Canadian Army Waiting for Air-Defence Systems as Ottawa Buys Equipment for Ukraine

Canadian Army Waiting for Air-Defence Systems as Ottawa Buys Equipment for Ukraine
An camouflaged ADATS (Air Defense Anti Tank System) scans the skies deployed as part of G8 Summit security in the Kananaskis Valley, Saturday June 22, 2002. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal Liberal government’s plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn’t being bought for the Canadian Army.
The Army has been without weapons to defend Canadian troops from enemy aircraft, rockets and drones since the last of its anti-air weapons were retired in 2012, and efforts to acquire new ones have remained stuck in neutral for years.