DND confirms budget for new Arctic vehicles could be as high as $1 billion | Page 26 | Unpublished
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Author: David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen
Publication Date: February 20, 2026 - 04:00

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DND confirms budget for new Arctic vehicles could be as high as $1 billion

February 20, 2026
The upper range of the budget estimate for a new fleet of Arctic vehicles has jumped from $249 million to $1 billion in less than a year, the defence department has confirmed. Read More


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