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CACanada — military equipment

Every type on record for Canada, by branch and category. Click a type for its description, unit price and other operators, or open the formation on the interactive map.

91equipment types
26categories
68,470active personnel
33,315reserve
$37.5 bnmilitary budget 2025

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Land

Main Battle Tanks · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Leopard 2A4/2A4MCanadian Army62
Leopard 2A6MCanadian Army20≈ $6,200,000

Infantry Fighting Vehicles · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
LAV 6.0Canadian Army616

Armored Personnel Carriers · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
LAV ACSV Super Bison
Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (8 variants: ambulance, command post, engineer, recovery/maintenance, troop/cargo, etc.), replacing Bison/M1
Canadian Army360 (+190 ordered)
BisonCanadian Army198
TLAV
Tracked LAV (M113 family), utility/recce support variants.
Canadian Army135

Reconnaissance Vehicles · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CoyoteCanadian Army85

MRAP Vehicles · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
TAPVCanadian Army500

Infantry Mobility Vehicles · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
ASUV
Armoured Sport Utility Vehicle - up-armoured Toyota Land Cruiser 200, used by Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) for protected command
Canadian Army27
HumveeCanadian Army—$220,000

Towed Artillery · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
C3 Close Support GunCanadian Army98
M777Canadian Army37≈ $3,738,000
LG1 Mark IICanadian Army28$475,000

Mortars · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
L16 mortarCanadian Army100

Radar Systems · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
AN/PPS-5C MSTARCanadian Army200
EL/M-2084 STARCanadian Army10
AN/TPQ-49 LCMRCanadian Army—

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles · 15

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Arva Industries MPEVCanadian Army27
Krupp KMK 2025Canadian Army20
WISENT 2Canadian Army18
ARV 3 MCanadian Army12
ARV TaurusCanadian Army8
Cougar H JERRVCanadian Army7
JCB JS130Canadian Army6
Buffalo A2Canadian Army5
Husky VMMD
Husky Vehicle-Mounted Mine Detector (VMMD).
Canadian Army5
JCB 220XCanadian Army2
Felix Technologies Compact Tracked LoaderCanadian Army1
Galion 850 seriesCanadian Army—
Medium Floating Bridge/Medium Floating RaftCanadian Army—
WFEL Medium Girder BridgeCanadian Army—
ACROW 700XS BridgeCanadian Army—

Light Utility Vehicles · 5

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
LUVW SMP
Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (G-Wagon), Special Mission Platform variant (command/recce/military-police roles, optional armour kit).
Canadian Army1159
LUVW MilCOTS
Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon), commercial-off-the-shelf variant.
Canadian Army1061
Polaris DAGORCanadian Army62
M-GatorCanadian Army48
Polaris MRZR-D
Diesel-engine variant of the Polaris MRZR light tactical vehicle.
Canadian Army36≈ $17,361

Logistics & Transport Vehicles · 7

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
MSVS SMPCanadian Army1587
LSVWCanadian Army1333
MSVS MilCOTSCanadian Army1300
HLVWCanadian Army591
AHSVSCanadian Army86
Western Star 4900 seriesCanadian Army59
Bv206
Unarmoured tracked all-terrain carrier for Arctic/winter operations (cargo, command post, ambulance variants).
Canadian Army14

Unmanned Ground Vehicles · 9

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Nexter NERVA-XXCanadian Army79
Telerob tEODorCanadian Army25
ECA Cobra Mk2Canadian Army20
iRobot SROVCanadian Army20
ECA CAMELEON LGCanadian Army9
Nexter NERVA-LGCanadian Army9
ROMECSCanadian Army4
MATSCanadian Army4
Allen-Vanguard MkIIICanadian Army—

Air

Fighter Aircraft · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CF-18 HornetRoyal Canadian Air Force80
F/A-18 Hornet
Ex-Royal Australian Air Force Hornets, acquired as an interim fleet supplement/spares source.
Royal Canadian Air Force18

Reconnaissance & SIGINT Aircraft · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CE-145C Vigilance
Beechcraft King Air 350ER-based surveillance/reconnaissance aircraft; fleet of 3 fully delivered, supporting special operations.
Royal Canadian Air Force3

Maritime Patrol Aircraft · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CP-140 Aurora
Being replaced by the Boeing P-8A Poseidon (announced Nov 2023, deliveries 2026-2027).
Royal Canadian Air Force14

