Magellan Aerospace is a Canadian-headquartered integrated aerospace company that designs and manufactures aeroengine and aerostructure assemblies, rocket and satellite systems, military and space products, and provides repair and overhaul services.
Operating context
Magellan Aerospace is a Canadian-headquartered public supplier of aeroengine and aerostructure components, defence and space systems, and repair/overhaul services. Its 2026 developments have materially different stages: a Canadian M-72 production contract was announced in July, while the GE F414 sustainment MOU remains conditional on Canada acquiring Gripen E. The proposed engine work would be at Mississauga, with GE training and licensing. Q2 revenue was C$305.582 million, including C$115.846 million from Canada; first-half sales were 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Separately, the US Middletown subsidiary entered Chapter 11 on July 22 over business and legacy environmental pressures and continued operating with intra-group debtor-in-possession financing. Supplier discussions should therefore distinguish the relevant operating unit, committed work and contingent future programmes.
Canadian footprint
Magellan Aerospace has a documented Canadian operating presence in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Its public organization and capability evidence should be read at that location and national scope only where the cited sources explicitly support it.
Mississauga, Ontario is the published city-level context for Magellan Aerospace. It does not imply a street address or exact facility location.
Magellan supplies aeroengine and aerostructure assemblies, engine MRO, Black Brant scientific sounding rockets, and satellite buses, avionics and integration services. MAC-100, MAC-150 and MAC-200 address different payload and lifetime needs. The portfolio combines flight heritage with current development: DND’s July 2026 account schedules Redwing for 2027, later than the date shown on Magellan’s bus page.
Evidence of maturity
Mixed portfolio: established manufacturing/MRO and MAC-100/MAC-200 flight heritage; Redwing is future work, with DND indicating launch in 2027.
Commercial availability
Programme-specific supply and service engagements. The July 2026 F414 sustainment MOU depends on Canadian Gripen selection; M-72 production is a separate announced award with no disclosed delivery completion.
Core features
Aeroengine and aerostructure assemblies with off-wing engine MRO
MAC-200 bus with mission-dependent payload accommodation up to 530 kg and CCSDS downlink
MAC-100 and MAC-150 microsatellite buses with payload accommodation up to 50 kg
Satellite avionics, assembly, integration and test services
Black Brant single- and multi-stage scientific sounding-rocket configurations
Magellan reported Q2 revenue of C$305.582 million and net income of C$19.832 million. Its report also disclosed the July M-72 production award, conditional F414 sustainment MOU and US Middletown subsidiary Chapter 11 proceeding.
GE Aerospace and Magellan Aerospace announced a strategic MOU to establish Canadian F414-GE-39E engine MRO capability for Gripen E aircraft. The official announcement states that the MOU is predicated on a future Government of Canada Gripen acquisition decision.
Reviewed connections
Released Defence need · Reviewed connectionEvidence strength: Moderate
Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems may help teams working on Sovereign defence capability areas by contributing to logistics and sustainment, aerospace operations, and advanced materials and manufacturing.
Reviewed connections indicate possible relevance based on public evidence. They do not indicate procurement direction, eligibility, endorsement or customer interest.
Questions for a first conversation
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Which facility and committed programme would deliver the proposed work, and what qualification or capacity milestones remain before serial production?
Adds current financial scale, the conditional engine opportunity and subsidiary-specific restructuring risk.
Original sources 15 linked records
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Magellan announced a Canadian government contract to establish domestic M-72 LAW production under the Munitions Supply Program. The release does not disclose the contract value, unit quantity or acceptance/delivery milestones. Magellan remains a Canadian-headquartered public global aerospace supplier, TSX MAL.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Magellan announced a Canadian government contract to establish domestic M-72 LAW production under the Munitions Supply Program. The release does not disclose the contract value, unit quantity or acceptance/delivery milestones. Magellan remains a Canadian-headquartered public global aerospace supplier, TSX MAL.
Magellan announced a Canadian government contract to establish domestic M-72 LAW production under the Munitions Supply Program. The release does not disclose the contract value, unit quantity or acceptance/delivery milestones. Magellan remains a Canadian-headquartered public global aerospace supplier, TSX MAL.
Magellan announced a Canadian government contract to establish domestic M-72 LAW production under the Munitions Supply Program. The release does not disclose the contract value, unit quantity or acceptance/delivery milestones. Magellan remains a Canadian-headquartered public global aerospace supplier, TSX MAL.
