Britain’s ‘improved Ajax’ coming in two phases

Britain restarts trials on its most troubled armored vehicle

Britain’s long-troubled Ajax armored reconnaissance vehicle is being put back into trials under tightly controlled conditions as the Ministry of Defence pursues a two-phase plan to deliver a fixed version of the program, the UK Defence Journal reported. Minister Luke Pollard set out the approach in a written answer to Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who […]

Britain’s ‘improved Ajax’ coming in two phases

The Ministry of Defence is taking a two-phase approach to delivering an improved version of the British Army’s Ajax armoured reconnaissance vehicle, restarting trials on the current platform under controlled conditions before rolling in significant changes within months, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament. The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, set out the plan on Monday in a written answer to the Conservative MP…