Originally conceived as an infantry carrier the Bison now supports the LAV III in five converted, or "re-roled", variants. These are: Ambulance, Electronic Warfare, Mobile Repair Team, Maintenance and Recovery, and NBC Reconnaissance.
In response to experience in Afghanistan a re-roled C3I version (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence) is now coming out of the Dew Engineering shop in Miramichi, New Brunswick. In addition to a bolstered electrical system there is increased operator protection and significant add-on armour. Twenty one of the 3CI platforms are expected to deploy to Afghanistan.
Sources: Dew Engineering, The Trident Photo: Canadian Forces
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