The CAF is looking for a new tank

The current plan for upgrades and refurbishment of the Leopard 2 tanks is aimed at ensuring 'platform viability until 2035'—that means their replacement should have been put on a fast track at least five years ago.

CAF members of the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group park a Leopard 2A4M CAN tank at Camp Ādaži, Latvia, on Nov. 10, 2023.Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Lynette Ai Dang

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

May 20, 2026

OTTAWA—On May 13, the Liberal government published a formal request for information from potential defence industry suppliers of a new fleet of future armoured land vehicles.

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