Cadex Defence

Cadex Defence
Company typePrivate
IndustryArms industry
Founded1994 (1994)
HeadquartersSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Key people
ProductsFirearms, weapons
ParentCadex Inc.
Websitecadexdefence.com

Cadex Defence is a Canadian firearms manufacturer based in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It produces high-end bolt action rifles, precision sniper rifles, rifle chassis and defence accessories.

History

The company was founded in 1994 as Cadex. Initially it was specialising in helmet and eyewear testing equipment.[1][2] In 2000, after it secured a number of orders from military units and police departments, it created the defence division.

Cadex Defence worked with Remington Arms to create the Remington RACS chassis for the M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, a modern revision of Remington Model 700 rifle.[2] The company offers a similar chassis to Remington RACS under the name Cadex Dual Strike.[3]

On May 8, 2019, a 2 million CAD contract was awarded to Cadex Inc. to deliver 300 monocular night-vision devices for the Canadian Army Reserves.[4]

Products

French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, examines a Cadex CDX-40 during a visit to the French Army Special Forces Command's units in Pau (2019)

Cadex Defence produces CDX-MC Kraken multi-caliber rifle,[5] which is based on Cadex Dual Strike chassis.[6]

The company also produces CDX-40 Shadow rifles. Since 2019, these rifles are used by long-range snipers of the French special forces unit 1st RPIMA.[7][8] The rifles are chambered for .408 Chey Tac[8]

Cadex Defence rifles typically use barrels from the American company Bartlein Barrels. Apart from that, their gear is entirely Canadian-made.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Company – Cadex testing equipment technology". CadexInc.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Олейник, Тарас (28 September 2018). "Cadex Defence: точность по-канадски". Gunmag.com.ua (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Guide – Remington RACS versus Cadex Defence Dual Strike Rifle Chassis". ModularRifle.com. April 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Supporting the Canadian Army Reserves". Canada.ca. Aurora, ON: The Department of National Defence. July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Roberts, Patrick (January 23, 2019). "Cadex Defense CDX-TAC Patriot Lite – SHOT 2019". RecoilWeb.
  6. ^ Олейник, Тарас (26 March 2020). "Cadex CDX-MC: Пробуждение кракена". Gunmag.com.ua (in Russian).
  7. ^ Boguslavsky, Eyal (13 January 2021). "Report: French Army seeks to procure multi-caliber sniper rifles". IsraelDefense.
  8. ^ a b Boguslavsky, Eyal (14 January 2021). "דיווח: הצבא הצרפתי מחפש רובה צלפים רב-קליבר". IsraelDefense (in Hebrew).
  9. ^ Barrie, Allison; Furlong, Rob (January 20, 2017). "Range time with the new Cadex KRAKEN". Fox Firepower. Fox News.