Integrated Soldier System Project

ISSP is Canada's program to equip the Infantry with state of the art equipment. ISSP means Integrated Soldier System. That will use a combination of commercial, off-the-shelf technology (COTS) and current-issue military gear and equipment designed to:

• integrate small arms with high-tech equipment;
• provide communications and command and control at the infantry soldier level;
• look at the individual infantry soldier as a complete unit rather than as a segment of a larger force.

Background

The ISSP technology demonstrator initiated in 1995 but the project was cancelled, due to high systems cost and failure to meet some of the requirements. The Canadian Disruptive Pattern was a part of the ISSP technology demonstrator by Defence Research and Development Canada during the Clothe Soldier Project (CTS).

Integrated Soldier System Project

The Integrated Soldier System Project (ISSP) ,will provide the soldier with an integrated suite of equipment that includes weapons and electronic devices. The $310 million dollars project program would provide the canadian forces new equipments not only to allow troops to track each other as they move throughout the battlefield, but feed communications and targeting information into their helmets. The project is expected to unfold over the next 10 years. The Department of National Defence as confirmed about 17,000 integrated soldier systems would be bought by 2010.

Small Arms Replacement Project

In October 2007, Department of National Defence approved Small Arms Replacement Project II (SAPP II). The SAPP II will deliver a modern networked integrated direct fire, multi-effect, portable anti-personnel and anti-material capability that includes weapons, fire control, munitions, training systems and logistic support. The cost for SARP II exceeds $1 Billion for the 2012-2022 period.