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Canada Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 24 weapon systems built or assembled in Canada, including aircraft & uavs, armored vehicles, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

24 weapon systems

24Catalog records

7Equipment categories

8Leading builders shown

8Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs1 Armored Vehicles10 Artillery1 Infantry Weapons3 Munitions5 Naval Systems3 Support Equipment1

Builder Links

General Dynamics Land Systems5 Day & Zimmermann2 Expro Chemical Products2 General Dynamics Canada2 General Motors Canada2 Irving Shipbuilding2 Lockheed Martin Canada2 PGW Defence Technologies2

Conflict Coverage

2014 Russia-Ukraine War92001 War in Afghanistan32014 Yemen Civil War31990 Gulf War22003 Iraq War22014 Second Libyan Civil War21955 Vietnam War12009 Boko Haram Insurgency1

E-11A airborne communications relay aircraft, Airborne communications relay aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2001 War in AfghanistanE-11A airborne communications relay aircraftAirborne communications relay aircraftBuilt by: Bombardier / Northrop GrummanThe E-11A is a modified Bombardier Global 6000/BD-700 or Global 6500 business jet used by the U.S. Air Force as the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN. It relays and translates voice, imagery, tactical data links, and IP-based traffic between otherwise incompatible air, ground, maritime, and coalition networks. The type entered combat in Afghanistan in 2008, CENTCOM listed it among Operation Epic Fury assets in 2026, and nine airframes had been delivered by September 2025 even as the Air Force's FY2027 posture statement planned full divestment in FY2028.

Spartan Mk III infantry mobility vehicle, 4x4 infantry mobility vehicle / light armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +1 moreSpartan Mk III infantry mobility vehicle4x4 infantry mobility vehicle / light armored personnel carrierBuilt by: STREIT Group / AvtoKrAZThe Spartan Mk III is a STREIT Group 4x4 infantry mobility vehicle built around a Ford F-550-based armored hull for protected troop movement, convoy security, and counter-terrorism work. The family includes the Ukrainian AvtoKrAZ-built KrAZ Spartan licensed derivative, with documented conflict evidence spanning Nigerian Army use and insurgent possession caveats, Libyan battlefield capture context, and Ukrainian KrAZ-Spartan service.

Terradyne Gurkha, 4x4 tactical armored vehicle family, Armored Vehicles

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarTerradyne Gurkha4x4 tactical armored vehicle familyBuilt by: Terradyne Armored VehiclesThe Terradyne Gurkha is a Canadian 4x4 tactical armored vehicle family built on Ford Super Duty commercial-truck architecture for protected patrol, troop transport, medical evacuation, command, counter-UAS, and security missions. Ukraine procured Gurkha MPV armored medical evacuation vehicles through UNITED24 for frontline casualty movement during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Stryker, 8x8 armored fighting vehicle family, Armored Vehicles

2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +1 moreStryker8x8 armored fighting vehicle familyBuilt by: General Dynamics Land SystemsThe Stryker is a U.S.-designed eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicle family built around a common chassis, modular mission kits, and rapid road movement. Army reporting says the first production vehicle rolled off the line in April 2002, and the family later logged combat rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan before Double-V Hull upgrades improved blast protection. Modern branches include 30 mm Dragoon infantry carriers, SGT STOUT air-defense vehicles, and U.S.-supplied APCs for Ukraine.

LAV 6.0 ACSV, 8x8 armoured combat support vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAV 6.0 ACSV8x8 armoured combat support vehicleBuilt by: General Dynamics Land SystemsThe LAV 6.0 ACSV is Canada's turretless 8x8 Armoured Combat Support Vehicle family, built by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada on the LAV 6.0 chassis to replace older Bison and M113 support vehicles. Canadian procurement records describe eight variants across Type 2, Type 2+, and Type 3 groups: troop/cargo, ambulance, command post, electronic warfare, engineer, fitter/cargo, maintenance and recovery, and mobile repair team vehicles. Canada has transferred ACSV vehicles to Ukraine, where the type is documented as a Canadian-built protected mobility and support platform for Ukrainian forces.

LAV 6.0, 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAV 6.08x8 infantry fighting vehicleBuilt by: General Dynamics Land SystemsThe LAV 6.0 is Canada's upgraded 8x8 Light Armoured Vehicle family, built by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada from the LAV III upgrade program. The infantry section carrier keeps a 25 mm M242 turret but adds a 450 hp powerpack, stronger mobility package, add-on armour, and improved protection. Canada describes it as the Canadian Army's primary infantry fighting vehicle, while 2026 government reporting tied 66 former LRSS reconnaissance LAV 6.0 vehicles to planned military aid for Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

