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THE LIST LARGEST AEROSPACE COMPANIES (RANKED BY NUMBER OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES)

Name/Address/ Phone/Fax/Web

1NAV CANADA

77 Metcalfe St. Ottawa, ON K1P 5L6 613-563-5588 / 613-563-3426 navcanada.ca 1,100 Raymond G. Bohn president and CEO 1996 N Airlines using Canadian airspace Provides air traffic control, airport advisory services, weather briefings and aeronautical information services for more than 18 million square kilometres of Canadian domestic and international airspace.

2Lockheed Martin Canada

870-45 O'Connor St., Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4 613-688-0698 / 613-688-0702 lockheedmartin.ca

3Leonardo DRS*

1100-500 Palladium Dr., Kanata ON K2V 1C2 613-591-5800 / 613-591-5801 drs.com

4Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions

333 Palladium Dr., Kanata, ON K2V 1A6 613-599-9199 / 613-599-7777 curtisswrightds.com

5Arnprior Aerospace*

107 Baskin Dr. E., Arnprior, ON K7S 3M1 613-623-4267 / 613-623-1736 arnprioraerospace.com

6Telesat

2100-160 Elgin St. , Ottawa, ON K2P 2P7 613-748-0123 telesat.com

7MDS Global

200-1220 Old Innes Rd., Ottawa, ON K1B 3V3 613-744-7257 / 613-744-8016 mdsaero.com

8Gastops

1011 Polytek St., Ottawa, ON K1J 9J3 613-744-3530 / 613-744-8846 gastops.com

9CAE Canada

200-350 Legget Dr., Ottawa, ON K2K 2W7 613-247-0342 / 613-271-0963 cae.com

10 MDA 302 Legget Dr., Kanata, ON K2K 1Y5 613-599-7602 x234

11 Raytheon Canada 730-360 Albert St., Ottawa, ON K1R 7X7 613-233-4121 / 613-233-1099 rtx.com

12 ETM Industries 310-266 Hall Ave., Renfrew, ON K7V 4E7 613-432-6136 etmindustries.on.ca

13 Satcom Direct Avionics* 1260 Teron Rd., Kanata, ON K2K 0A1 613-224-3301 satcomdirect.com

14 Kongsberg Geospatial 400-411 Legget Dr., Kanata, ON K2K 3C9 613-271-5500 / 613-591-0774 kongsberggeospatial.com

15 Honeywell* 100-303 Terry Fox Dr., Ottawa, ON K2K 3J1 613-591-9064 / 613-591-9120 honeywell.com

15 CAM-TAG Industries* 2783 Fenton Rd., Ottawa, ON K1T 3T8 613-822-1921 / 613-822-2874 camtag.com 17 Searidge Technologies 300-60 Camelot Dr. , Nepean, ON K2G 5X8 613-686-3988 searidgetech.com 17 CMC Electronics* 415 Legget Dr., Kanata, ON K2K 3RI 613-592-6500 / 613-592-7467 cmcelectronics.ca

19 Boeing 1220-45 O'Connor St., Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4 613-745-8111 / 613-745-9779 boeing.ca 20 Hypernetics, Division of Plaintree Systems Inc.* 10 Didak Dr., Arnprior, ON K7S 0C3 613-623-3434 / 613-623-8603 plaintree.com 21 AIR Inc. (Applied Informatics and Research) 400-205 Catherine St., Ottawa, ON K2P 1C3 613-749-1015 airinc.ca

No. of local employees Key Ottawa executive

350 Lorraine Ben chief executive of Lockheed Martin Canada

325 Dale Potter vice-president and general manager

305 Charles Falardeau vice-president of operations 1981 Y NYSE: CW Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, BAE Systems, General Dynamics Designs, develops and manufactures technology for aerospace and defense. Ottawa office specializes in embedded computing modules that are ruggedized for use by commercial airplanes, helicopters, fighter jets, UAVs, ground vehicles and naval platforms.

300 Tom Melvin president

295 Dan Goldberg CEO

Year est.

