Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
Commons · Question 101921 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department was first informed a) informally and b) formally by General Dynamics that Initial Operating Capability for Ajax had been achieved.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 7 Jan 2026
Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Armoured Cavalry Programme (commonly known as Ajax) was announced on 5 November 2025 by the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry. IOC was not declared by General Dynamics.