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Magellan Aerospace

Magellan Aerospace is a Canadian aerospace manufacturer whose defense-relevant work spans aeroengine and aerostructure components, military and space products, rocket systems, illumination flares, and engine repair and overhaul. The public company operates from facilities in North America, Europe, and India, with its corporate office in Mississauga, Ontario and important defense production work in Winnipeg, Kitchener, Mississauga, and other sites.

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Magellan Aerospace was incorporated in Ontario on February 15, 1996 and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol MAL. Its current corporate reporting describes a global aerospace business serving aircraft and engine manufacturers as well as defense and space agencies, with activities that include complex assemblies, systems solutions, aeroengine and aerostructure manufacturing, proprietary military and space products, and engine/component repair and overhaul.

For defense readers, Magellan is most visible through two different kinds of work. One is direct ordnance and mission-equipment production, including LUU-2 illumination flares and LUU-19 infrared illumination flares for Canada from Magellan's Winnipeg and Rockwood propellant operations. The other is major-supplier work on larger aircraft and engine programs, including F-35 horizontal tail assemblies, F-35 machined titanium wing tie bars, F-35B lift-fan transition duct and VaneBox assemblies, and F414 engine frames tied to the KF-21, U.S. Navy spares, and Gripen F414-39E programs.

aeroengine componentsaerostructuresillumination flaresrocket systemsmilitary and space productsengine repair and overhaul

Notable Systems

LUU-2 illuminating flare, air-launched illumination flare, Munitions

LUU-2 illuminating flare

air-launched illumination flare

Magellan announced a four-year Canadian-government agreement beginning in 2024 to manufacture, assemble, and deliver LUU-2 illumination flares for the Royal Canadian Air Force from its Winnipeg propellant plant.

Sources: Magellan LUU-2 flare contract
F-35 Lightning II, Fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs

F-35 Lightning II

Fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter

Magellan produces F-35 horizontal tail assemblies in Winnipeg under BAE Systems agreements and also received Lockheed Martin work for machined titanium wing tie bars for all three F-35 variants from its Kitchener facility.

Sources: F-35 aircraft assemblies agreement, F-35 titanium component contract, Aerostructures components

Manufacturer History

  1. Magellan incorporated in Ontario

    Magellan's 2025 Annual Information Form states that the corporation was incorporated under Ontario law on February 15, 1996 and lists its head office at 3160 Derry Road East in Mississauga.

    Sources: 2025 Annual Information Form

  2. F-35 tail work traces to BAE Systems agreement

    Magellan says its F-35 horizontal-tail relationship with BAE Systems began with an original letter of intent in 2006, leading to production work on flight-critical assemblies for the global F-35 program.

    Sources: F-35 aircraft assemblies agreement

  3. Canadian LUU-2 flare contract announced

    Magellan announced a $39 million, four-year Canadian-government agreement for LUU-2 illumination flares for the Royal Canadian Air Force, with work commencing in 2024 at the Winnipeg propellant plant.

    Sources: Magellan LUU-2 flare contract

  4. LUU-19 infrared flare assembly prepared

    Magellan reported that its Winnipeg operation was preparing to begin LUU-19B/B infrared illumination flare assembly at the Rockwood propellant plant, with first production-lot assembly planned for the third quarter of 2024.

    Sources: LUU-19 infrared illumination flares

  5. F414 engine-frame work expanded

    Magellan's 2025 Annual Information Form reports an amended GE Aerospace revenue-sharing agreement covering major F414-GE-400K engine components, with Mississauga and Winnipeg facilities delivering F414 engine frames over a seven-year period.

    Sources: 2025 Annual Information Form

Subsidiaries
Magellan Aerospace LimitedMagellan Aerospace USA, Inc.Magellan Aerospace New York, Inc.Magellan Aerospace (UK) Limited
Website links
Official websiteContact2025 Annual Information FormLUU-2 flare contractF-35 aircraft assemblies

Magellan's defense role includes both prime production of catalog-relevant items such as aircraft illumination flares and component or assembly work on larger systems where other companies remain the prime contractors. Manufacturer attributions on individual weapon records should stay limited to cases where sources directly support Magellan's role for that system.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Magellan Aerospace homePublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports the current official website, broad product categories, global aerospace-market positioning, investor status context, and current corporate communications presence. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Magellan Aerospace contactPublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports the corporate office address at 3160 Derry Road East, Mississauga, Ontario. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 2025 Annual Information FormPublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports the February 15, 1996 incorporation date, head-office address, material subsidiary list, LUU-2 program update, Black Brant and F414 program context, operating footprint, and public-company background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Magellan LUU-2 flare contractPublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports the 2023 Canadian-government LUU-2 contract, Royal Canadian Air Force customer, Winnipeg propellant-plant production, and general LUU-2 illumination description. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • LUU-19 infrared illumination flaresPublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports Magellan's LUU-19B/B infrared flare assembly role, PSPC/DND contract context, Rockwood propellant-plant work, and planned production timing. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • F-35 aircraft assemblies agreementPublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports Magellan's F-35 horizontal-tail assembly production under BAE Systems agreements, Winnipeg production location, 2006 relationship start, and target of more than 1,000 shipsets over the program life. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • F-35 titanium component contractPublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports Lockheed Martin's multi-year contract to Magellan for machined titanium wing tie bars for all three F-35 variants, carried out at the Kitchener facility from 2023 to 2027. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Aerostructures componentsPublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports Magellan's aerostructure component capabilities and F-35B VaneBox and transition-duct production for the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing variant. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • CRV7 fixed-wing brochurePublisher: Magellan Aerospace | Note: Supports Magellan's public CRV7 rocket-system offering, including 70 mm unguided rocket-system context, motors, launchers, warheads, and worldwide customer framing. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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LUU-2 illuminating flare, air-launched illumination flare, Munitions1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +1 moreLUU-2 illuminating flareair-launched illumination flareBuilt in: United States / CanadaThe LUU-2 illuminating flare is a U.S.-origin, air-launched parachute flare family used for visible nighttime illumination from aircraft. Air Force manuals describe LUU-2/B and LUU-2A/B flares as 36-inch, roughly five-minute, 2-million-candlepower stores, U.S. procurement records describe later LUU-2D/B construction, and Magellan Aerospace manufactures LUU-2 flares in Winnipeg for Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue use.