Defence and national security
Contact(s)
Éric Balança
eric.balanca@aeromontreal.ca
Workgroup members
- Anne Marie Thibaudeau, Bombardier Défense
- Philippe Bisaillon, General Dynamics Missions Systems - Canada
- Richard Crépeault, Héroux Devtek
- Jean-François Hamel, PCM Innovation
- Francesco Norante, Leonardo
- Amine Smires, CS Canada
- Jean-Baptiste Lefrançois, Dassault Systèmes
- Siegfried Usal, Thales
- William DeKeyser, Centre d'excellence sur les drones
- Eric Dion, AAA Canada
- Laurent Pieraut, Belcan
- Marie-Christine Flibotte, Solaxis Ingenious Manufacturing Inc
- Stéphanie Hétu, ENA
- Lorenzo Marandola, M1 Composites Technology Inc.
- Francesco Norante, Leonardo Canada
- Martin Daigle, L3 Harris MAS
- Abir Kazan, CAE Canada
- Patrick Pharand, Collins Aerospace Canada
- Jonathan Brunet, DCM
- Gabriel Ivascu, CMC Electronics
- Alain Thilloy, MTLS Aerostructure
- Ray Townsend, Lockheed Martin Canada
Canada’s defence industry is a cornerstone of security and economic growth on Canadian soil. These large-scale contracts support innovation, maintain challenging, high-value-added jobs, and contribute to the growth of our industry.
The mandate of this working group is to help Québec’s aerospace industry better compete with Canadian and international players in the aerospace defence market. (Created in 2009)
Objectives:
- Help Québec’s aerospace industry better compete with Canadian and international players in the aerospace defence market.
- Identify, coordinate the execution and ensure the follow-up of the steps to structure projects in support of strategic recommendations.
- Work with other organizations in the field to ensure non-duplication of efforts.
Key projects:
- SDQuébec Portal
- Symposium on the Canadian Defence and Security Market
- Training program on the Canadian, American, European and NATO markets
- Training program and coaching in cybersecurity
Workgroup President
"In a complex global environment marked by the rapid evolution of technologies and emerging threats, defense and security issues have taken on critical strategic importance. Our working group aims to be at the forefront of reflection, analysis, and innovation on these essential topics. My mission will be to strengthen our role as a catalyst by fostering dialogue, sharing expertise, and identifying innovation opportunities among Canada’s industrial, academic, and governmental stakeholders. Our objective is to propose meaningful insights and pragmatic solutions adapted to the operational realities of our armed forces and security organizations."
Yves Létourneau
Workgroup President,
Director, In Service Support (ISS) CH146 Program at Bell Flight
Bell Textron Canada Ltée