LAV III, 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAV III8x8 infantry fighting vehicleBuilt by: General Motors Canada / General Dynamics Land SystemsThe LAV III is Canada's third-generation 8x8 Light Armoured Vehicle, developed from the MOWAG Piranha III into an infantry fighting vehicle with a two-man 25 mm turret and protected mobility for mechanized infantry. It became a central Canadian Army platform in Afghanistan, generated New Zealand's NZLAV branch, and Canada later announced LAV-III vehicles for Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

LAV Reconnaissance Surveillance System, LAV 6.0 reconnaissance-surveillance vehicle project, Armored Vehicles

LAV Reconnaissance Surveillance SystemLAV 6.0 reconnaissance-surveillance vehicle projectBuilt by: General Dynamics Land SystemsThe LAV Reconnaissance Surveillance System was a Canadian project to fit 66 LAV 6.0 chassis as reconnaissance platforms with advanced surveillance systems. Canadian defence reporting later identified the former LRSS vehicles as planned for donation to Ukraine, but this support page leaves direct conflict use to the parent LAV 6.0 catalog record.

LAV-AT, Light armored anti-tank vehicle, Armored Vehicles

1990 Gulf WarLAV-ATLight armored anti-tank vehicleBuilt by: General Motors CanadaThe LAV-AT is a Canadian-built 8x8 light armored anti-tank vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps, pairing the LAV family chassis with a TOW missile launcher for protected long-range anti-armor fire. Marine Corps history documents LAV-ATs at the Battle of al-Khafji in the 1990 Gulf War, while later modernization replaced the legacy turret with the Anti-Tank Weapon System.

INKAS Sentry APC, multipurpose armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

INKAS Sentry APCmultipurpose armored personnel carrierBuilt by: INKAS Armored VehiclesThe INKAS Sentry APC is a Canadian-built Sentry-family armored personnel carrier for protected mobility, tactical response, rescue, evacuation, command-center, and crowd-control missions. Public sourcing supports the vehicle as a configurable law-enforcement, government, commercial, and institutional platform rather than a directly documented conflict-use system, so the catalog keeps it as relationship-only until conflict-specific evidence appears.

Roshel Senator, Wheeled armored personnel carrier and MRAP family, Armored Vehicles

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2022 Haitian Gang ConflictRoshel SenatorWheeled armored personnel carrier and MRAP familyBuilt by: RoshelThe Roshel Senator is a Canadian 4x4 protected mobility vehicle family built by Roshel, spanning APC, MRAP, pickup, EOD, emergency-response, and medical-evacuation configurations. Ukraine fields Senator APC and MRAP variants for protected movement, border-security, and mine-threat work in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, while Haiti has fielded Senator RAM MRAP vehicles for counter-gang security operations.

M933-series mortar projectile, 120mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Artillery

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +1 moreM933-series mortar projectile120mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeBuilt by: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / Day & ZimmermannThe M933-series mortar projectile is a U.S. 120 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge family centered on the M933A1, a Comp B-filled round for M120/M121 mortar systems using the M783 point-detonating/delay fuze. Public records document production by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Day & Zimmermann, Ukrainian battlefield use, and U.S. transfer notifications for Israel and Saudi Arabia.

PGW Timberwolf, .338 Lapua Magnum bolt-action sniper rifle, Infantry Weapons

2014 Yemen Civil WarPGW Timberwolf.338 Lapua Magnum bolt-action sniper rifleBuilt by: PGW Defence TechnologiesThe PGW Timberwolf, known in Canadian service as the C14 Medium Range Sniper Weapon System, is a Canadian .338 Lapua Magnum bolt-action rifle built for long-range precision fire. Canada ordered the 8.6 mm system from PGW in 2005 to replace the C3A1, and later announced C21 replacement rifles in 2022. The Yemen conflict record centers on imagery-based reporting of Timberwolf rifles with Houthi-aligned forces and Yemeni government or proxy forces.

Browning Hi-Power pistol, 9x19 mm single-action semi-automatic pistol, Infantry Weapons

2014 War Against the Islamic StateBrowning Hi-Power pistol9x19 mm single-action semi-automatic pistolBuilt by: FN HerstalThe Browning Hi-Power is a 9x19 mm single-action semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and completed by Dieudonne Saive at FN. Adopted by Belgium in 1935 as the P35, it became a standard service pistol for British airborne users and NATO forces and was the first successful 9 mm single-action automatic pistol with a double-stack magazine.

PGW LRT-3, Bolt-action .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle, Infantry Weapons

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil WarPGW LRT-3Bolt-action .50 BMG anti-materiel rifleBuilt by: PGW Defence TechnologiesThe PGW LRT-3 is a Canadian bolt-action .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle built by PGW Defence Technologies for long-range precision fire against hard and soft targets. Sources link the rifle to Ukrainian sniper service in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War and to Houthi-aligned forces in Yemen through an ARES-documented battlefield-capture trail, rather than through a documented direct export to the Houthi movement.

