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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Commons · Question 96857 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 December 2025 to question 94926 on Ajax Vehicles: Health and Safety, when the review into the Ajax programme will a) start and b) conclude.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 11 Dec 2025

On 22 November, during a routine training exercise, around 30 soldiers operating in Ajax reported being affected by noise and vibration exposure. As a result, I directed the Army to pause all use of Ajax for training and exercising, while a safety investi...