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LAV story: Canada’s armoured vehicle leadership is a pipe dream

What has proven effective in Ukraine is long-range artillery with precision munitions, but unfortunately Canada does not produce such ordnance.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces prepare their light armoured vehicles for operations during an exercise in Wainwright, Alta., on May 9. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch
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