M769 60 mm full range practice cartridge, 60 mm full range practice cartridge, Munitions

M769 60 mm full range practice cartridge60 mm full range practice cartridgeBuilt by: Day & Zimmermann / Nammo-Pocal / General Dynamics CanadaThe M769 is a U.S. 60 mm full range practice cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army sources describe it as a low-cost training round that mirrors the M720/M720A1 high-explosive cartridges in shape, size, and weight, while a DLA ASSIST listing ties the M775 point-detonating practice fuze to the M769 FRPC.

M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge, 120 mm full-range practice mortar cartridge, Munitions

M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge120 mm full-range practice mortar cartridgeBuilt by: PM Combat Ammunition Systems / General Dynamics CanadaThe M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge, DODIC CA09, is a U.S. 120 mm training mortar round for M120A1 and M121 battalion mortar systems. Army portfolio material describes it as ballistically similar in size, shape, and weight to M934A1 and M933A1 high-explosive cartridges, while the M781 practice fuze gives flash, bang, and smoke on impact for mortar-crew training.

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

1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +1 moreLUU-2 illuminating flareair-launched illumination flareBuilt by: Alliant Techsystems / Magellan AerospaceThe 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.

C4, Plastic demolition explosive, Munitions

2017 Battle of MarawiC4Plastic demolition explosiveBuilt by: Holston Army Ammunition Plant / Expro Chemical ProductsC4 is a moldable RDX-based plastic explosive used for demolition, obstacle reduction, and explosive breaching. Army records tie it to the M112 demolition block, while Philippine government forces used it in Marawi to make mouseholes through fortified buildings during close urban clearing.

Composition B, RDX/TNT melt-cast explosive filler, Munitions

Composition BRDX/TNT melt-cast explosive fillerBuilt by: Expro Chemical ProductsComposition B is a castable RDX/TNT military explosive mixture used as a high-explosive filler rather than as a standalone weapon. U.S. Army technical material describes a British formula transferred to the United States in 1940, then documents melt-cast processing, grade distinctions, density, and detonation data. Cataloged munitions such as the M107 projectile, M933A1 mortar cartridge, M888 mortar cartridge, M106 projectile, and 76mm HE-T M330 show how the filler appears inside shells, mortar rounds, and fixed ammunition.

Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel, Arctic and offshore patrol vessel, Naval Systems

Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vesselArctic and offshore patrol vesselBuilt by: Irving ShipbuildingThe Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel is Canada's Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship class, built by Irving Shipbuilding under the National Shipbuilding Strategy for Arctic sovereignty, domestic patrol, and international operations. Six Royal Canadian Navy ships were delivered from 2020 to 2025, and two Canadian Coast Guard variants, CCGS Donjek and CCGS Sermilik, extend the design toward fisheries enforcement, search and rescue, icebreaking, science, aids-to-navigation, and low-Arctic patrol work.

River-class destroyer, Guided missile destroyer, Naval Systems

2015 Various ConflictsRiver-class destroyerGuided missile destroyerBuilt by: Irving Shipbuilding / Lockheed Martin Canada / BAE SystemsThe River-class destroyer is Canada's future guided-missile destroyer class, a 15-ship Royal Canadian Navy program based on BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship and built through Irving Shipbuilding with Lockheed Martin Canada as design lead. Current official fact sheets describe a SPY-7/Aegis combat-system architecture, a 24-cell Mk 41 vertical launch battery for SM-2, ESSM, and Tomahawk missiles, Naval Strike Missile, Rolling Airframe Missile, Mk 54 torpedoes, and a CH-148 Cyclone aviation facility.

CMS 330, Naval combat management system, Naval Systems

CMS 330Naval combat management systemBuilt by: Lockheed Martin CanadaCMS 330 is a Canadian naval combat management system from Lockheed Martin Canada, originally developed for the Royal Canadian Navy's Halifax-class frigates and later exported or adapted across allied surface fleets. Public Canadian sources describe it as the central software layer that integrates ship sensors, weapons, communications, and information sources for situational awareness and combat-system coordination, with current users or planned integrations including Canada, New Zealand, Chile, and Germany.

EO/IR Pod, Electro-optical/infrared airborne sensor pod, Support Equipment

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +1 moreEO/IR PodElectro-optical/infrared airborne sensor podBuilt by: L3Harris WESCAMEO/IR Pod is a support-equipment entry for airborne electro-optical and infrared sensor pods used to find, track, and designate targets from aircraft and UAVs. The page centers on source-backed examples: Canadian WESCAM sensors assessed on Turkish UAVs in Nagorno-Karabakh, Libya, and Syria; Aero's L-39 Skyfox mission fit showing an EO/IR pod; and the U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J's nose-mounted EO/IR pod. Because carrier publications often name the function rather than a specific model, the relationship notes separate identified WESCAM MX-series evidence from generic EO/IR-pod references.