General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada

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Our story began in Ottawa in 1948 when we operated as Computing Devices Canada. Over the past 75+ years, we have become a key supplier to the @CanadianForces and allied countries delivering innovative mission system solutions to support those who defend us at home and abroad. Learn more about our journey: https://t.co/rZbBsuwNm1 #GDMSCsupports #GDMSCinnovation #MissionProven

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Big capability shifts often start with a conversation and teams willing to test a different approach.

Inside our Ottawa Battle Lab, we’re working alongside primes such as @ThalesCanada and collaborating with companies such as @tacteris to connect Canadian innovation with evolving operational priorities for the @CanadianForces. Hear from Sundeep Kharey, Co-Founder at Tacteris, as he shares how their Alberta-built technology is being brought into Ottawa’s defence ecosystem through hands-on collaboration with our teams.

As Canada’s systems integrator, we’re proud to help bring Canadian-made technologies and talent together to shape meaningful capability for Canada.

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📰 In case you missed it: our article in the @globeandmail explores how General Dynamics in Canada is contributing to a stronger, more resilient nation.

Our General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada teams are designing and delivering advanced mission solutions – from world-leading Anti-Submarine Warfare solutions to our remotely piloted aircraft system and secure communications for multi-domain operations – built in Canada by Canadian talent.

Working alongside GDLS–Canada and GD‑OTS Canada, we’re part of a nationwide network driving Canadian innovation, supporting the Canadian Armed Forces, and strengthening Canada’s industrial capability.

It’s a collective effort with impact across the country. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/RDxbVS1Lyh

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CANSEC runs on conversation – and evidently, a fair bit of coffee. ☕

A big thank you to veteran-owned coffee company, @arrowheadcoffee, for providing a much-needed caffeine boost at our #CANSEC2026 booth. From first thing in the morning right through to the final conversations of the day, they made sure no one was running on empty.

It was great having them with us – a great cup of joe, even greater people, and a steady hand on the caffeine supply when everyone needed it most.

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That’s a wrap on #CANSEC2026. The pace and conversations this year carried a noticeably different tone – greater urgency, renewed industrial confidence, and a sharper focus on sovereign capability.

Prime Minister @MarkJCarney's remarks captured that shift directly. Canada is “building again” – investing at scale in defence, accelerating procurement, strengthening Arctic and NORAD capability, and placing far greater emphasis on Canadian industry, innovation and supply chains.

For us, that’s refleted in our production of #MadeInCanada solutions across RPAS, C5ISR and ASW. Industry is taking a more integrated role in Canada’s security architecture, and that recalibration is becoming more evident across the sector.

Thanks to everyone who made time to connect with the team over the last two days – those conversations are exactly where progress starts.

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🔊 New in our Echoes Across the Globe series: The Asia-Pacific.

Our latest featured story looks at how our systems are supporting airborne and crewed and uncrewed shipborne Anti-Submarine Warfare operations across the Asia Pacific– helping operators interpret acoustic data faster, track with greater confidence, and stay ahead in conditions that are constantly evolving. Because beneath the surface, complexity multiplies.

Read more 🔗

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Day one at #CANSEC2026 came in fast – lots of conversations across the entire spectrum of defence, and plenty of ideas moving off the page into something more tangible.

This has been one of the busiest CANSEC's we’ve seen, with strong footfall across the show floor from the moment doors opened and a real buzz among both visitors and exhibitors throughout the day.

We’ll be back at it tomorrow. Come by booth 1601 and connect with our team.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us at our pre-CANSEC events to showcase the outcomes of the Battle Lab – Canadian companies solving the toughest challenges for our warfighters.

We’re proud to be Canada’s systems integrator, investing in Canadian SMEs and strengthening domestic supply chain to deliver sovereign capability. Days like this reinforce why that role is so critical to being a force multiplier in the industry.

Interested in being a part of our Battle Lab? Connect with our team at booth 1601 at #CANSEC2026.

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We were proud to see @CDR_Magazine recognize Joel Houde, Vice President and General Manager, General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada as Defence Executive of the Year 2026.

Announced earlier this year, this moment marks the formal presentation – and a chance to reflect on what the recognition represents. In his remarks, Joel grounded it in people, purpose and responsibility, pointing to the teams across engineering, delivery and support who carry the work forward every day.

He spoke to an outcomes-driven mission: enabling forces to connect, decide and act with confidence, underpinned by speed, interoperability and sovereign capability.

Congratulations, Joel – and thank you to everyone who helps turn intent into impact.

Read more about Joel’s recognition in the full article 🔗(https://t.co/8DkH9Qfm58)

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📢 NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada will join Team Vigilance as the latest partner, working with the Ship Designer and the Mission Systems Integrator to lead the development of the Anti-Submarine Warfare system, sonar system integration and advanced acoustic processing for the Vigilance Next Generation Naval Vessel.

Drawing on our experience on the Halifax-class Underwater Warfare Suite Upgrade, we’ll be supporting the @RoyalCanNavy's future fleet of corvette-class design vessels.

