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==Equipment== Operators use a range of weapons including: * [[SIG Sauer MCX]] * [[Colt Canada]] series of rifles: [[Colt Canada C7|C7]], [[Colt Canada C7#C8|C8]],<ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> and [[Colt Canada C7#C8SFW|C8SFW]]<ref name="Nevilleguns">{{cite book |last=Neville |first=Leigh |title=Guns of Special Forces 2001โ2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dlyqCwAAQBAJ |year=2016 |publisher=Pen & Sword |location=Barnsley, South Yorkshire |isbn=978-1-47388-101-3}}</ref> * [[SIG 516|SIG Sauer SIG 716 G2]] designated marksman rifle <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/new-rifles-delivered-for-canadian-forces-sniper-teams|title=New rifles delivered for Canadian Forces sniper teams|date=10 December 2020}}</ref> * [[Heckler & Koch MP5]] (A2/A3/SD) submachine gun<ref name="domisiewicz2007">{{cite web |title=Czarne Diabลy ruszyลy na wojnฤ |trans-title=Black Devils moved to war |url=http://www.altair.com.pl/czasopisma-artykuly-439 |last=Domisiewicz |first=Rafaล |language=pl |date=July 2007 |website=Raport Magazine Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719122657/http://www.altair.com.pl/czasopisma-artykuly-439 |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> * [[FN P90|FN Herstal P90]] personal defence weapon<ref name="Ottawa2005" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Scott |title=Don't just equip JTF-2 |url=http://www.espritdecorps.ca/don't%20just%20equipe%20the%20JTF2.htm |website=Esprit de Corps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019015251/http://www.espritdecorps.ca/don%27t%20just%20equipe%20the%20JTF2.htm |archive-date=19 October 2007 |date=17 October 2005 }}</ref> * [[SIG Sauer P226]] sidearm<ref name="book"/><ref name="CASRSmallarms" /><ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> * [[SIG Sauer P320]] sidearm<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/pistol-misfire-that-injured-soldier-was-an-unpredictable-accident-special-forces-report/ar-AALCXZt |title=Pistol misfire that injured soldier was an unpredictable accident: Special forces report |first=Murray |last=Brewster |date=2021-06-30 |website=[[MSN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=canada.ca |date=2022-06-29 |title=Canadian Special Operations Forces Command statement on bringing weapon fleet into service following the unintended discharge of a holstered pistol during training |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2022/06/canadian-special-operations-forces-command-statement-on-bringing-weapon-fleet-into-service-following-the-unintended-discharge-of-a-holstered-pistol.html |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=canada.ca |language=en}}</ref> *[[Remington Model 870]] and [[Benelli M3]] shotguns<ref name="CASRSmallarms">{{cite web |title=DND 101 - Canadian Forces Small Arms โ Specialist Weapons โ A Visual Guide |url=http://www.casr.ca/101-army-smallarm-4.htm |website=Canadian American Strategic Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822074820/http://www.casr.ca/101-army-smallarm-4.htm |archive-date=22 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> * [[FN Minimi|FN Minimi C9A2]] light machine gun<ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> * [[Accuracy International Arctic Warfare#AWP (Arctic Warfare Police)|Accuracy International AWP]],<ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> [[C14 Timberwolf]], [[Heckler & Koch PSG1]],<ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> [[M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/special-forces/canadian-joint-task-force-2-special-forces-weapons.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420051011/https://www.militaryfactory.com/special-forces/canadian-joint-task-force-2-special-forces-weapons.asp |archive-date=2021-04-20 |title=Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) Weapons (Canada) |website=Military Factory.com}}</ref> [[McMillan TAC-50]] and [[Barrett M82]] sniper rifles<ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> * [[M203 grenade launcher]], [[Heckler & Koch GMG]] automatic grenade launcher,<ref name="Ottawa2005">{{cite news |last1=Pugliese |first1=David |title=Canada: JTF2 buys new guns; regular troops make do |url=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499057/posts |access-date=1 April 2017 |work=Ottawa Citizen |date=8 October 2005}}</ref> and [[Heckler & Koch HK69A1]] grenade launcher.<ref name="Nevilleguns" /> * [[Spike (missile)|Rafael Spike-LR]] anti-tank guided missile<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/41017|title=ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืื: ืฆืื ืงื ืื ืจืืฉ ืืืื ืกืคืืืง ืฉื ืจืคืื|date=21 November 2019}}</ref> * [[AT4|Saab Bofors Dynamics AT4]] anti-tank weapon.<ref name="domisiewicz2007" /> * [[Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle]] M4 version<ref>{{Cite web|title=More of the Same| url=http://publications.canadianarmytoday.com/v6i2/#p=35|access-date=2022-11-18|website=canadianarmytoday.com}}</ref> JTF{{nnbsp}}2 uses the [[Humvee|High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle]] (HMMWV) [[Ground Mobility Vehicle โ (US)SOCOM program|special operations]] version.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pugliese |first1=David |title=Special Ops: Wishlist of new gear |url=http://espritdecorps.ca/edecfeatures/2014/11/26/special-ops-wishlist-of-new-gear |work=Esprit de Corps |date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920132555/http://espritdecorps.ca/edecfeatures/2014/11/26/special-ops-wishlist-of-new-gear |archive-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> A replacement project was cancelled in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://casr.ca/doc-npp-special-ops-vehicle.htm |title=Special Operations Vehicles (Special Reconnaissance and Quick Reaction vehicles) - Notice of Proposed Procurement |date=August 2008 |website=Canadian American Strategic Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401232759/http://casr.ca/doc-npp-special-ops-vehicle.htm |archive-date=1 April 2016}}</ref> In 2016, the [[Polaris Industries#DAGOR|DAGOR]] (Deployable Advanced Ground Off-road) vehicle by Polaris Defense was awarded the Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle (ULCV) contract to provide 78 vehicles to CANSOFCOM.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Polaris Wins Canadian Special Forces Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle Contract |url=http://www.polaris.com/en-us/company/article/polaris-wins-canadian-special-forces-ultra-light-combat-vehicle-contract |website=Polaris |access-date=2 April 2017 |date=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pugliese |first1=David |title=Canadian special forces get new ultra light vehicles |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canadian-special-forces-get-new-ultra-light-vehicles |access-date=2 April 2017 |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |date=15 December 2016}}</ref>
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