The Canadian Army is still waiting for such equipment.
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The Canadian Army has been without an air-defence capability since 2012 and has tried over the past decade to convince governments to purchase such equipment. That move left the Canadian Forces without a primary air-defence system. Army officers acknowledged then that the decision was risky, but the service had determined it was acceptable in the short term. The army had plans to introduce a new air-defence system around 2017, but that project never went forward.
During a briefing in Ottawa on April 5, 2022, Canadian Army officers told defence industry representatives the cost would between $500 million and $1 billion, according to records obtained by this newspaper. A contact was expected to be awarded in 2026 and the first systems would be in place a year later, industry officials were told.
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