Magellan announced a Canadian government contract to establish domestic M-72 LAW production under the Munitions Supply Program. The release does not disclose the contract value, unit quantity or acceptance/delivery milestones. Magellan remains a Canadian-headquartered public global aerospace supplier, TSX MAL.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · commercial availability
Magellan announced July 20, 2026 a Government of Canada contract to develop domestic M-72 production under the Munitions Supply Program. The release does not disclose contract price, quantities or completed deliveries.
Magellan reports Q2 2026 revenue of C$305.582m, net income of C$19.832m and Canadian revenue of C$115.846m. First-half revenue was 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Its US Middletown subsidiary filed Chapter 11 on July 22 amid business decline and legacy environmental liabilities, continuing as debtor in possession with up to US$20m intra-group financing. This is subsidiary restructuring, not a parent bankruptcy.
Magellan reports Q2 2026 revenue of C$305.582m, net income of C$19.832m and Canadian revenue of C$115.846m. First-half revenue was 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Its US Middletown subsidiary filed Chapter 11 on July 22 amid business decline and legacy environmental liabilities, continuing as debtor in possession with up to US$20m intra-group financing. This is subsidiary restructuring, not a parent bankruptcy.
Magellan Aerospace is a direct Canadian defence and space manufacturer with military-aircraft, ammunition, and propulsion work, reinforced by a 2026 federal investment in Winnipeg machining capacity and a recorded DND M72 purchase contract.
True North Map derives this first-conversation question from the documented Magellan Aerospace capability, current evidence and the decision gap that remains.
Magellan Aerospace's public evidence establishes its current role and offering, but it does not answer every access, configuration, eligibility, maturity or buyer question needed for a first business-development conversation.
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Magellan reports Q2 2026 revenue of C$305.582m, net income of C$19.832m and Canadian revenue of C$115.846m. First-half revenue was 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Its US Middletown subsidiary filed Chapter 11 on July 22 amid business decline and legacy environmental liabilities, continuing as debtor in possession with up to US$20m intra-group financing. This is subsidiary restructuring, not a parent bankruptcy.
Supports: Profile · current activity as of
Magellan reports Q2 2026 revenue of C$305.582m, net income of C$19.832m and Canadian revenue of C$115.846m. First-half revenue was 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Its US Middletown subsidiary filed Chapter 11 on July 22 amid business decline and legacy environmental liabilities, continuing as debtor in possession with up to US$20m intra-group financing. This is subsidiary restructuring, not a parent bankruptcy.
Magellan reports Q2 2026 revenue of C$305.582m, net income of C$19.832m and Canadian revenue of C$115.846m. First-half revenue was 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Its US Middletown subsidiary filed Chapter 11 on July 22 amid business decline and legacy environmental liabilities, continuing as debtor in possession with up to US$20m intra-group financing. This is subsidiary restructuring, not a parent bankruptcy.
Supports: Profile · operating context
Magellan reports Q2 2026 revenue of C$305.582m, net income of C$19.832m and Canadian revenue of C$115.846m. First-half revenue was 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Its US Middletown subsidiary filed Chapter 11 on July 22 amid business decline and legacy environmental liabilities, continuing as debtor in possession with up to US$20m intra-group financing. This is subsidiary restructuring, not a parent bankruptcy.
Magellan reports Q2 2026 revenue of C$305.582m, net income of C$19.832m and Canadian revenue of C$115.846m. First-half revenue was 66.4% commercial and 33.6% defence. Its US Middletown subsidiary filed Chapter 11 on July 22 amid business decline and legacy environmental liabilities, continuing as debtor in possession with up to US$20m intra-group financing. This is subsidiary restructuring, not a parent bankruptcy.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The cited capability source describes aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems and the concrete features and applications summarized in this candidate.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · summary
The cited capability source describes aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems and the concrete features and applications summarized in this candidate.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems → Sovereign defence capability areas
The cited capability source describes aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems and the concrete features and applications summarized in this candidate.
