Galvion’s European and NATO manufacturing hub in Gdańsk, Poland, has completed its first year of formal operations, delivering over 90,000 ballistic helmets to allied nations while expanding its capability into integrated soldier systems.
First announced in September 2023, completed in June 2024, and fully operational in April 2025, the facility was formally opened on June 23, 2025, by Her Excellency Catherine Godin, Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Poland. Over the past 12 months, the facility has grown to employ more than 100 people and currently supports customers across 10 countries in Europe, Canada, and the Middle East. With an annual production capacity of 100,000 helmets on a single shift, the site manufactures multiple helmet platforms while providing local finishing, assembly, maintenance, refurbishment, upgrade, and training operations.
The facility represents a key component of Galvion’s regional support and service strategy, designed to complement core facilities in Canada and the United States that handle global design, development, and manufacturing. Following consecutive program awards, including a NATO Support and Procurement Agency framework contract, Galvion projects it will have nearly two million helmets in service across NATO and European nations by the end of 2026.
Jonathan Blanshay, Founder and Executive Chairman at Galvion, said, “When we invested in Poland, our objective was never simply to build another manufacturing facility. We wanted to establish a long-term operational centre that could serve our European and NATO customers with local production, sustainment, modernization and technical support. One year later, the team has exceeded our expectations and demonstrated exactly what that model can achieve.
“Looking ahead, the opportunity is even greater. As soldiers become increasingly connected, the helmet is evolving into the platform that brings together protection, power, data and digital capability. Our vision is to help customers not only procure next-generation integrated systems but also upgrade equipment already in service. Gdańsk will play a central role in delivering that capability across Europe for many years to come.”
Beyond core head protection, the company is expanding the role of the helmet into a central platform for integrated soldier equipment. Utilizing Cortex™ EVO and EVO HALO technologies, power, data, and digital capabilities can be integrated directly into new or existing helmet systems, offering militaries a modernized path for equipment currently in service. The Gdańsk facility is set to support both the initial production and ongoing tech integration for these evolving European programs.
