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A subsidiary of U.S. defence giant Textron has won the competition to provide the Canadian Forces with 500 new tactical armoured patrol vehicles. The contract for the acquisition of the vehicles, known by its military acronym TAPV, is worth a little more than $600 million. The sustainment contract for the vehicles is worth a little more than $100 million. Textron Systems Canada Inc. opened its Ottawa office in January on Sparks Street and will manage its role as prime contractor for the project from there. The Canadian Textron TAPV team includes Kongsberg Protech Systems Canada, London, ON, Rheinmetall Canada, St....

18 troops head to Gulf region By ALLISON DUNFIELD Globe and Mail Update — An platoon of 18 troops from the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry left for the Persian Gulf Wednesday to support troops already deployed in Operation Apollo. The troops will be performing security duties to support Canada's land, air and navy forces participating in the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism. "The remainder [17] will be deployed next week," Major Mike Audette, a public affairs spokesman with Land Force Western Area, told globeandmail.com. "They'll be assigned security tasks once they get there. It will be a fairly...