Canada's defense modernization through US military contract

Pentagon procurement notice on May 1, 2026: US secured $1.1B contract with Lockheed Martin to produce 17 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems for Canada and allies.
Contract finalized in 2025, systems to be completed by April 2028.
Purpose: meet urgent needs for US military and international partners, including Canada.
Canadian government initially requested 26 systems, but contract is for 17.
Contract part of PM Mark Carney's efforts to meet NATO's 2% defense spending.
Systems essential for modernizing Canadian Army and defending North Atlantic Treaty Organization's eastern flank in Latvia.

Military | Defense | Alliances

United States | Canada | Australia | Taiwan | Latvia

Mark Carney

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