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As of 2000, the largest Canadian-owned arms-exporters were Canadian Aviation Electronics (aka CAE), the 61st-largest defence corporation in the world, and Dy4 Systems (a division of Curtiss-Wright), the 94th-largest. [citation needed] Foreign-owned companies based in Canada, such as General Motors and Bell Helicopter also contribute significantly.
only in service with Canadian Rangers.455 Webley United Kingdom: no longer in service: 7.62 × 51 mm NATO United States: 5.56×45mm NATO: 1984–present Belgium: 9×19mm Parabellum: 1944–present Austria-Hungary.50 BMG United States: Used by Canadian snipers to set the longest distance kill record: 12 Gauge United States: 5.7×28 mm Belgium
Firearms are federally regulated in Canada through the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code, and the Canadian Firearms Program, a program operated within the RCMP.Regulation is largely about licensing and registration of firearms, including air guns with a muzzle velocity of more than 500 ft/s or 150 m/s and muzzle energy greater than 4.2 ft⋅lb or 5.7 J. [1]
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada has not approved new arms exports permits to Israel since Jan. 8 and this freeze will continue until Ottawa can ensure the weapons are used properly, Foreign Minister ...
Project Ploughshares monitors and reports on Canadian military production and exports. In support of this work, they maintain the Canadian Military Industry Database which compiles publicly available records of military contracts awarded to Canadian companies as well as annual government records of arms exports to overseas countries.
In Oct. 2022, contract awarded for additional P320s to replace the Hi-Power as the general service pistol for the Canadian Armed Forces. Delivery completed in March 2024 of 16,500 new C22 pistols for the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force, and 3,200 more compact C24 pistols for the Military Police Group. [60] [54] [61]
(Reuters) -Brian Mulroney, the former Canadian prime minister who struck a free trade deal with the U.S. but whose legacy was marred by revelations of improper business dealings with an arms ...
The arms industry, also known as the defense (or defence) industry, military industry, or the arms trade, is a global industry which manufactures and sells weapons and other military technology to a variety of customers, including the armed forces of states and civilian individuals and organizations.