GE Aerospace and Magellan signed an MOU for F414-GE-39E engine sustainment at Mississauga, explicitly conditional on Canada selecting Saab Gripen E. GE would provide training and licensing. It is not an awarded Canadian fighter acquisition or an unconditional operating MRO programme.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · defence applications
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technical tags
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technical tags
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technical tags
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · name
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technicaldomainslugs
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · commercial availability
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technicaldomainslugs
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technicaldomainslugs
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technology readiness level
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · core features
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · capability type
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · defence applications
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · technical tags
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · defence applications
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · summary
The July 22, 2026 GE/Magellan MOU proposes F414-GE-39E sustainment at Mississauga with GE licensing and training, conditional on Canada selecting Gripen E. It is not an established Canadian F414 fleet-support award.
Magellan Aerospace has sufficient mapped public evidence for private reviewer consideration of the shared editorial profile template.
Supports: Profile · description
The cited public profile supports the description of Magellan Aerospace, its Canadian operating identity, and its defence or strategic-technology role.
The official public contact pathway for Magellan Aerospace is https://magellan.aero/.
Supports: Profile · operating context
The cited public profile supports the description of Magellan Aerospace, its Canadian operating identity, and its defence or strategic-technology role.
The official announcement states that the MOU is predicated on whether the Government of Canada proceeds with acquisition of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighter.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · core features
Magellan describes Black Brant as a single- or multi-stage sounding-rocket family for scientific payloads and suborbital experiments. Advertised payload and altitude ranges vary by configuration; the offering is distinct from guided-weapon delivery.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · summary
Magellan describes Black Brant as a single- or multi-stage sounding-rocket family for scientific payloads and suborbital experiments. Advertised payload and altitude ranges vary by configuration; the offering is distinct from guided-weapon delivery.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · core features
Magellan offers satellite buses, avionics, assembly, integration and testing services, and manufactured components for space missions. It identifies its corporate office in Mississauga.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · summary
Magellan offers satellite buses, avionics, assembly, integration and testing services, and manufactured components for space missions. It identifies its corporate office in Mississauga.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · summary
Magellan lists MAC-200 with mission-dependent payloads up to 530 kg, redundant architecture, radiation-tolerant command/data handling and CCSDS downlink, with CASSIOPE and RADARSAT Constellation heritage. MAC-100 and MAC-150 target smaller LEO missions with payloads up to 50 kg. The page lists Redwing as scheduled, not completed flight heritage.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · core features
Magellan lists MAC-200 with mission-dependent payloads up to 530 kg, redundant architecture, radiation-tolerant command/data handling and CCSDS downlink, with CASSIOPE and RADARSAT Constellation heritage. MAC-100 and MAC-150 target smaller LEO missions with payloads up to 50 kg. The page lists Redwing as scheduled, not completed flight heritage.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · maturity
Magellan lists MAC-200 with mission-dependent payloads up to 530 kg, redundant architecture, radiation-tolerant command/data handling and CCSDS downlink, with CASSIOPE and RADARSAT Constellation heritage. MAC-100 and MAC-150 target smaller LEO missions with payloads up to 50 kg. The page lists Redwing as scheduled, not completed flight heritage.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · core features
Magellan lists MAC-200 with mission-dependent payloads up to 530 kg, redundant architecture, radiation-tolerant command/data handling and CCSDS downlink, with CASSIOPE and RADARSAT Constellation heritage. MAC-100 and MAC-150 target smaller LEO missions with payloads up to 50 kg. The page lists Redwing as scheduled, not completed flight heritage.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · summary
A July 6, 2026 National Defence article quotes DRDC scheduling the Redwing space-domain-awareness microsatellite launch in 2027. This is later than Magellan’s bus page stating a 2026 launch; Redwing should not yet be counted as completed MAC-150 flight heritage.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems · maturity
A July 6, 2026 National Defence article quotes DRDC scheduling the Redwing space-domain-awareness microsatellite launch in 2027. This is later than Magellan’s bus page stating a 2026 launch; Redwing should not yet be counted as completed MAC-150 flight heritage.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems → Sovereign defence capability areas
Reviewer synthesis of the public end state: Canada can build, sustain or control priority aerospace, ammunition, digital, in-service support, sensor, space, specialized manufacturing, training and uncrewed capabilities through domestic strength, trusted partnerships and sovereign access.
Supports: Aerospace, rocket, and satellite systems → Sovereign defence capability areas
Canada needs secure strategic autonomy and reliable access to capabilities that are critical to defending its sovereignty and meeting allied commitments, while reducing exposure to foreign supply-chain and intellectual-property dependencies.
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