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Friday, January 25, 2013

F-35 fallout blamed for collapse of another military procurement program

F-35 Lightning II |The fallout from the Conservative government’s F-35 purchase is being blamed for yet another military equipment project going off the rails.

Public Works and Government Services Canada rejected all the bids from companies for a project to outfit soldiers with a futuristic system of sensors that would better allow them to communicate and find their way on the battlefield.

The $316-million Integrated Soldier System Project, or ISSP, was set to announce in December the winning firm that had been selected for the first phase of the program. But with all bids rejected, the project will now be restarted.

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