Written questions

Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety

Commons · Question 94923 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instances of vibration sickness have been recorded with a) Ajax, b) Ares, c) Athena and d) other Ajax-variants since 6th November 2025.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 4 Dec 2025

Safety of personnel is a top priority for me. As reported to the House in my recent Written Statement dated 26 November. On 22 November, during a routine training exercise, around 30 soldiers operating in Ajax reported being affected by noise and vibratio...