Galvion’s expansion into Europe was a strategic decision on multiple fronts

Jonathan Blanshay, Founder & Executive Chairman of Galvion said: “We’re committed to a thoughtful expansion of our global footprint to allow us to service our global customer base from the right places and build global supply chains to support regional priorities. We have a vast network of customers across Europe and expect to have close to 2 million of our head systems in service in the region and beyond within a few years. Opening a production hub in Europe is a necessity for top-tier service. We’ve now got facilities and networks across four countries, and that puts us, and our customers, in a balanced position when there is turmoil and uncertainty out there.”

Galvion’s expansion into Europe was a strategic decision on multiple fronts. The production hub, operational since Q2 of 2025, is building new head systems to support existing contracts, in addition to offering critical support, maintenance, refurbishment, upgrade and training services that offer whole-life value to its customers. The functionality of the European facility is expected to expand through 2026 and beyond, supporting Galvion’s full product and solutions portfolio.

Galvion designs, develops, and delivers mission-critical head solutions, intelligent power and data management systems, and advanced integrated soldier systems for the world’s most demanding military and tactical teams. Privately owned with accredited facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland, Galvion’s team of 500 employees work proactively to solve the problems left unsolved by others.

Established in 2002 in Montreal, Quebec under the name Revision Military, the company began its journey in the defence industry with ballistic eye protection. Stemming from an initial contract to provide over 100,000 sets of ballistic spectacles to the Canadian Department of National Defence, the company grew to be the leading supplier of protective eyewear not only to the U.S. but globally to countries including Germany, the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark, among many others. A foundational belief in calculated investment and capability expansion drove continued product and technology evolution, with the company moving into head systems in 2011 and power management in 2014. In 2019, the organization divested the eyewear business (along with the Revision Military name) and rebranded as Galvion.

With a sharpened focus on active, integrated systems that enhance performance and survivability, and an eye to the ever-changing demands of the modern battlefield, Galvion has seen significant growth and expansion in recent years. Since 2019, the company has seen approximately 30% year-on-year annual organic growth in the head systems area with major contract wins across the globe. At the same time, expanding its offering to integrate power & data for head systems, plus new product launches in torso systems, power management and batteries, Galvion is now a global leader in these capability areas.

Galvion has won major strategic contracts for head systems over the past decade, with recent awards of a Nato Supply and Procurement Agency (NSPA) framework contract for its Baltskin Caiman® helmet, with well over 200,000 ordered through that contract mechanism, with hundreds of thousands of accessories as well. In addition to NSPA, Galvion has multi-year key contracts with, or significant order volume from, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, the United States and the Middle East. On the power and data side, Galvion’s Nerv Centr® power delivery and management solutions are used across units and branches of the US DoD, as well as by international military and tactical units. They are also increasingly valuable for the large traditional defence primes where power and data systems are required to support larger air and land platform programs.

Investing in both people and in R&D have been key to Galvion’s success and exponential growth. In the past 5 years, the company has spent 10’s of millions of dollars to expand its footprint and capabilities: building its US Headquarters in New Hampshire, with a state-of-the-art Warfighter Lab; updates to its existing Montreal and Vermont facilities for R&D and manufacturing excellence; full end-to-end advanced optical coatings centre in Massachusetts; and a major development – Galvion’s new European production hub in Poland.

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