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OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will bolster its force in Latvia with the deployment of 15 Leopard 2A4M tanks as part of NATO efforts to build a combat-capable brigade in a country that borders with ...
“Today is a day of extremely good news for Ukraine. There is a tank coalition”, Mr Zelensky stated in his nightly address. “There is a decision to launch the supply of tanks for our defence.
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada would have to double current defense spending by fiscal 2032-33 to achieve its stated goal of meeting NATO targets, an increase that could violate fiscal anchors put in ...
Canada News Headlines The Latest: The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more troops to the southern border The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said Friday
The Royal Canadian Navy will upgrade the current Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) point defence missile system on its Halifax Class frigates to the Block 2 version. [78] Unmanned surface vehicle: USV: N/A: N/A: N/A: In 2012, the government of Canada announced a $3-million to support research on USV technologies.
[106] 42 tanks have been retained for training. [107] [108] In January, 2023 4 Leopard 2A4s were donated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a second batch of 4 was donated in February 2023, for a total of 8 tanks, reducing the number of Leopard 2A4s in Canadian service to 54. [109] TLAV M113A3/MTVL United States: Armoured personnel carrier: 135
In 2003, Canada planned to replace all its tanks with lightweight M1128 mobile gun systems. [5] In 2007, due to experience gained during Afghanistan , Leopard tanks were purchased. [ 6 ] As of April 2013, the traditional designation of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps has been restored for official use.
In fact, spending by Europe and Canada is up 20% in 2024, bringing the total additional investment in recent years from $640 to $700 billion." NATO said it could not make further figures available ...