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Britain's Ajax Armored Vehicles Ready to Be Deployed
The British Army's Ajax vehicle, costing £5.5 billion and delayed eight years, has reached initial operating capability with 165 units delivered out of 589 ordered.
- On Thursday the Ministry of Defence declared Ajax had reached initial operating capability, defined as deploying a squadron of 30 vehicles from a pool of 50.
- The programme, launched more than a decade and a half ago, was intended for 2017 but faced a testing pause after noise and vibration issues injured soldiers.
- Equipped with cameras and sensors that spot targets up to 5 miles and a 40mm gun, Ajax comes in six variants, mainly for reconnaissance and fighting.
- Amid talk of deployment to Ukraine, British officials said the vehicle lacks electronic countermeasures, raising concerns about vulnerability to enemy drones.
- More than 165 Ajax vehicles have been delivered, replacing CVR vehicles, but full operating capability may be four years away with 589 ordered by 2030.
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The British army announced this Thursday the first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles on NATO's eastern flank. An eight-year delay that calls into question its relevance, especially in the face of the latest generation drones.
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The British Army has unveiled a new type of tank, which military chiefs called the "most advanced" of its type on the planet.Officers confirmed 50 Ajax vehicles, of which there are six variants, were now ready to deploy on operations.The vehicles, which can find an enemy positioned five miles away, will arrive sixteen years after the £5.5billion programme began and eight years later than planned.However, the scheme has proved controversial, as s…
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