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There seems to be a fair amount of mention of Canadas purchase of the Nyala, but nothing official or recent.
Its confirmed (as most of you already know).
http://www.cbc.ca/calgary/story/ca_nyala20060126.html
Soldiers get new armoured vehicles in Afghanistan
Last updated Jan 26 2006 09:36 AM MST
CBC News
Canadian soldiers deployed in Afghanistan will be getting a new fleet of military vehicles designed to provide extra protection to troops stationed in the war-ravaged country.
The addition of the 50 armoured patrol vehicles (known as the Nyala) come in the wake of a deadly attack in Afghanistan that killed a Canadian diplomat and seriously injured two soldiers and a medic.
Glyn Berry, political director of a reconstruction team in Afghanistan, was travelling in a Mercedes jeep when he was killed during an attack by a suicide bomber. He was 59.
FROM JAN. 25 2005: Wounded soldiers back home
Military officials say the new vehicles, en route from South Africa, are tougher than the G-Wagen model currently in use in Afghanistan.
Maj. Daryl Morrell, a spokesperson for the Department of National Defence in Ottawa, says the Nyala is slightly bigger and is outfitted with bullet resistant glass.
"Bearing that in mind we also have to realize that with enough explosive, you're going to be able to hurt any vehicle but these are certainly more robust than the G-Wagen," said Morrell.
The contract for the new fleet is $60 million.
Two Afghan civilians were also killed in the deadly explosion in January and at least nine Afghans were wounded.
The attack was the latest in a wave of suicide bombings that have plagued Afghanistan in recent months, some 15 in the last four months, aimed mainly at the US-led coalition and their NATO allies, but also at Afghan forces.
Its confirmed (as most of you already know).
http://www.cbc.ca/calgary/story/ca_nyala20060126.html
Soldiers get new armoured vehicles in Afghanistan
Last updated Jan 26 2006 09:36 AM MST
CBC News
Canadian soldiers deployed in Afghanistan will be getting a new fleet of military vehicles designed to provide extra protection to troops stationed in the war-ravaged country.
The addition of the 50 armoured patrol vehicles (known as the Nyala) come in the wake of a deadly attack in Afghanistan that killed a Canadian diplomat and seriously injured two soldiers and a medic.
Glyn Berry, political director of a reconstruction team in Afghanistan, was travelling in a Mercedes jeep when he was killed during an attack by a suicide bomber. He was 59.
FROM JAN. 25 2005: Wounded soldiers back home
Military officials say the new vehicles, en route from South Africa, are tougher than the G-Wagen model currently in use in Afghanistan.
Maj. Daryl Morrell, a spokesperson for the Department of National Defence in Ottawa, says the Nyala is slightly bigger and is outfitted with bullet resistant glass.
"Bearing that in mind we also have to realize that with enough explosive, you're going to be able to hurt any vehicle but these are certainly more robust than the G-Wagen," said Morrell.
The contract for the new fleet is $60 million.
Two Afghan civilians were also killed in the deadly explosion in January and at least nine Afghans were wounded.
The attack was the latest in a wave of suicide bombings that have plagued Afghanistan in recent months, some 15 in the last four months, aimed mainly at the US-led coalition and their NATO allies, but also at Afghan forces.