The British Army’s troubled Ajax tank may never be used on the battlefield because it is not “fit for purpose”, a report has ...
Key Points and Summary - The British Army’s Ajax infantry fighting vehicle was meant to replace aging CVR(T)s and transform Britain’s armored fleet. -Instead, intense vibration and extreme noise have ...
At the recent International Armoured Vehicles exhibition and conference, the £6bn ($8.9bn) elephant in the room that resembles the Ajax programme managed to influence all manner of discussion, without ...
The British Army has paused the use of its Ajax armoured vehicles after approximately 30 soldiers became unwell from noise and vibration during a recent war game exercise on Salisbury Plain. Personnel ...
Deliveries of production standard Ajax armoured vehicles to the British Army have been delayed, missing a key target to allow soldiers to start training to use their new vehicles. The British Army has ...
The long-delayed Ajax armoured vehicle programme has “left its troubles behind”, a minister has promised. That is despite its £6.3bn price tag for 589 vehicles – a cost of more than £10m each. The ...
The project has been dogged by concerns about the impact of noise and vibration on the crew, and the Public Accounts Committee warned there were “unrealistic expectations” about how soldiers will be ...
The British Army's Ajax AFV has reached IOC with the Household Cavalry Regiment. (UK MoD/Jack Eckersley) The British Army's Ajax armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) has reached initial operational ...