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Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

Commons · Question 101608 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of contract stage payment claim by General Dynamics was triggered by declaring Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for Ajax in November, and whether his department has paid it yet.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Jan 2026

There was no specific payment to General Dynamics related to Initial Operating Capability.