8-wheeled combat vehicles available with different armaments in numerous configurations. Since the 1980s, GDLS-C has exported thousands of LAVs to foreign clients, with most destined for either the US or Saudi Arabia.
In FY2025, GDLS-C’s largest single contract, valued at $381 million, was issued by the US Department of the Army through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for the supply of Stryker armoured vehicles to Bulgaria. While the initial approval covered 183 vehicles, recent reporting suggests this figure has increased to 198.
The FMS program is a US government mechanism for selling defence articles to foreign governments and serves as a primary channel for arming allies and partners. The Stryker sale to Bulgaria occurs amid broader European rearmament efforts following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- L3Harris Wescam – $207,977,018
L3Harris Wescam is a world-leading manufacturer of electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) sensors used across multiple US military branches for surveillance, target acquisition, and, in some cases, airstrike coordination.
In FY2025, the company’s largest single award to the US DOW, valued at $182 million, was issued under a multi-year agreement with the US Department of the Navy. Originally signed in December 2023, the contract runs through late 2028 and concerns the supply of multiple EO/IR sensor systems, including the MX-10, MX-15, and MX-20, as well as repair and sustainment services for existing units.
In October 2025, Project Ploughshares identified the use of L3Harris Wescam EO/IR sensors during US-led airstrike operations against alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean Sea. Human rights monitors and United Nations officials characterized the operations as extrajudicial killings.
- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) – Canada Inc. – $99,456,614
In addition to its Valleyfield production line, GD-OTS operates three other facilities in Canada. Its Repentigny, Quebec facility oversees munitions manufacturing, including the production of casings and the assembly of military-grade ammunition, commonly referred to as Load, Assemble, and Pack (LAP) services.
In FY2025, the company performed work under a contract originally signed through the CCC with the US Department of the Army in August 2022. The contract covers LAP services for 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm High Explosive mortar cartridges, as well as 120mm M931 full range practice cartridges. The agreement remains in effect through September 2029 and is funded by the US Army’s Joint Munitions Command, headquartered at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
- AirBoss Defense Group Ltd. – $58,323,182
AirBoss Defense Group (ADG) is the Canadian arm of the US-based AirBoss Defense Group and manufactures protective equipment for military end-users, particularly Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) gear.
In 2025, ADG, through the CCC, secured a major contract with the US DOW for the procurement of lightweight molded overboots (MALOs) designed to protect against chemical and biological threats. The contract was awarded through the Troop Support division of the Defense Logistics Agency, which acts as a supply hub for US military service branches.
- CMC Electronics Inc. – $46,912,219
CMC Electronics of Montréal, Quebec, is a major manufacturer of avionics systems used in both commercial and military aerospace platforms. According to the company, more than 130 different aircraft platforms active in 80 countries rely on CMC-produced technology, spanning fixed wing, rotary wing, and uncrewed systems.
In FY2025, CMC Electronics received a sub-award under a broader US DOW contract issued in FY2024 to supply flight control computers for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. This follows earlier contracts supporting the Black Hawk program, including the provision of Flight Management Systems for the US Army, US Air Force, and several unspecified international customers.
According to the Military Balance (2025), the Black Hawk remains a cornerstone of the US rotary-wing inventory, with the US Army alone currently operating 1,755 aircraft.
- Ultra Electronics TCS Inc. – $40,865,608
Ultra Electronics TCS produces electronic systems for military end-use with a particular focus on tactical and strategic radio and communications equipment. It is a subsidiary of Ultra Electronics, headquartered in Middlesex, United Kingdom.
In FY2025, through the CCC, the company produced ORION radio systems for the US Army’s Terrestrial Transmission Line of Sight (TRILOS) Radio Program, which extends battlefield communications when satellite connectivity is unavailable. This work represents the later stages of a multi-year contract valued at up to US$500 million, signed through the CCC in 2019.
*Unless otherwise noted, all values are in Canadian dollars.
Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Spring 2026
