Canada Replaces Army’s 35-Year-Old Rifles in Defense Spending Spree
Rifles at the Colt Canada booth during the CANSEC trade show in Ottawa in 2025.
Photographer: James Park/BloombergCanada will buy as many as 65,000 assault rifles to replenish its aging arsenal in a deal with Colt Canada Corp., the latest in a military spending bonanza as the country re-arms.
The Canadian Armed Forces will receive 30,000 new general service rifles over three years in the first phase, worth an estimated C$307 million ($224 million). Then, in year four, it has an option for another 19,207 general service rifles and 16,195 so-called full-spectrum rifles, which have more advanced features for front-line combat.