Canada’s TAPV in initial acceptance
The first batch of Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles (TAPV) for the Canadian Army are on track to be delivered next month, with the Department of National Defence (DND) conducting initial acceptance of the first vehicles.
A DND spokesman confirmed to Shephard that the first vehicles are expected to be delivered in August 2016 to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Gagetown.
A schedule made public by the Canadian Army in April states that 89 TAPVs will go to Gagetown between August and October 2016. These will be allocated to three units: the Combat Training Centre, the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment and the
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