General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada has been a trusted and reliable partner to Canada’s National Defence for decades and is a global leader in manufacturing light and medium armoured vehicles. Based in London Ontario, General Dynamics employs over 1,650 supporting Canada’s armed forces as well as more than 20 allied forces and worldwide.

A subsidiary of General Dynamics, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is a strong contributor to Canada’s global balance of trade.  Not only is General Dynamics Land Systems providing Canada with 85 percent of its revenues coming from exports; a cornerstone of Canada’s defence industry.

Since 1977, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (formerly General Motors Diesel Division),
has been the major domestic supplier of armoured vehicles to the Canadian Military; including the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The first series of armoured fighting vehicles, the Armoured Vehicle, General Purpose (AVGP), was manufactured in three variants: the Grizzly (Armoured Personnel Carrier), Cougar (Fire Support) and Husky (Recovery) and served Canada well for over a quarter of a century at home and on peace keeping missions abroad..

Evolving from the AVGP, the LAV familyhas been designed and manufactured in multiple variants, such as the LAV II (USMC), LAV III and LAV 6.0, to meet the Canadian Army’s capability needs and to reflect defence industry market trends.

General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has a proud and continuing London heritage and we take our role in the community very seriously. We are proud to have a workforce with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. As a leading Canadian defence company, many of our people are current or former service members. We place a high priority on safety and security – for our customers, our people and Canada.

General Dynamics is a proud supporter of the RCACA Virtual Museum.