Aerial Refueling Tankers · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CC-150 Polaris
Fleet being drawn down as the CC-330 Husky (A330 MRTT) takes over the tanker/VIP role; 2 tankers + 1 VIP aircraft remained per current RCAF
Royal Canadian Air Force3
CC-330 Husky
Airbus A330 MRTT; 9 total ordered (4 new-build + 5 conversions from ex-Kuwait Airways A330s), C$3.6bn contract (2023), replacing the CC-150
Royal Canadian Air Force2≈ $292,000,000

Transport Aircraft · 7

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CC-130J Hercules
Tactical airlifter.
Royal Canadian Air Force17
CC-130 Hercules
Tanker/SAR-roled Hercules variant.
Royal Canadian Air Force12
CC-295 Kingfisher
16 aircraft ordered (+1 trainer); fleet entered operational service 1 May 2025 after software/equipment delays; full operational capability
Royal Canadian Air Force8
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Canadian designation CC-177 Globemaster III; strategic airlifter.
Royal Canadian Air Force5
CC-138 Twin Otter
DHC-6 Twin Otter, search-and-rescue role.
Royal Canadian Air Force4
CC-144 ChallengerRoyal Canadian Air Force4
Beechcraft Super King AirRoyal Canadian Air Force2

Trainer Aircraft · 8

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CT-114 Tutor
Flown today solely by the Snowbirds air demonstration team.
Royal Canadian Air Force24
CT-156 Harvard II
Beechcraft/Raytheon T-6 Texan II-based primary trainer, NFTC programme.
Royal Canadian Air Force22
CT-155 Hawk
BAE Hawk jet trainer, NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme.
Royal Canadian Air Force17
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet
Contracted adversary/aggressor support aircraft.
Royal Canadian Air Force16
Grob G 120
Primary flying training.
Royal Canadian Air Force14
Hawker Hunter
Contracted adversary/aggressor support aircraft.
Royal Canadian Air Force12
Beechcraft King Air 90
C-90B, multi-engine pilot trainer, NFTC programme.
Royal Canadian Air Force7≈ $4,200,000
CT-142 Dash-8
Navigator/sensor-operator trainer based on the Dash 8.
Royal Canadian Air Force4

Transport Helicopters · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Canadian designation CH-147F; 15 ordered, 14 confirmed in service.
Royal Canadian Air Force14≈ $42,000,000

Utility & Special-Mission Helicopters · 4

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CH-146 Griffon
Fleet drawn down from original 100; Bell 412CF-based utility/SAR helicopter, service life extended into the 2030s.
Royal Canadian Air Force75
CH-148 Cyclone
Full order of 28 delivered by Oct 2025 (Block 2 configuration); one airframe lost at sea in 2020, leaving 27 in service.
Royal Canadian Air Force27
CH-149 Cormorant
SAR helicopter (AW101/EH101 family).
Royal Canadian Air Force14
CH-139 Jet Ranger
Bell 206B-based training helicopter.
Royal Canadian Air Force13

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles · 5

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven
Canadian designation RQ-11B.
Royal Canadian Air Force15
RQ-21 BlackjackRoyal Canadian Air Force10≈ $8,800,000
UMS Skeldar V-200Royal Canadian Air Force6
Black Hornet Nano 3Royal Canadian Air Force3
IAI Heron 1Royal Canadian Air Force3

Sea

Submarines · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Victoria class
Ex-Royal Navy Upholder-class submarines, transferred to Canada.
Royal Canadian Navy4≈ $152,500,000

Frigates · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Halifax classRoyal Canadian Navy12

Patrol Vessels · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Orca classRoyal Canadian Navy8≈ $8,700,000
Harry DeWolf class
Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship. 5 of 6 RCN vessels commissioned (Harry DeWolf, Margaret Brooke, Max Bernays, William Hall, Frédérick Rolett
Royal Canadian Navy5≈ $606,000,000
Kingston class
Class is being retired (announced 24 Jul 2025): 8 of 12 vessels paid off Sept-Oct 2025 (Brandon, Saskatoon, Whitehorse, Glace Bay, Goose Bay
Royal Canadian Navy4

Future Equipments

Future Equipments · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
F-35A Lightning II
First Canadian F-35A (CF-35A) completed its maiden/production test flight in Fort Worth, Texas in Sept 2026; deliveries to the RCAF had not
Royal Canadian Air Force88 on order$92,000,000
P-8A Poseidon
Canada announced acquisition (CA$10.4bn) on 30 Nov 2023 to replace the CP-140 Aurora; deliveries expected 2026-2027, full operational capabi
Royal Canadian Air Forceup to 16 on order≈ $481,250,000