Six years later the Department of National Defence would award the SARP (Small Arms Replacement Program) contract to Diemaco for the supply of C7 rifles and C8 carbines under license from Colt Defense LLC. Several years following the SARP award, Diemaco would be awarded contracts with the governments of the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom and Norway. Further successes and contracts awards resulted in the supply of Grenade Launchers, Machine Gun mounts and new business opportunities with the Canadian Law Enforcement community for various weapon platforms, based on the C7/C8 family design. In 2005, Diemaco was acquired by Colt’s Manufacturing LLC and our company name changed to Colt Canada. Under new ownership Colt Canada has further expanded and diversified it’s products throughout our customer fleets.
In continuing with its formula for success, Colt Canada has more recently been awarded the Canadian Ranger Rifle program for .308 WIN rifle to replace the aging .303 Lee Enfield rifle. In 2017 Colt Canada was awarded the C6A1 GPMG (General Purpose Machine-Gun) program for the Canadian Department of Defence (DND) which will be the first Machine-Gun built in Canada since the second world war.
Colt Canada is proud of our ability to provide top quality products to our military, security and law enforcement customers domestically and internationally. Our employees are our strength and are committed to total customer satisfaction.
Colt Canada has established an outstanding reputation for its particular ability to develop and implement product solutions customized to suit specific user requirements. New challenges presented by our clients spur our ongoing product development and improvement. The design team is continually reaching new heights in conceptual design, product definition, rapid prototyping, materials, manufacturing methods, and verification testing.
Colt Canada’s Product Support Engineering [PSE] retains a multitude of capabilities within in our own facility. We keep up to date with the newest technologies for various types of research tasks, data collection and development projects. From prototype creation, weapon testing and ballistics data to weapons incident investigations Colt Canada’s PSE Department can help you.
3D CAD DESIGN
.50cal sniper rifle slow motion video capture
PSE Capabilities at a glance:
As the 3rd and 4th line service centre for the Canadian Armed Forces, Colt Canada has established a world class repair facility that is experienced in the repair of not only the small arms that we manufacture, but also the repair of over 30 other pieces of equipment from weapons to mounts, for customers world-wide.
Please contact us to find out if our services can assist you with your fleet.
M2HB .50 Calibre Cutaway Training Aids
Courses, Course-ware & Training Aids
Instruction is available at our facility or a location of your choice. Top quality course-ware and training aids from animation to cutaway weapons will be utilized and also can be made to specification.
Maintenance processes are under constant review and product innovations are tested on a regular basis. This information is shared with existing clients on a regular basis.
Colt Canada’s ongoing support extends from the design phase through the life cycle of the weapon system from:
Spares Programs
From initial provisioning to ongoing supply, top quality components are always available.
Technical Service Bulletins
Maintenance processes are under constant review and product innovations are tested on a regular basis. This information is shared with existing clients on a regular basis.
Electronic SMART Publications
Training Poster
For over 40 years, Colt Canada (formerly Diemaco) has been writing Technical Orders for the Canadian Armed Forces Director Soldier Systems Program Management to cover all of the CAF small arm fleets. Some other customers include the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.
Our Technical Publications Team has created publications for many different countries and is well versed in translation of diverse languages. Whether you prefer your documents printed, digitally linked PDF’s or simple Word documents, we can meet your specific requirements.
As well as manuals, our Technical Pubs team can create course-ware for Colt Canada Training Courses and Training Aids such as posters and multi-media visual displays in support of Integrated Logistic Support.
Please contact our Technical Publications team for inquiries about how we can help you with your training and publication needs.
