PM Mark Carney announces partnership to build new fleet of armoured vehicles – July 16, 2026

At a news conference in London, Ontario, Prime Minister Mark Carney announces a partnership with General Dynamics to build a new fleet of armoured combat vehicles. The federal government will invest close to $2 billion to build 190 new armoured vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces, which will expand its current fleet to 550 vehicles. The prime minister is joined by Defence Minister David McGuinty and Dave Haggerty, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Land Systems. Carney faces questions from reporters on the agreement between Canada and the United States over the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge. He is also asked about the federal government’s push for increased resource development projects in the light of the severe wildfires burning across northern Ontario.