Canada approved for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle purchase.

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2025 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $160 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress.

The Government of Canada has requested to buy a fleet of up to sixty (60) Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs); and up to nine (9) JLTV cargo trailers. The following non-MDE items will also be included: communication equipment; mobility equipment; lethality and survivability enhancements; spare and repair parts; special tools and test equipment (STTE); technical manuals and publications; maintenance trainers; new equipment training; total package fielding support; depot level maintenance/repair and return support; U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics personnel services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total program cost is $160 million.

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the military capability of Canada, a NATO Ally that is an important force for ensuring political stability and economic progress, and a contributor to military, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations around the world.

The proposed sale will improve Canada’s ability to meet current and future threats and enhance its ability to operate in more complex and rapidly changing environments. The proposed sale would also contribute to increased burden-sharing with allies and partners in support of peace operations and peacekeeping around the world. Canada will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces.

The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The principal contractors will be AM General, LLC, located in Auburn Hills, MI and Mishawaka, IN. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips to Canada involving up to fifteen U.S. Government and twenty contractor representatives for a period of up to six years, to manage end-to-end fielding, training, and logistics support for the program.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

The description and dollar value are for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded.

Noah Note: Credit to Murray Brewster for seeing this first. This is fsirly straight forward, or should be if not for what project this is apparently fulfilling. Murray claims this is for Light Forces Enchancement, which seems very weird given the platform we're talking about.

My first assumption was that this was for the Next Generation Fighting Vehicle project, CANSOFCOMs Humvee replacement project. The JLTV, along with Eagle and Hawkei was one of the options available for the project and the numbers align fairly well for their requirements. It was also supposed to award a contract soon.

I've contacted the DND to ask for clarification but have not recieved a response at this time. I wanna make note that this has nothing to do with LUV. I saw some people saying that, but it isnt true.

Anyways, yeah, JLTV in the NGFV sense feels right. Commonality with a good chunk of our allies, something that for CANSOFCOM is important to have. You dont get that with Hawkei or Eagle (they're also far more expensive on average)

Once I get some clarification I'll post a followup. Hopefully tomorrow theyll get back to me.