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Ajax Vehicles

Commons · Question 96615 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Derek Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cost in (a) time and (b) resource to (i) the Army and (ii) his Department of dealing with problems with the Ajax vehicle.

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.Out of an abundance of caution, and in line with our safety protocols, the exercise was halted within 30 minut...