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A tank, the bow of a ship, a fighter jet and other pieces of equipment will be installed at the new defence headquarters at Carling Avenue at a cost of more than $1 million.

The original cost was $400,000 but that increased as more monuments were added.

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The first two monuments, a Leopard C2 tank and the bow of the former destroyer HMCS Iroquois, are to be installed by the end of March if weather permits, said Canadian Forces spokesman Maj. Scott Spurr. HMCS Iroquois was decommissioned in May 2015. Its bow will be supported by two concrete slabs for an outside display at the former Nortel complex.

Each service was allowed to select its monument as representative of its branch.

The new headquarters will eventually be home to 9,300 Canadian Forces personnel and Department of National Defence staff who are being moved from over 40 locations in Ottawa and Gatineau.

In addition, a second monument grouping consisting of a Light Armoured Vehicle-3, a Sea King helicopter and a historical naval piece, which has yet to be determined, will be installed. Construction is expected to start on the initiative by the spring of 2021.