During a visit to Kyiv, Canada\u0027s defence minister announced the donation of hundreds of Canadian\u002Dbuilt armoured personnel carriers.
Anand was in Kyiv to meet her counterpart, Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov.
Wednesday’s announcement is valued at over $90 million, and is part of $500 million in additional military aid promised in November by the Trudeau Liberals., Canada announced 39 brand new armoured combat support vehicles — 30-tonne, eight-wheeled machines manufactured in London, Ont. by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada, originally destined for delivery to the Canadian military — would instead be sent to Ukraine.
Referred to as “Super Bisons” by the Ukrainian media, those 39 support trucks were part of a larger, 360-vehicle order placed by the Canadian military in 2019 as part of a $2.52-billion project to update Canada’s armoured personnel carrier fleet.Article content Armoured Combat Support Vehicle Troop Cargo Vehicle variant made at a General Dynamics plant based in London, Ont.,While ACSVs are designed and built to be military transports,The company’s website describes the Senator APC as being designed for “law enforcement and border patrol operations,” providing an advertised CEN 1063-standard armour level of B7 — capable of stopping most small arms up to a .
Information provided by the Minister’s office said the vehicles are part of a “specific request” from the Ukrainian government.
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