Ankara/Turkiye, July 9 -- Canada announced new defence investments, extended its military deployment on NATO's eastern flank until 2031 and pledged additional military assistance to Ukraine during the NATO summit in Ankara.

Among the measures announced was an approximately C$800 million (US$585 million) contract with Norway's Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace to procure Joint Strike Missiles for Canada's future F-35 fighter fleet.

The government also unveiled a C$180 million plan to procure light utility vehicles through Canadian suppliers under a revised defence procurement strategy.

Ottawa also announced that it will join Latvia and Denmark as a framework nation for NATO's Multinational Division North.

The government shared its plans ...