General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems-Canada Inc.

Repentigny, Quebec, Canada

WeaponsAmmunition & EnergeticsArmour & ProtectionSimulation & TrainingDual-use
1200 employeesPrime Contractor, System IntegratorSupplies Land Forces, Homeland Security & Police, Air Forces, Naval Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 11, 2026

About

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada is a defense prime contractor based in Repentigny, Canada working in weapons, ammunition & energetics, armour & protection +1 more.

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Canada (GD-OTS Canada) is a developer and manufacturer of small, medium and large calibre ammunition, energetic materials, pyrotechnics, brass and metal parts, and non-lethal training ammunition for military and armed police forces. It acts as prime contractor and ammunition system integrator for the Canadian government, is designated as a centre of excellence for industrial defence capability in ammunition, and operates the official Canadian National NATO Test Centre for small-calibre ammunition. The company is headquartered in Repentigny, Quebec, and is wholly owned by General Dynamics Corporation. Operations include plants in Valleyfield and Nicolet, Quebec, and St-Augustin. The workforce is stated as 1,200 employees. Simunition and Always on Target product lines are part of the portfolio.

Location

Repentigny, Canada

Employees

1200

Company type

Subsidiary

Legal name

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems-Canada Inc.

VAT number

PT620785800

Focus areas

ammunitioncartridgesenergetic materialstraining ammunitionNATOsmall calibremedium calibrelarge calibrepyrotechnics

Languages

ENFR

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

WeaponsAmmunition & EnergeticsArmour & ProtectionSimulation & Training

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorSystem IntegratorComponent SupplierContract Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

C77 Ball

5.56mm ammunition

NATO qualified 5.56x45mm ball cartridge with hardened steel penetrator and lead core.

C78 Tracer

5.56mm ammunition

NATO qualified 5.56x45mm tracer cartridge.

C21/M80 Ball

7.62mm ammunition

NATO qualified 7.62x51mm ball cartridge.

C19 Tracer

7.62mm ammunition

NATO qualified 7.62x51mm tracer cartridge.

C162 Ball

12.7mm ammunition

12.7x99mm ball cartridge for M2HB/M2QCB machine guns, NATO STANAG compliant.

C163 Tracer

12.7mm ammunition

12.7x99mm tracer cartridge for M2HB/M2QCB machine guns.

C44 AP-T

12.7mm ammunition

12.7x99mm armour piercing tracer cartridge with tungsten carbide core.

S425 HEDP-SD EBIX

40x53mm grenade

High explosive dual purpose self-destruct grenade for automatic grenade launchers.

C149 High Explosive/Fragmentation

40x46mm grenade

Low-velocity HE fragmentation grenade for M79/M203 launchers.

C142 HEI-T

25x137mm ammunition

High explosive incendiary tracer cartridge for M242 Bushmaster chain gun.

C137 APFSDS-T

25x137mm ammunition

Armour piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot tracer cartridge.

C138 FAPDS-T

25x137mm ammunition

Frangible armour piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot tracer cartridge.

C171 PPHE-RF

40x53mm grenade

Air burst pre-fragmented programmable high explosive radio frequency grenade.

120mm Tank Ammunition

Tank ammunition

Large-calibre tank ammunition.

105mm Artillery Ammunition

Artillery ammunition

High-explosive, illuminating and blank 105mm artillery rounds.

155mm Artillery Ammunition

Artillery ammunition

Range of 155mm artillery ammunition.

81mm Infantry Ammunition

Mortar ammunition

Five types of 81mm mortar rounds including HE, illuminating and smoke.

Carl-Gustaf Ammunition

Recoilless rifle ammunition

Ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle system, including AP, anti-personnel, illumination and smoke.

SecuriBlank Quiet

Training cartridge

Soundless, non-toxic blank training cartridge for close-range training.

FX Marking Cartridges

Training cartridge

Reduced-energy non-lethal marking cartridges for force-on-force training.

Greenshield

Training cartridge

Lead-free frangible full-energy training ammunition.

Short Stop RRA

Reduced range ammunition

Frangible reduced range ammunition with 600 m maximum range.

Demolition Charges

Explosives

M2A4, M3A1 and C-126 demolition charges for military and commercial use.

End users

Land ForcesHomeland Security & PoliceAir ForcesNaval ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

NATO STANAGSAAMI/CIPNATO qualifiedMIL-STD

Platforms & programmes

M242 Bushmaster IM61M39M2HBM2QCBM79M203Mk 19M320Carl-GustafBradley Fighting VehicleLAVL7M68Automatic Grenade LaunchersH&K GMGColt Canada C8FNCFAMASL70 Mk 3 57mm gunHalifax Frigates81mm Mortar105mm Howitzer155mm Artillery

Named customers

Canadian Armed ForcesDepartment of National DefenseRheinmetallSingapore TechnologiesBAE SystemsNAMMO

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