PRODUCTS OVERVIEW
Small Caliber Ammunition
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS – Canada) has manufactured hundreds of millions of small caliber cartridges over its century of existence. The 5.56mm caliber has been manufactured since the early 1960’s.
Medium Caliber Ammunition
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS – Canada) has manufactured hundreds of millions of medium caliber cartridges over its century of existence with proven reliability under the most severe conditions.
Large Caliber Ammunition
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS – Canada) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of large-calibre ammunition.
Brass and Metal Parts
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada is one of only a few producers of large-caliber brass cartridge cases in North America, GD-OTS Canada not only meets its own needs for quality components but also supplies all-caliber brass cases, propelling charges, projectiles, primers, fuses and many other components to munitions manufacturers and contractors around the world.
Demolition Devices
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS – Canada) demolition charges and explosives are widely used by commercial and military customers alike for implosions, cratering or EOD applications. The M2A4 and M3A1 charges are mostly used for blasting earth craters and to bore holes in metal, masonry or reinforced concrete. The C-126 charge is designed for cutting structural steel or reinforced concrete encountered on bridges.
Energetic Materials
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS Canada) Valleyfield specializes in the development and manufacture of sophisticated and advanced energetic materials for both the military and commercial markets.
Hand Grenade
The M67 hand grenade uses a time fuze and is thrown by hand. The steel body (63.5 mm dia.) breaks up on detonation and generate a large number of lethal fragments. The grenade is activated by a conventional striker using an M42 percussion primer. The M213 pyrotechnic delay fuze provides a 4 to 5 seconds delay. The grenade weighs approximately 390 gr and the average throwing range is 40 meters. Its lethal radius is approximately 15 meters.
Pyrotechnics
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada (GD-OTS – Canada) manufactures a wide range of Pyrotechnic products.
