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Canada's soldier suite delivery nears completion

19th June 2019 - 13:15 GMT | by Tim Fish in Auckland

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Final delivery of equipment sets under Canada’s Integrated Soldier Systems Suite (ISS-S) programme will be completed by the end of the year as the system moves towards achieving a final operating capability.

Canada’s Department for National Defense (DND) confirmed to Shephard that so far it has acquired ‘over four thousand soldier-wearable communications suites, complete with the required accessories, support equipment, contract management, training, logistic and engineering support.’

Deliveries began in March 2018 and the initial systems were used for training. ‘It is expected that the equipment will be fully delivered to, in use, and supported by the Canadian Armed Forces

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