The TAPV program began in 2009, and in 2012 the contract was awarded to
Textron Systems. 500 vehicles were purchased, with an unused option to order an additional 100., the TAPV procurement provided a similar capability to the
RG-31 Nyala MRAP vehicle procured by Canada as an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) for operations in Afghanistan. The TAPV has yet to see combat. Four pre-production vehicles were originally delivered to the Canadian Army and underwent various trials and training exercises with plans for an additional two to be delivered. First production vehicles were scheduled to be delivered in 2014, however deliveries ultimately began in August 2016 and were completed on 18 December, 2018, when the 500th and final TAPV was delivered. The new vehicle will gradually replace a portion of the Mercedes-Benz
G-Wagon-based Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (
LUVW) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) fleet and
Coyote armoured cars, which are currently in service with the Canadian Army. Textron Systems Canada Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced August 19, 2016, the delivery of the first TAPV to the Canadian Army. The Canadian Army fielded the first vehicles to the 5th Canadian Division Support Base
Gagetown and the 2nd Canadian Division Support Base
Valcartier. Textron Systems planned to deliver at least 30 vehicles per month to the Canadian Army with all 500 vehicles scheduled to be delivered by December 2017. The fleet was to be distributed across seven bases. ==Design==