Soldier System Deliveries - Short, Medium and Long Term

Operational Clothing

Short Term (in 2023)

• Temperate boots – Delivery in progress
• General Purpose Boots – Delivery in progress
• Modernized Combat Uniform (MCU) :
  • Delivery TW ongoing
  • Delivery MT to start late Spring 2023
• Flyers’ Gloves:
  • Touchscreen – Delivery in progress
  • Insert – Delivery in progress
  • Non-touchscreen – Delivery Spring 23
• Polar Fleece – Delivering
• Converged Rain Suits – Delivery summer 23
• Sunhats – Delivery in progress
• Hybrid Combat Shirts – Delivery in progress

Medium Term (2023 to 2025)

• CBRN Boots
• Operational Clothing and Footwear Consolidated Contract (OCFC2)
  • Major change to supply chain management
• CAF Anthropometric Program for Soldier System Acquisition (CAPSSA)

Long Term (2025 to 2028)

• OCFC2:
  • “Combats Online” ordering system
  • Tactical Field Over Boots
  • Cold Wet Weather Over Boots
  • Cold Wet Weather Boots
  • Desert Boots
• Soldier Operational Clothing and Equipment Modernization (SOCEM). Major re-design of ops clothing ensemble.

Personal Weapons

Short Term (in 2023)

• C22 Pistol for Canadian Army Deliveries May – June 2023
• C6A1 Flex and Coax General Purpose Machine Gun – Delivery now through 2024
• C21 Multi-Calibre Sniper Weapon – Delivery Feb to May 2023
• C16 AGLS FCS Battery Upgrade – deliveries in progress until 2024

Medium Term (2023 to 2025)

• C8A4 Assault Rifle and Optical Sight Upgrade 
• C19 General Purpose Rifle Conversion
• C16 AGLS Magnetic Compass conversion to GPS
• C22 Pistol for RCAF, RCN and MPs

Long Term (2025 to 2028)

• Canadian Modular Assault Rifle

Personal Equipment

Short Term (in 2023)

• Sleeping Bags – Delivery underway 
• Next Gen full ballistic helmets  delivering
• Dismounted Infantry Capability – Enhancement (DICE) Helmet – Delivery Summer 23
• Gas Mask Carriers – Delivering
• Thermal Blankets – Delivering
• Sniper Concealment Kit – Delivery completed, More options pending

Medium Term (2023 to 2025)

• Laser Range Finder w/ Thermal Imaging
• Army Patrol Pack (Day Pack)
• DICE Load Carriage
• Army General Purpose Flotation Device
• Modernized Show Shoes and Poles
• New Binoculars
• Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) Cycle 3:
  • Ergonomic Upgrades, New Hub/Cables, New End User Device, New Radios • Severe Cold Sleep System
• Renewal of CBRN Coveralls
• CBRN Hydration System
• CAF Anthropometric Program for Soldier System Acquisition (CAPSSA) 

Long Term (2025 to 2028)

• Skis
• Toboggans, 100 and 200 lbs. Capacity
• Night Vision System Modernisation (NVSM)
• Soldier Operational Clothing and Equipment Modernisation (SOCEM) : Major redesign of ops personal equipment system

*Delivery status updated as of February 2023 

Caption: Infographic of Soldier System Deliveries (Feb 2023)