in 1968, with the unification of the canadian army into the canadian armed forces, the name of the royal canadian armour corps was changed to simply the armour branch. despite the change however, the corps continued to use its traditional title. in 2003, canada planned to replace all its tanks with lightweight mobile gun systems. in 2007, due to experience gained during afghanistan, leopard tanks were purchased. as of april 2013, the traditional designation of the royal canadian armoured corps has been restored for official use.