Monday, December 23, 2013

Canada Cancels Close Combat Vehicle

The Canadian military announced Friday the cancellation of plans to purchase Can$2 billion worth of combat vehicles, citing budget constraints.

"We recommended that the government of Canada not proceed with the procurement process for the Close Combat Vehicle," said a statement.

Defense Minister Rob Nicholson agreed.

The program to purchase 108 of the vehicles was conceived at the height of Canada's decade-long military involvement in Afghanistan.

They were to be larger and more heavily-armored than the LAV III vehicles in use at the time, and which provided too little protection against insurgents' roadside bomb attacks.

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