shameekg wrote:RFI put out for 200 wheeled and 100 tracked advanced light armoured combat vehicles.
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From the "dreaded" Wikipedia-
Canada originally purchased 66 Stryker Mobile Gun System vehicles in 2003, which were expected to arrive in 2010. However, in 2006 the Canadian Forces asked its government to cancel the MGS acquisition. The MGS was originally intended to be used in the "Direct Fire Unit"[26] which will include Tow Under Armour (LAV III) and MMEV (ADATS on LAVIII). The MGS was originally intended to provide the direct gun fire capabilities of the retiring Leopard I tanks[27] however with the recent usefulness of tanks in Iraq and hurried deployment of Canadian Leopard 1 tanks to Afghanistan combined with political changes in Canada and the Canadian Military - the purchase of more modern tanks occurred with the announcement of the purchase of surplus Leopard 2s from the Netherlands.[28] The MMEV project has also since been canceled, and the TUA requirement cut in half.
If the IA is considering STRYKER at all- this is suggesting that more modern tanks are a better option.