A request for bids had been expected to be issued by the end of 2022, but National Defence confirms that won’t be happening.
Canadian special forces have been trying since 2008 to figure out which vehicle should be purchased to replace the existing fleet of U.S.-built Humvees, which were used during the war in Afghanistan. In 2019, potential suppliers conducted demonstrations of their vehicles at Garrison Petawawa, and a request for bids was expected to be issued by the end of 2022.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
At this time the federal government isn’t releasing any new timelines for the proposed purchase expected to cost taxpayers between $100 million and $249 million.National Defence wants to buy between 55 and 75 new tactical multi-role vehicles for the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command .CANSOFCOM previously had a special operations vehicle project designed to replace the command’s existing fleet of Humvees.
Those new aircraft, now on order, will give the Canadian military the ability to collect data for missions overseas and at home. The modified small passenger planes are outfitted with surveillance equipment allowing for the interception of cellphone calls, radio transmissions and other communications. Electro-optical sensors would also allow crews onboard the aircraft to track the movement of individuals and vehicles on the ground, the Canadian military has noted.
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