Ottawa Sidelines Foreign Firms in $4.9B Army Vehicle Competition

Carney government excludes U.S. bidders from $4.9B army vehicle contract

Canada's secretary of state for defence procurement defended a decision on Wednesday to narrow the contest for at least 1,600 new light utility vehicles for the army to two Canadian

Ottawa sidelines foreign firms in $4.9B army vehicle competition

The Carney government has quietly scrapped the next phase of the army's $4.9-billion light utility vehicle competition, abandoning an open procurement in favour of inviting a limited number of Canadian suppliers to bid. The move sidelines U.S. contenders and signals a stronger push to bolster Canada's domestic defence industry.