## London, Canada - Defence & Aerospace

London, Canada hosts a nationally significant defence and aerospace manufacturing cluster anchored by [General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada](https://www.gdlscanada.com/), with supporting companies including [NP Aerospace](https://npaerospace.com/), [Militex Coatings](https://www.militex.ca/), [Armatec Survivability](https://www.armateconline.com/), and [Diamond Aircraft](https://www.diamondaircraft.com/en/).

- London’s strategic location half-way between Toronto and Detroit on 401 superhighway provides direct access to 3 border crossings within 2 hours at Sarnia/Port Huron, Windsor/Detroit, and Niagara/Buffalo.
- The 401 is North America’s busiest highway with 10,000 transport trucks per day accessing 150M consumers in Canada and the US per day.
- London regions’ defense and aerospace workforce is ~4,000 in a regional manufacturing workforce of more than 20,000.
- London offers fully serviced industrial land at the 401 highway in its [Innovation and Huron Industrial Parks](https://www.ledc.com/industrial-land?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1841888317&gbraid=0AAAAADCwZNkfzoVpxzKFyAzd5cTgMt6eB&gclid=Cj0KCQjwve7NBhC-ARIsALZy9HX-H-lwJILruTr1ug9EdUrhRFCzd_RnoO6mN04qagR7pQMtJgEc09caAsPtEALw_wcB).

**Proudly Located in London, Ontario**

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**Why defence in London**



- Shovel-ready, fully serviced [industrial lands](https://www.ledc.com/industrial-land).



- Within two hours of three major U.S. border crossings - Sarnia / Port Huron, Windsor / Detroit, and Niagara / Buffalo.



- Access to a manufacturing supply chain of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Tiers 1-3, logistics, distribution, and warehousing.



- Access to the North American railway system through CN and CP rail.



- Talented workforce specializing in engineering, production, electrical, mechanical, and quality assurance.



- Medical technology companies are developing dual-use technologies including [Frontline Medical Technologies](https://frontlinemedtech.com/cobra-os/), [Vessl Prosthetics](https://www.vesslpro.com/), and [Deep Breathe.](https://deepbreathe.ai/)



- The London region provides a strong value-proposition for emerging defence capabilities powered by electric batteries, including UAV (drones), weapon systems, communications, vehicles, and land-based systems. [VW PowerCo’s St Thomas](https://www.vw.ca/en/electric-vehicles/ev-hub/ev-news/st-thomas-gigafactory.html) gigafactory is under construction and will create a range of battery products for rapidly growing industries.



- [London International Airport (YXU)](https://flyyxu.ca/) provides a strong value proposition for defence related aerospace, aviation, and space companies for development, testing, and manufacturing through training, talent and R&D partnerships with [Western University](https://www.eng.uwo.ca/index.html) and [Fanshawe College,](https://www.fanshawec.ca/admission-finance/military-connected-college) ample industrial land, access to long runways, and low costs.



### Defence Supply Chain Resources

Learn more information on how to be a part of the defence supply chain with the [Defence and Supply Chain Resources Guide](/sites/default/files/Defence%20Supply%20Chain%20Resources_May%2020.pdf)