Mark Carney says the federal government will spend $2 billion over the next four years to purchase 190 armoured vehicles from an Ontario-based manufacturer. <\/p>\n
LONDON \u2014 The federal government intends to spend nearly $2 billion over the next four years on made-in Canada armoured vehicles, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.<\/p>\n
The planned addition of 190 armoured combat support vehicles will bring the Canadian Armed Forces\u2019 total fleet up to 550 vehicles, he said. The new vehicles will be used in training exercises at military bases across the country, according to a media release.<\/p>\n
Carney announced the deal Thursday in London, Ont., at General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, an aerospace and defence contractor whose parent company is headquartered in the United States.<\/p>\n
The prime minister said every single vehicle will be built at the company\u2019s Ontario factory with parts sourced from providers across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of those parts \u2014 each intricately crafted and built by Canadians from British Columbia to Nova Scotia \u2014 arrive here, on the London factory floor, where (General Dynamics) workers turn them into advanced armoured combat vehicles,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n
Carney claimed the strategic partnership with General Dynamics \u2014 the first under Ottawa\u2019s new defence industrial strategy unveiled in February \u2014 will \u201ccreate and sustain\u201d 6,000 jobs over the next eight years.<\/p>\n
The defence strategy seeks to build out Canada\u2019s national security capabilities using domestic suppliers whenever possible. When homegrown providers aren\u2019t available, the government looks to partner with other nations or buy off-the-shelf systems.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a bold plan to get our armed forces what they need, when they need it, to scale Canadian defence companies and to put hundreds of billions of dollars that we need to protect ourselves and our allies … to work in strategic sectors of our economy,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n
Defence Minister David McGuinty joined Carney for the announcement. He said Canada \u201ccan\u2019t afford to stand still\u201d and must be ready to defend its sovereignty and its allies.<\/p>\n
McGuinty said the strength of Canada\u2019s military depends on its industry being able to build what the armed forces need at home.<\/p>\n
Ottawa bought 360 armoured vehicles from General Dynamics in 2019. They were set for delivery by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n
Armoured vehicles built by General Dynamics have been deployed in Canadian missions in Latvia and Afghanistan, Carney noted Thursday.<\/p>\n
Carney announced last week at the NATO summit in Turkey that 35 of the vehicles will be built to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The government says it has donated 89 armoured vehicles to Ukraine so far.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 16, 2026.<\/p>\n
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