By Greg Burton
In July 2019, National Defence announced the intention to procure approximately 55 to 75 Next Generation Fighting Vehicles (NGFV) to replace the existing High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) used by the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command for expeditionary operations.
Formal industry engagement commenced with a letter of interest and request for information (RFI) about the high-level mandatory requirements, which included survivability, lethality, mobility, electrical architecture, durability and sustainability, transportability, interoperability and reliability.