Publicly traded? /Exchange Major clients

1995 Y NYSE: LMT Defence, systems integration

1960 N DND, U.S. Navy, international military forces, aerospace

2005 N Boeing, Bombardier, Safran

1969 N Broadcast, telecom, corporate and government

Specialty areas

Naval combat systems, C4ISR, data fusion, ISS, radar systems, manufacturing, aerospace engineering, training and logistics services.

Designs, manufactures and supports naval communications, electro-optics, IRST, deployable flight data recorders, military C4ISR applications, as well as turnkey electronics manufacturing.

Commercial and military product integration, assembly and manufacturing utilizing precision-machined and fabricated components. Products include airframe structural assemblies, avionics racking and electronic panels/ enclosures.

Global satellite operator providing secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide.

209 John Jastremski president and CEO

193 Shaun Horning president and CEO

150 France Hébert vice-president and general manager, CAE Canada, defence and security

130 Jeremy Brooks director of operations and site lead, vision systems and sensors

120 Garry Venman chief executive

115 John Robertson president

65 Joanne Walker general manager 1985 N Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Air France, Solar Turbines, NPO Saturn, Siemens, MTU

1979 N Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation, IMP Aerospace, Bell Helicopter, Airbus Helicopters, Avio Aero, DND, USAF

WND Y TSX: CAE WND Global provider of turnkey test facilities, special test equipment and test service solutions for engines and engine components in the aerospace, industrial and marine markets.

Innovative online monitoring sensors, at-line analysis, complex modeling and simulation (digital twin), world class laboratory testing, engineering, design, and MRO services for Breeze Eastern products & FLIR systems.

Civil aviation, defence and security, healthcare.

1969 N Canadian Space Agency, DND, Maxar, Airbus, Boeing, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Sierra Nevada Corp., OneWeb, Northrop Grumman, MELCO

1956 Y NYSE: RTN Government, DND Geointelligence, robotics and space operations, satellite systems.

Air traffic management, service and support of avionics and airborne radar.

1977 N Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Arnprior Aerospace, Honeywell, Heroux-Devtek, L3, Gastops, NAV Canada, Parker, PCC

2006 N WND Metal CNC machining and plastic injection molding capabilities; tool room (in-house made jigs, fixtures, dies and plastic injection molds); all aspects of inventory from raw stock and castings to bought-out finished goods.

Cabin communications systems, flight deck communications systems, Wi-Fi systems, customizable handsets.

52 Ranald G. McGillis president and CEO

50 Marina Mississian senior director of space payloads

50 Michel St-Denis general manager 1992 N DND, NAV Canada, U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, FAA Geospatial visualization, situational awareness, commandand-control software solutions.

1974 Y NYSE: HON Bombardier, Boeing, Gulfstream Aerospace, military, business and commercial aviation Satellite antennas, microwave/electronic components and subsystems, broadband communications products, airborne connectivity.

1966 N Bombardier Aerospace, SAFRAN Landing Systems, Héroux-Devtek Machining, sub-assemblies and complete assemblies for both military and commercial aircraft.

48 Moodie Cheikh CEO and co-founder

48 Rick Snedden director of hardware engineering

27 Charles S. Duff Sullivan managing director of Boeing Canada

20 David Watson CEO 1972 Y CNSX: NPT Collins Aerospace, Honeywell, Heico, Goodrich Aerospace, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems, General Atomics Manufacturer of electromechanical components for the aerospace market, such as wheel speed transducers, proximity switches, electromagnetic wheel indicators, indicator flags and permanent magnet alternators.

14 Steve Roberts CEO 2005 N NAV Canada, NATS, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Dubai Airports, Direction des Services de la navigation aérienne, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department

1903 Y (parent company) NYSE: TDG Aerospace and high tech, airlines, military agencies, government Remote tower and digital airport solutions.

Cockpit avionics, communications antennas, specialized electronic components, embedded GPS receivers, flight management systems, enhanced vision systems, heads-up displays, human factors engineering.

1999 Y NYSE: BA DND, PSPC, Canadian Space Agency Commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defence systems, launch systems, advanced information and communication systems, performancebased logistics and training.

2007 N Government organizations, civil airlines, military, OEMs Flight data and cockpit voice recorder analysis and flight recorder playback, flight data monitoring, software development

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