Originally Posted by YOWflier
Ottawa/Gatineau is the metropolitan area in Canada with the highest concentration of defence companies when considering the full spectrum: headquarters (especially Canadian HQs or major operations), R&D/innovation, systems integration, project/program management, government relations, and a growing share of technical work.
This is a genuine defence cluster with 330+ companies employing 10,000+ professionals, anchored by Fortune 500 players and supported by 65+ federal research labs and test facilities like Area X.O.
Virtually major defense players have a presence here beyond “sales” and many with deep operational footprints:
- General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada: One of Canada’s largest defence firms, headquartered in Ottawa with significant technology development, integration, and production for land, airborne, and maritime applications.
- Lockheed Martin Canada: Headquartered in Ottawa, involved in systems, products, and sustainment. Local manufacturing.
- Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions: 100,000 sq ft manufacturing facility for high-performance modules and long-lifecycle support.
- DEW Engineering: Full-service design, engineering, and manufacturing of equipment for Canadian forces (“concept to combat”).
- Thales Systems, Leonardo DRS, MDA, RTX, Collins Aerospace, Rheinmetall Canada, Calian, ADGA, Dominion Dynamics, SEA Canada (new manufacturing facility opened in Ottawa), Med-Eng, and various SMEs in cybersecurity, drones, AI, and tactical systems perform R&D, prototyping, testing, and production.
To say that Ottawa’s defence cluster is “mostly sales” is objectively false and reeks of an agenda by someone who I envisioned was smart enough to know better.
There is no better place to base this defence bank when you put all variables on a balance and if you want proximity to defence leadership and decision-makers.
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