Canada plans to increase its wheeled LAV 6 ACSV armored vehicle fleet from 360 to 550 units, which it has also supplied to Ukraine. For this over 4 years it will invest nearly 2 billion Canadian dollars, or $1.4 billion USD, in their production.
According to Canadian government announcement, project is implemented within new strategic partnership with General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-Canada). Manufacturing process will occur in country and engage over 600 local suppliers.
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New 190 vehicles will be used including for Canadian military training throughout country. Overall equipment is based on Light Armoured Vehicle 6.0 (LAV 6.0) platform, called Super Bison and supplied in following variants: medical, command-staff, transport, EW asset, ARV, mobile repair workshop, repair-cargo and engineer.
Also Canada recalls within military assistance they transferred 89 LAV 6 ACSV to Ukraine. This is not all, as in 2026 another 35 such armored vehicles were promised for Ukrainian military, meaning 124 total.
Defense Express recalls Canada is currently actively working on strengthening own armed forces capabilities. Therefore armored vehicle procurement appears logical step for supporting mechanized units.
Undisclosed ACSV quantity is currently deployed in Latvia as part of NATO multinational brigade in Latvia. Therefore additional vehicles needed for arming and personnel training back in Canada. Also on this chassis GDLS-Canada promotes SPH with RCH 155 module, but currently no such system orders are known.
Regarding ACSV themselves, they are based on LAV armored vehicle family, in Canadian military service for many decades, originating from Swiss MOWAG Piranha. Its relatives include American Strykers, also supplied to Ukraine.
From other recent Canadian rearmament cases, recall German Type-212D submarines and Swedish Saab GlobalEye AWACS aircraft. Also currently planning mixed fighter fleet for which ordering 72 Gripen E and continuing to purchase American F-35As.
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