List of equipment of the Canadian Armed Forces
This is a list of equipment currently in use by the Canadian Armed Forces. It includes the land equipment in use by the Canadian Army and Primary Reserve, the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, the Canadian Joint Operations Command, the Royal Canadian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Vehicles
Armoured fighting vehicles
See Tanks of Canada for additional details and discussion.| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
| Leopard 2A6M/2A6M C2 | Main battle tank | 20 | 20 Leopard 2A6M were leased from Germany in December 2007. The tanks were permanently transferred to Canadian service when tanks purchased from the Netherlands were transferred to Germany in exchange. | ||
| Leopard 2A4/2A4M | Main battle tank | 54 | 100 Leopard 2A4s originally purchased from the Netherlands in 2007. 20 were upgraded to Leopard 2A7 configuration and transferred to Germany in exchange for the 2A6Ms. 20 upgraded to 2A4M CAN version with extra belly armour for mine protection, additional modular armour and other enhancements. A total of 42 tanks have been retained for training. In January, 2023 four Leopard 2A4s were donated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a second batch of four was donated in February 2023, for a total of eight tanks, reducing the number of Leopard 2A4s in Canadian service to 54. | ||
| TLAV M113A3/MTVL | Armoured personnel carrier | 135 | 1,143 M113A1 series vehicles originally purchased in the 1960s and 1970s. Additional M113A2 series vehicles purchased in the 1980s, alongside an upgrade program for existing M113A1 series vehicles to the M113A2 standard. Of these, 289 vehicles were upgraded in the 2000s to the M113A3 & MTVL standard under the Armoured Personnel Carrier Life Extension Program and later designated the Tracked Light Armoured Vehicle series. Only 135 in service as of 2015. Includes 33 M577A3 Command Post vehicles. To be replaced by the LAV 6.0 ACSV between 2020 and 2025. | ||
| Bison | Armoured personnel carrier | 155 | 199 originally purchased in 1990, with 198 re-built and re-roled from 2004 to 2010. Configurations include Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence, Ambulance, Maintenance and Recovery, Mobile Repair Team, Electronic Warfare, and Nuclear Biological Chemical Defence. To be replaced by the LAV 6.0 ACSV between 2020 and 2025. | ||
| Coyote | Reconnaissance vehicle | 56 | Replaced the Lynx reconnaissance vehicle. 203 originally purchased, with only 85 in service as of September 2016. To be replaced by 66 upgraded LAV 6.0 LRSS in 2021. | ||
| LAV 6.0 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 616 | 651 LAV III originally purchased. 550 upgraded to LAV 6.0 standard under the LAV UP program in 2019. Configurations consist of 278 Infantry Section Carrier, 181 Command Post Vehicle, 47 Observation Post Vehicle, and 44 Engineer LAV. Additional 66 vehicles are being upgraded to LAV 6.0 standard under the LAV Recce Surveillance System program by 2020. | ||
| LAV 6.0 ACSV | Infantry support vehicle | 360 on order | Replacement for M113 and Bison vehicles. Order placed with General Dynamics Canada in August 2019. Configurations consist of 41 Troop Cargo Vehicle, 49 Ambulance, 97 Command Post Vehicle, 19 Engineer Vehicle, 18 Electronic Warfare Vehicle, 54 Maintenance Recovery Vehicle, 70 Mobile Repair Team, and 13 Fitter/Cargo Vehicle. First vehicles to be delivered in 2021. | ||
| TAPV | Armoured patrol vehicle | 500 | 193 in Reconnaissance configuration, and 307 in General Utility configuration. A total of 364 are equipped with Protector RWS. Used for reconnaissance, troop transport, command & control, VIP transport, patrolling, and military police duties. |