Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Eyes Canadian Defense Modification Site
Additional AEW&C conversion facility follows strong worldwide interest in GlobalEye
Bombardier Global 6000 in hangar
Bombardier Defense’s U.S. headquarters in Wichita can trace its company operations back to the early 1960s. Here, in 2022, the team prepares to begin a special-mission modification package for a Global 6000. © Bombardier Defense

Bombardier is searching for a location in Canada to perform various modifications to its portfolio of special-mission Global 6500s. This provisional second site builds on elevated demand for its defense offerings amid a “strong and sustained…growing pipeline of opportunities,” according to the company. 

During Bombardier’s recent second-quarter 2026 earnings call, CEO Éric Martel confirmed the company has a “strong desire” to replicate the defense-specific conversion work currently undertaken at its Wichita facility. “We’re looking at establishing ourselves somewhere in Canada,” he explained, adding that a Bombardier team is already visiting potential sites.

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