Should the USA pay Canada? Should our Tariff have been the same as Mexico? I challenge every Canadian and American to post these numbers on their feeds. They speak for themselves. Migrants irregular entry in 2024): From Canada to the U.S.: 18,644 From Mexico to the U.S.: 2 million From U.S. to Canada: 28,000 Fentanyl (seized in 2024): From Canada to the U.S.: 43 pounds From Mexico to the U.S.: 21,148 pounds From U.S. to Canada: 882 pounds Illegal Guns (2024): From Canada to the U.S.: 3,000 From Mexico to the U.S.: 16,000 From U.S. to Canada: 30,000 (Figures on migrant entries and fentanyl seizures supplied by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Battlefield International Inc. is pleased to be making progress steadily preparing our extra plant (20,000 sq ft) and refreshed additional office complex with Engineering R & D (9,000 sq ft) on Talbot Street in Cayuga. Here in the pic is one of our “not so secret” advantages. The machine and pallet system here is one of the most capable “lights out” milling centers on earth. But the true advantage is in the person (Cam Brouwer) who is advising the machine what to produce, and getting it to produce the parts very quickly while he goes home to sleep. This 5 axis mill is pictured running three different parts on its own without requiring any staff to tend it, while taking measurements, maintaining the proper temperature, changing tools as they wear, and switching to run the exact quantity of various parts required for each of the three unique parts all without human intervention. If President Trump puts his tariff of 25% onto Canadian produced products, we expect to see an increase in business from the USA due to the shocking baked in value of Battlefield International Canadian products when comparing to the Aerospace grade competition of ours south of the border. The largest competitor of ours, claiming they are “American”, have hundreds of plants in China producing for them. We at Battlefield Cayuga, are only located in America (Canada is in America too. It’s just North America and above our good friends and great customers in the USA!) Our product, used in the Defense sector, after adding in a 25% tariff will sell for between 25 to 75% less than our US competitor who is having the lion’s share of what makes up their product, produced in China. They had a plant in Russia too, but had to abandon it. We don’t have any corporate jets, or helicopters, we are lean and efficient, and we are winning the defense UAV and Land Systems trust, and securing the orders from the USA based defense giants. We don’t dabble in countries like China, Russia, Iran etc. Partly we are winning because of our pricing, but mainly, we are becoming the fluid coupler of choice through the USA defense market and the globe, due to our advanced and provable technical advantages. The 25% tariff will cause US Defense Customers to seek and review all pricing and technical advantages of the available actual product itself in the USA and from other countries. But, if the defense industry also wants to be careful with their spending, if they care about what they get for their dollar, they will land with our product. I would expect President Trump to reach a new level of frustration when realizing the advantages in choosing Canada for their critically important Fluid Connectors offering a massive price advantage even after a 25% tariff is implemented. I do respect what Donald Trump is trying to do in making sure the US economy is his top priority. He has backed that up with dramatic change at a mind numbing speed. With the funds that can be saved in purchasing the best technical solution with the best price by a huge percentage, I think Mr Trump would suggest our Canadian designed and produced fluid coupler was chosen. And the savings in choosing our Canadian Battlefield brand even after the 25% tariff towards our products hit the US Customer, will be able to be passed on to the US Taxpayer. If President Trump wants taxes to be reduced, then he will want the defense industry purchasing Battlefield International Inc. fluid couplers from Cayuga, Ontario, Canada. One more interesting point is we are selling to more and more countries around the globe and expect that to become equally important to our USA defense sales over the next two or three years.

Jacob Van Eek, a second-year mechanical engineering student from Calvin University, completed a four-month co-op placement at Battlefield International Inc. from May to August 2024. Jacob’s logical thinking, sharp decision-making, and efficient work style earned him high marks from both his direct supervisors and the engineering director. During his placement, Jacob worked on the design and assembly of a burst chamber, as well as a cycle tester designed to repeatedly cycle a QD through its connection and disconnection phases. His ability to complete these projects ahead of schedule while maintaining a high standard of quality impressed the leadership team at Battlefield International, who were very satisfied with his overall performance. Jacob’s successful co-op term has not only provided him with valuable engineering experience but also garnered strong commendations from his supervisors, which will be beneficial as he advances in his academic and professional pursuits.