Defence Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa will fast-track the purchase of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and anti-drone weapons for the Canadian military with a mechanism last used during the war in Afghanistan.
Anand announced the plan in a keynote speech to the defence community this morning, saying the new weapons are needed now for Canadian troops in Latvia and other parts of Europe.The Liberal government released a defence policy in 2017, at a time when the threat posed by terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant were front and centre.
Anand says a lot has changed in the intervening five years, including not only Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but also growing tensions with China and more natural disasters requiring military support at home. The minister says the update will look at ways to ensure the military is meeting such threats, but made no mention of whether cost will also be a factor.
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