Canada is giving two weapons manufacturers millions of dollars to come up with a plan to make more 155 mm ammunition as the war in Ukraine drags on.
“We’ve donated tens of thousands of rounds of NATO-standard, 155 mm artillery ammunition to Ukraine. But Ukraine needs much more ammunition – and quite frankly, so does Canada and the ,” Blair said.NATO signed a US$1.2-billion deal in late January through its Support and Procurement Agency to produce around 220,000 rounds, bringing its total spend on 155 mm ammunition to more than US$4 billion.
Blair said Canada’s production capacity is now up to 5,000 shells per month from 3,000, thanks to a $4.8-million dollar spend last year – the first increase in production capacity since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Christyn Cianfarani, president of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, said she is encouraged that talks continue about ramping up production.During his address to the conference, Blair was also asked about the military’s recruitment efforts and he noted that more members have left the Armed Forces in the last three years than have entered.
Recruitment processes are too slow, Blair said, and potential recruits are finding other jobs while waiting on the military to call them back.
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