Colt Canada
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
About
Colt Canada is a defense prime contractor based in Kitchener, Canada working in weapons, soldier equipment, mro & logistics.
Colt Canada is a Canadian small arms manufacturer based in Kitchener, Ontario. Originally founded as Diemaco, the company was acquired by Colt's Manufacturing LLC in 2005 and renamed Colt Canada. It designs and manufactures military and law enforcement rifles, carbines, machine guns and grenade launchers, including the C7 and C8 families and the C6A1, C9A2, C19 and C20 weapons, as well as the EAGLE grenade launcher and the Modular Rail Rifle. The company also produces sighting systems and accessories, provides 3rd and 4th line repair and overhaul for the Canadian Armed Forces, writes technical publications, and delivers armourer and operator training courses. Its customers include the Canadian Armed Forces, the Canadian Department of National Defence, and several foreign defence ministries and law enforcement agencies.
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What they offer
Products
EAGLE Launcher
Grenade launcher
Single-shot, side-loading, direct-fire 40 mm grenade launcher with a double-action trigger and ambidextrous controls, mountable on MIL-STD rails or used as a stand-alone weapon.
Modular Rail Rifle (MRR)
Rifle
Rifle built on the C8 carbine core with a monolithic upper receiver and M-LOK rail attachment system, plus carbine and CQB variants.
C20 Semi-Automatic Sniper Weapon
Sniper rifle
7.62x51mm semi-automatic sniper weapon developed for the Canadian Armed Forces intermediate sniper weapon requirement.
Light Support Weapon (LSW)
Light machine gun
5.56 mm light support weapon sharing ammunition and magazines with the rifle and carbine, designed for small expeditionary units.
C7 rifle
Assault rifle
Rifle in the C7 family of combat weapons, supplied to the Canadian Armed Forces since 1984 and upgraded through fleet programmes.
C8 carbine
Carbine
Carbine in the C7/C8 family, supplied to the Canadian Armed Forces and other militaries, with fleet upgrade and licensed variants.
C6A1 General Purpose Machine Gun
General purpose machine gun
General-purpose machine gun awarded to Colt Canada in 2017 for the Canadian Department of National Defence.
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