The expansion will provide additional capacity to produce, integrate and sustain Rheinmetall’s autonomous uncrewed ground systems in Canada. It comes as the company reports growing demand for its land autonomy technology from domestic and allied customers.
At the centre of the investment are Rheinmetall’s PATH autonomy technology and Mission Master family of autonomous vehicles. The systems were developed in Canada with feedback from allied users and are now being positioned for scalable domestic production and long-term support.
Rheinmetall has also established three advanced land autonomy centres of excellence over the past year. The company said the centres would help localise Canadian-developed systems and accelerate the delivery of the technology.
The expansion reflects Rheinmetall’s wider effort to build a sovereign industrial base for land autonomy in Canada. Its Canadian partners include Zeal Motor, Université de Sherbrooke, Quaze Technologies and the Centre d’Innovation du Haut-Richelieu.
Rheinmetall’s domestic supply chain includes almost 1,000 Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, with more than 600 based in Quebec. The company said those suppliers would remain central to expanding production and meeting future Canadian and allied requirements.
Since 2024, Rheinmetall Canada has invested more than Can$150 million in advanced technologies and capability development across the country. During its 40 years in Canada, it has delivered more than 20 programmes to the Canadian Armed Forces and generated over Can$1.5 billion in economic benefits.
The company plans to pursue additional work in engineering, advanced manufacturing, systems integration, software development, logistics and in-service support. It also intends to use Rheinmetall’s international network to create export opportunities for its Canadian operations and suppliers.
“This facility expansion is more than an infrastructure project,” said Pietro Mazzei, president and chief executive of Rheinmetall Canada. “It’s an investment in the domestic defence ecosystem and our valued partners from coast to coast.”
“Canada has a sovereign autonomy capability that is ready for production,” Mazzei said. The project was announced as Rheinmetall marked the 40th anniversary of its Canadian operations.