We’re proud to be joining @VardMarineInc, @ONShipyards, @ThalesCanada, SH Defence, and @Fincantieri in delivering a fully-Canadian design and built maritime solution.

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📢 NEWS RELEASE: General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada Launches HMS-610 Hull-Mounted Sonar.

Built to support bow-mounted integration, the HMS-610 is ideal for large surface combatants – delivering extended detection range and seamless integration across shipborne, airborne and uncrewed platforms.

See it at CANSEC, booth 1601.

Learn more 🔗 https://t.co/3oobX2ea7w

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General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada will be at CANSEC 2026

On display: integrated sonar systems built for demanding maritime operations; DIGITALspine linking sensors, platforms and decision makers and MESHnet® enabling resilient, secure connectivity in tough environments.

And a closer look at ENVOY, our remotely piloted helicopter, alongside airborne mission management capabilities that simplify complex ISR.

Media advisory here 🔗 https://t.co/eeUmL4RxAV

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📰 IN THE NEWS: Proud to see this feature in @globeandmail, highlighting the strength of General Dynamics in Canada and our contribution to Canada’s defence industrial base.

At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, our work begins here: Canadian engineers, Canadian leadership, and long‑standing partnerships with Canadian suppliers across the country. Alongside General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada and General Dynamics Ordnance Tactical Systems–Canada, that shared footprint adds up to over three billion in annual economic impact high-skilled jobs and Canadian innovation that support the @CanadianForces and ripple into communities nationwide. Read the full article ⬇️
https://t.co/v5eZVnJoOE

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At our Ottawa HQ, the Battle Lab is where Canadian ideas are accelerated into operational capability for the @CanadianForces. Working alongside primes, including @ThalesCanada, we’re engaging and collaborating with SMBs like @vizworx, in the Battle Lab to help advance and enhance C5ISR operations.

Joel Watson from VizworX shares what it means to collaborate with us in our Battle Lab – where Canada’s C5ISR systems integrator brings together the right people and technology to align expertise around real operational needs, and move at pace to shape and deliver what Canada’s warfighters need next.

Interested in joining our next Industry Day? Connect with our team at CANSEC booth 1601.

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At BSDA, our International TacCIS team showcased our MESHnet suite, demonstrating side-by-side with colleagues at @GDELS_Official and @GD_OTS under the shared mission “Defending Our Home – Romania.” As a proven and trusted Canadian partner to the Romanian Army, we’re delivering interoperable CIS across the fleet, secure networking that scales with the mission, and strengthening a defence ecosystem built in-country, with Romanian industry at its core. A strong showing to demonstrate how we’re to provide the next level of connectivity to Romania.

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Anti‑Submarine Warfare leaves little room for guesswork. Accuracy and reliability matter. Designed and built in Canada, our integrated underwater sensor suite supports persistent awareness of the maritime domain. It is used in some of the most challenging waters in the world, where performance, and trust in the data, are essential. Backed by decades of experience in sonar technology, our systems continue to evolve alongside operational requirements, supporting maritime end-users as they safeguard national sovereignty. Learn more about our undersea warfare capabilities 🔗 https://t.co/jf62htpLsq

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Following day one of discussions in Budapest at the Canada–EU SAFE Conference, one theme came through clearly: defence advantage now depends on industrial depth, interoperability, and the ability to deliver capability at pace.

As Europe and Canada deepen cooperation under SAFE, conversations focused on practical execution, resilient supply chains, integrated systems, procurement alignment, and scaling production across allied industry.

Joel Houde, Vice President and General Manager, represented General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada on the panel Critical Advanced Technologies and European Needs, discussing how integration-led approaches and allied innovation can help address evolving capability needs in areas such as surveillance, cyber defence, autonomous systems and AI.

Thank you to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary and all organisers for bringing together industry, government and partners for a valuable exchange.

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Some great conversations at Sea-Air-Space 2026. Our team showcased how we’re advancing airborne mission management – integrating sensors, data and communications to support operations across air, land and maritime domains. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to explore how our mission‑critical capabilities are helping make platforms smarter and more connected.

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📢 NEWS RELEASE: We are proud to collaborate with TKMS to establish Arctic Sentinel – a new Canadian Arctic undersea research and development centre, serving as an integral contribution to TKMS’s bid for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). This initiative will strengthen Canada’s ability to monitor and protect its Arctic waters while driving innovation and economic growth at home.

Through Arctic Sentinel, we will:
- Develop advanced underwater monitoring technologies designed specifically for the Arctic
- Move new ideas from prototype to real-world solutions faster
- Support Canadian small and medium-sized businesses & research institutions

As part of this initiative, we are excited to lead coordination across Canadian industry and academia, helping bring together expertise in AI, autonomous systems, and climate-resilient technology. Together, we are investing in Canadian capability, Canadian talent, and long-term Arctic security. https://t.co/kNGqLXFhxR