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C8A3 is a mid-life upgrade to earlier C8 models, and is the standard-issue carbine of the Canadian Forces. [65] Patrol rifles Colt Canada C19 Finland Canada: Bolt-action rifle: 7.62x51mm NATO: Licensed-built version of the Tikka T3. Standard issue rifle of the Canadian Rangers. [66] [67] Shotguns Remington 870 United States: Pump-action shotgun ...
Service rifle: 1943-1955 Canada: Used by Canadian Rangers until 2016, replaced by Colt C-19: M1 Garand: Service rifle: 1944-1953 Canada United States: A small number of M1, M1C and M1D rifles, enough to equip a brigade, were issued to the Canadian Army Boys ATR: Anti-tank rifle: 1937-1943 United Kingdom: Bren LMG: Light machine gun: 1939-1955 ...
Manufacturer Details Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier) Canada: Loyd Carrier United Kingdom: Wasp United Kingdom: A Universal Carrier with flame-thrower equipment T-16 Carrier United States: Lend-Lease based upon Universal Carrier, used to tow artillery Windsor Carrier Canada: variation of Universal Carrier M3A1 Half-track: Various, United ...
Redesignated on 8 May 1900, as the 39th Regiment Norfolk Rifles. Redesignated on 1 May 1920, as The Norfolk Rifles. Redesignated on 15 November 1928, as The Norfolk Regiment of Canada. Converted to artillery on 15 December 1936, and redesignated as the 25th (Norfolk) Field Brigade, RCA (now part of the 56th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA). [2]
As of 2000, the largest Canadian-owned arms-exporters were Canadian Aviation Electronics (aka CAE), the 61st-largest defence corporation in the world, and Dy4 Systems (a division of Curtiss-Wright), the 94th-largest. [citation needed] Foreign-owned companies based in Canada, such as General Motors and Bell Helicopter also contribute significantly.
In June 2017, the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, one of only two Regular bands in the Canadian Army, provided musical support for a contingent of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry which provided the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and the Tower of London, as well as Windsor Castle.
The CRV7, short for "Canadian Rocket Vehicle 7", is a 2.75-inch (70 mm) folding-fin ground attack rocket produced by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was introduced in the early 1970s as an upgraded version of the standard U.S. 2.75-inch air-to-ground rocket.
The C14 Timberwolf MRSWS (Medium Range Sniper Weapon System) is a bolt-action sniper rifle built by the Canadian arms company PGW Defence Technologies Inc.In 2005 they won the contract to supply the Canadian Forces Land Command with the C14 Timberwolf MRSWS for $4.5 million.